You may have noticed in our readings of the book of Matthew the phrase: ‘this fulfilled what the prophets had said.’ In the space of two chapters we’ve seen it repeated five times. Matthew wants to show his readers that Jesus fulfils the prophecies about the coming Messiah. He is trying to convince his audience that Jesus really is the true Messiah.
There are those in our world today who say that faith is blind, because it is contrary to science, logic and reason. Nowhere does the Bible encourage such blind faith that ignores what we experience in the world. In contrast it often argues it’s case through logic and reasoning.
Our personal faith should not be a blind faith. The Bible invites us to weigh up the evidence and come to a rational conclusion. A faith that is not just based upon emotions but also satisfies our intellectual questions is much stronger and is able to remain firm even in the midst of doubts.
