"taste?" Or if someone asked you to look at something, would you first consult with yourself to know if you have sight? How silly, you might say. But, really, is not taste merely tasting, and sight merely looking. What then is faith, but merely believing. Faith is simply trusting. And we have seen that man trusts man every day in many ways; even in giving over safety of the life to totally unseen strangers. And so, the question is not about faith, but the object of faith. If man can trust man, why is it not plausible (infinitely more intelligent) to trust God? Perhaps, we can rephrase the question so as to not miss the point. Suppose we were to tell the truth, "I do not have faith--------in God."

That rather shocking admission which actually says, "I cannot believe God,- may not be so surprising coming from an avowed infidel; but, it is most startling when it comes from a so-called Christian. To come back to our 747. When a passenger feels a twinge of fear while flying, it is usually an apprehension about equipment failure. Rarely does one sit fidgeting, mulling over the qualifications of the pilot. If there is any doubt at forty thousand feet of altitude, it is about the airplane, not the human. If such confidence resides in a faulty, failing, creature, how much more should the Christian trust the hand the created all things and upholds them by His power?

We accept the witness of men. We believe men's records. What of the witness of God? Will the Christian believe God's record? Is God's Word reliable? Many congratulate themselves that they do believe in God. They are satisfied to