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Re: Faith Is Trusting God, Not Belief In Doctrine by Krayola(m): 10:02pm On Jan 24, 2011 |
thehomer: I think the word faith refers to a committed trusting attitude towards something, someone, an idea, concept, etc. How the object of the faith is understood IMO depends on the individual. What do u mean when you use the word "faith"? If you want to limit the use of the word to describe a specific brand of Christian belief please state what that is so I understand what you mean. But from my understanding of religion, different groups and even sub-groups have different declarations of faith, so putting them all under one umbrella may just be a distortion of reality. thehomer: Faith can be inspiring, and is a lot of the time. In fact I think it's safe to say that a lot of Christian people are inspired, to live lives of compassion and sacrifice, by their Christian faith - trying to be like Jesus. Mother Theresa, and MLK come to mind. Please don't ask me for more examples cause I'll have to google it But I hope u get the point I'm trying to make and I think it's a valid one. thehomer: If someone points at the Bible and says that is his/her source of morality, it IMO should not necessarily mean that they do only things the bible endorses. Some people do that, and others don't. Some people read and apply the bible with historical and contextual sensitivity, others don't. Some will post a thread and ask if something is biblical before they do it, other's don't. People read and work things out in their own heads, and do what they feel works for them, often based on their own understanding of the requirements of their belief system. Like i have maintained it boils down to the individuals and how their religious sentiment compels them to behave. thehomer: The word faith is not limited to belief in incredible claims. Like I said someone can read the bible, or Koran or other religious texts, with historical and contextual sensitivity, and have faith in whatever moral or spiritual message that resonates with him/her, without believing every claim about every event in the texts is historically accurate. I have met many such people. thehomer: Possibly . . . for some people. |
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