>I agree with you that the ideal is "faith first." And most of the time that's
>how it happens.
>
>What I was talking about was someone who wanted to use the intellect to get to
>God, using the natural world, etc. A person can get close, but in the end
>faith has to bridge that final gap.
As I typed my response I realized that you were talking about the
succession of events that must occur when an individual begins with study
of the natural world and ends up a Christian. Faith must play its role at
some point, and if an individual goes as far as he can without faith, then
indeed there is a final gap that must be bridged by faith. But I clicked
"send" anyway, because it's pretty important for those of us who _do_ honor
Jesus Christ to always remember that _we_ must start from faith.
>
Thanks for the pointer to Adler's book. I came across it recently and had
forgotten about it.
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