Is there a rational justification comprehensible to the human mind on God's teaching? If there is, then the words of the Bible shall be fulfilled, that no man can make an excuse for their disbelief. However, even for a stubborn believer as I am, I still can find no clear rational justification on the teachings of God, be it His existence, His nature, or His commands. As such, I see faith as walking on top of nothing, a literal void of being. Obviously you cannot walk on nothing, you "fall", or more accurately you float. That is perhaps the magic of faith, it's not supposed to work, but it simply works.
This is a problem as how will God render out His justice to mankind when the time comes? God knows that mankind has problems comprehending anything, let alone Himself. However, God's argument is that man can comprehend it, and man should choose to comprehend it. As in the words of Paul that "For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse." (Romans 1:20). So it seems that a gentle look at creation shall reveal God to the eyes of man, but it is only because man refuses to see, that their minds are darkened and their hearts hardened.
Yet even I do not see God in creation, instead I must close my eyes from this world to see God in His splendor. So what am I lacking which Paul has? I cannot even reason there, and now it seems it is going to hurt my mind to even attempt to reason to the majesty of God. Supposedly the capacity to believe in God is a gift, a grace from God. Of course, we are naturally able to believe in God, but original sin corrupts our being from being able to see God, and so the capacity of faith must be restored by God. Supposedly all humans are given this gift of faith, but they are given the freedom to either accept it or reject it.
I trust in God that He shall reveal things to me as I need it to be revealed to me.
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