Relevance is not a substitute for the Gospel, but an entry point for it Edward John Carnell More Quotes by Edward John Carnell More Quotes From Edward John Carnell Too often faith is used as an epistemological device to avoid the hard labor of straight thinking. Edward John Carnell devices used thinking The heart must be kept tender and pliable; otherwise agnosticism converts to skepticism. In such a case, the value of apologetics is voided, for apologetics is aimed at persuading doubters, not at refuting the defiant. He who demands a kind of proof that the nature of the case renders impossible, is determined that no possible evidence shall convince him. Edward John Carnell demand doubters heart Human beings cannot probe the mind of God by asking themselves what they would do if they were God. They are men and not God. And if they are virtuous men, they will wait for God to reveal himself under conditions of his own choosing. Edward John Carnell god waiting men
