FAITH is aught not Caught
As Christians, we have all kinds of pithy sayings that make their way through churches and establish themselves as generally accepted truths. Some end up on bumper stickers, some on wall decals, and some just get repeated so many times that people think they’re actually in the Bible.
There’s a popular one among parents that I keep hearing lately, and each time I hear it I cringe. Not only is it false, but it’s particularly damaging to the discipleship of the next generation. It’s the idea that‘Faith is caught, not taught.’
An excuse for intellectual laziness
When people say this, they’re usually trying to emphasise that faith is a matter of the heart, not a cold belief in a
