Darkman wrote:

> Perhaps there is a better way to say it than Blind Faith. What I am
> referring to is an aspect of the process of entering into a personnel
> relationship With God. Specifically dealing with man's part or lack
> there of in the reception of the gifts given at salvation. Man must
take
> the revelation he is given on faith without any ability to or
capability
> of accessing the validity of the revelation. What everyone recognizes
at
> the moment of decision; consciously or not, is that inability or
> blindness if you will.
>
> What I hope I have done above is to expanded on the concept of ...
"It
> does not rest on man"
>
I'm not arguing that point.  However, as the Reformers strongly
maintained, the "notitia" has real and necessary content.  How can one
repent if one doesn't first acknowledge that he is a sinner?  How can
one first believe if he does not know of the object which is to be
believed?

This all reminds me of what Socrates who stated that the unexamined
life is not worth the living.  Faith is always based upon some
apprehension of the object in which it is placed.

As for

> Man must take
> the revelation he is given on faith without any ability to or
capability
> of accessing the validity of the revelation

this is really a poor view of God.  Nor does it take into consideration
the Spirit's ministry of enlightenment and regeneration.  At the moment
of effectual salvation, the believer knows via the Spirit that what he
is confessing and Who he is believing in.  Exhaustively?  Of course
not.  But that does not deny that Truth is apprehended.  I would
maintain that there are many who "confess" but they are not really
confessing, but merely professing.  Here enlightenment has not be
apprehended.  Here I think some of what Christ spoke of concerning
those who "In that day cry Lord, Lord," comes to bear.
Is there any meeting of the minds yet?

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