Faith does not answer questions, it laughs at them || Acharya Prashant, on Jesus (2015)

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,

the evidence of things not seen.

– (Bible, Hebrews 11:1)

Question: Sir, how is faith different from superstition? How do I know that I am not landing in trivia?

Speaker: A similar question was posed to Jesus. He was asked, “How do we know that your Father’s Kingdom is just as you describe? Can you give us a proof? Can you show us a sign?” That was the exact question asked to him, “Can you show us a sign?” And this got Jesus upset. He said, “With your faithlessness you are asking this question, how will you ever see a sign?” And he walked away. He did not stop at that place. He went away. He said, “I can’t even talk to you.”

Then he said that “The only sign is – the dead will come alive. That is the only sign, but to see that sign, you will have to die. And you won’t die because you are faithless.”

We have two kinds of occurrences in Bible. One is when people come to Jesus and say, “Here is my daughter and she is suffering from such and such disease. Can you cure her?” And Jesus cures her. There is an incident where Jesus starts walking on water. And his disciples on the other shore say, “Is it you, our Lord?” One of them named Peter says, “How do I know that it’s you?” Jesus replies, “It is simple.