Faith and Reason- Augustine's View

The view that reason supports faith is represented by the fourth century theologian/philosopher Augustine (aug-us-ton or if you're from Florida aug-us-teen) of Hippo. Rather than making the vast distinction between good thinking and evil thinking, Augustine thought of things in relation to objective truth. He saw the Bible as revealing truth but also thought the human mind was capable of discovering some truth apart from what is revealed in Scripture. Of truth he said, "All truth is God’s truth.” This way of thinking is important. There is objective truth out there and it is no enemy to the Christian. The question we must ask is that of Pontius Pilate, "What is truth" (John 18:38).

So many people today miss the point of truth. We think that just because it is impossible to know everything no one could possibly know anything. But according to the Bible there is truth that we can know. One thing specifically that we better know, the gospel. The gospel points us to the person in whom we must trust for our salvation, Jesus Christ. He is not the Savior of those who live and die having trusted in themselves, a religious system, or a plea of ignorance for salvation. He is the Savior of those for whom he purchased salvation by atoning for their sins and sending the Spirit to us. He continues to work on our behalf as our advocate before the Father, interceding on our behalf. That is truth.