I remember going on to a similar dive in my late teens, even purchasing a copy of Catholicism for Dummies 😄 I was like "There are answers! Why doesn't anyone know or care?" Though I am no longer super into apologetics, I see the need for us to share a reasonable faith for those whose obstacles are primarily are intellectual (This just doesn't make sense!)
But I think I've been drawn more and more into realizing a truly persuasive faith is one where you experience radical love, often through other Christians, when you need it the most... and that's what opens you up to the more rational and logical aspects of faith. Otherwise it just feels like one of many philosophies that noone has much interest or motivation in studying.
I guess it always comes back to "What real practical difference can this make?" And when you see living saints, people living differently, that answers the question. So I guess I've been trying to work on the love aspect for a while, since I went a bit overboard with a hyperfocus on truth for several years.
I remember going on to a similar dive in my late teens, even purchasing a copy of Catholicism for Dummies 😄 I was like "There are answers! Why doesn't anyone know or care?" Though I am no longer super into apologetics, I see the need for us to share a reasonable faith for those whose obstacles are primarily are intellectual (This just doesn't make sense!)
But I think I've been drawn more and more into realizing a truly persuasive faith is one where you experience radical love, often through other Christians, when you need it the most... and that's what opens you up to the more rational and logical aspects of faith. Otherwise it just feels like one of many philosophies that noone has much interest or motivation in studying.
I guess it always comes back to "What real practical difference can this make?" And when you see living saints, people living differently, that answers the question. So I guess I've been trying to work on the love aspect for a while, since I went a bit overboard with a hyperfocus on truth for several years.
Love and truth together can transform the world!