What does it mean to have faith?

• Does faith mean accepting things as true that have little to no evidence?
• Is faith based on what we profess to know or how we live?
• Can I have doubts and questions and still have faith?

These are the questions I and probably you ask with hesitation, for any change in our understanding of history and theology changes who we are and threatens our self-identity. Today’s topic will offer historical and biblical research conducted by academic scholars that will challenge many popular Christian assumptions and beliefs. The purpose of this discussion is not to convince anyone that the ideas presented here are right and theirs are wrong, but to encourage everyone to question, doubt, challenge, and determine for themselves what they believe and how they should conduct themselves in  ...