We have a tendency to take as truth that which makes most sense to us. On the other hand, if something seems absurd, we tend to reject it as untruth. Behind this way of thinking is the assumption that there is no reality outside of what our minds can grasp rationally. That is a very small-minded view to take. It certainly rules out the existence of an infinite and eternal God. The most important truths are those which transcend logic. The truth about the meaning of life, the ways of God, the mystery of death and so forth, are all naturally out of range of our ability to fathom. Our thinking is locked within the space time continuum. God is infinite and eternal; he is not limited by space and time. The Christian philosopher Blaise Pascal said: “Reason’s last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which are beyond it.” This is one of the key differences between the way of thinking that Paul represents and expresses here in his letter to the Corinthians and that of the Greek philosophy of his time. The Greeks needed to have things proven to them before they believed. But such faith is not true faith according to Paul. Faith does not come from proof. Faith is its own proof. I mean that faith comes about, not as we grasp God, but as God grasps us inwardly by his Holy Spirit. This direct spiritual connection with God is how we know him. When you grow this connection, you also grow in your knowledge of God.
Ask God to reveal himself to you more and more.
Read 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
