Michael Patton does a superb job of defining faith from the Reformed perspective. In our contemporary culture “faith has been redefined in the Church to the point that it is in danger of relegating Christianity to irrelevancy, having equal pluralistic status with all the other major belief systems in the world.”

He makes a powerful point …

The answer to the question, How do we know Christianity is true? is illustrated best in this beloved hymn: ”You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart.” This subjective answer is simply not good enough. It is insufficient and irresponsible. If our faith is relegated to a blind leap into the dark and our answer to the hope that lies within us is limited to the typical “Because I know that I know that I know it is true,” then we don’t really have a message that shines any brighter or truer than all the religions of the world.

Yes! This is precisely the same argument Mormons will make - i.e., the “burning” in your heart bears witness to the validity of their testimony. If this is all one’s faith consists of, they are on shaky ground indeed.

This is must reading.

Bob
Fides Quaerens Intellectum
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Bob Pratico
Fides Quaerens Intellectum
(my Sojourn blog)