This site is a growing research repository. I examine Scripture through the lens of its first hearers, the original languages, and careful reasoning. Many sections remain under development. What you find here is the current state of the work, not a finished system.
Status: Working notes Faith & Logic Published October 18, 2024
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Logic: Does this follow — and from what?
Just as Jacob wrestled with God (Elohim) at the Jabbok (Gen. 32:24–30), I wrestled as a young Christian to reconcile my faith with reason—and, in many ways, I still do. I believed that becoming more “spiritual” required me to set reason aside.
In my struggle, I believed faith and logic were antithetical—opposing forces, if you will. I’ve since learned that they are not enemies but work in harmony. Together, they help us seek, recognize, and understand what God has revealed. For me, that process has brought both philosophical and theological transformation.
The ford at the Jabbok — Genesis 32
“Then He said, “Let Me go, for the dawn has broken.” But he said, “I won’t let You go unless You bless me.” Then He said to him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he said. Then He said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but rather Israel, for you have struggled with God and with men, and you have overcome.” — Gen 32:27-29 (TLV)
The act of reasoning enables us to wrestle with the things of God; I believe his intention is for the struggle to be challenging and transformative. The wisdom of God is often hidden from us until we seek it out.
Yet this struggle is not merely intellectual; it is also spiritual and lived out.
Grace, received through faith, is the divine enablement through which God’s wisdom is manifested in our lives. Through that wisdom, God equips us to overcome our sinful nature, the pride of life, and the spiritual forces the Bible describes as principalities, powers, and rulers of darkness.
Though we contend with life’s trials and “fight the good fight,” God calls us to overcome and transforms us through the struggle. Our victory is found only in Jesus (Yeshua) and sustained by God’s grace.
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Faith (Hebrew: אֱמוּנָה, emunah, eh-moo-NAH)
Trust and commitment in action — expressed in deeds — directed at the God who speaks and keeps his promises.
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Logic (Greek: λογική, logikē, log-i-KAY)
Whether a claim follows. Kin to λόγος (logos)—word, reason. In John’s Gospel, the Logos is the divine Word who became flesh — Jesus. On this site, logic is the test.
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Together, faith and logic bring us to our own ford—the difficult crossing where, by grace, God transforms us. In Jesus, we are made new, and as we endure to the end, we await the promised crown.
“It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.”
— Proverbs 25:2 (TLV)