Dictionary definition of faith: Google's two definitions — 'complete trust or confidence' vs. 'strong belief based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof'
Mike moves from Scripture to the dictionary to examine the secular definition of faith.
Google's first definition: 'complete trust or confidence in someone or something.' Second definition: 'strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.' Mike critiques the second definition: 'spiritual apprehension' does not mean lack of evidence — it implies there is a spiritual realm and that one is apprehending something through it (i.e., personal experience/testimony). He argues the first definition is more consistent with biblical Christianity and that the second definition's phrase 'rather than proof' is potentially misleading.
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