... Instead, Christians were encouraged to ASK for the gift of FAITH from God, since one cannot rationalize their way to FAITH.
So yes, per strict reading of the Bible, those who seek to use logical thinking of the Greek rationalists to justify their belief in God are actually only demonstrating their LACK of FAITH, since they're attempting to bolster their beliefs with visible evidence and concepts quite foreign to Christianity (logic), which is even strongly denounced by Jesus (who made 'Doubting Thomas' the paradigm of those who trust their own sensory perceptions and logic, rather than simply accepting beliefs without question, AKA faith).
I think I understand the function of FAITH in the lives of person who depend upon it.
What is puzzling is wearing irrationality as a badge of honor.
You see, the number one symptom of a lack of integrity is the failure or unwillingness to integrate your thinking with your words and actions.
What do I mean?
If you are going to live by FAITH, why would you turn around and do every other important thing rationally?
Take the existence of SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY as an example.
What does FAITH have to do with making a science of logic out of dogma derrived from scripture?
This seems a bifurcation and double-minded to me. But, then--I'm trying to be rational and logical:)