Paradoxes of Christian faith

Paradoxes are not contradictions, but they can not be explained

Christian faith, as any religious faith, is full of paradoxes. I'll deal here, in this essay, with some of the Christian paradoxes. This document is, of course, not exhaustive; I'll deal in particular with the paradoxes regarding the faith in God.

Among the several definitions of paradox, there is one which says that it is "a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true." This is the approach of this essay.

Paradoxes are "normal" and understandable

Religion, which is by definition a world of faith, must include paradoxes, because it deals with the supernatural, the out of reach for the human mind. Human beings who want to be religious, confront on one hand the laws and facts of nature, and the conclusions of science; and, on the other hand, the teachings or tenets of faith. Sometimes they seem contradictory.

The human mind does not have the explanation for these paradoxes; if they could be explained, then the mysteries of God would be at the same level as the human mind, and God wouldn't be God but another limited creature.

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