Monday, September 24, 2007

Continual Doubt versus Childlike Faith

There is an alarming amount of doubt coming from the churches in America today. Leading the charge is this emergent philosophy. Some of the folks live in a state of continual doubt.

I recently read a quote by Clement of Alexandria. Clement was a Christian teacher of around 190 AD. He eventually settled in Alexandria Egypt, hence the title Clement of Alexandria.

One of the Characteristics of the early Christian was to have a childlike faith. They never felt as if they had to understand everything in the bible to believe. They simply trusted God with childlike faith. Clement asked, "Who then is so irreverent as to disbelieve God, and to demand explanations from God as from men?"

I have searched for words but Clement said it best.

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