Sentences with phrase «faith and reason because»

There can be no conflict between faith and reason because both come from one and the same God.

Not exact matches

Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion and Science need to be opposites, I believe in God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a God, I don't think God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them by ourselves that's were God is, also I think that God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that way?

we stepped back, evaluated our religion / faith and promptly realized that the only reason we went to church was because that was what we were programmed to do.

There is a reason that phrase, «You must be as children» (paraphrased) is in the bible... because you really would have to be a child lacking wisdom and critical thought to believe the ridiculous books of the Abrahamaic faiths, and you'd have to ba an even bigger fool to think they are the last word in spiritual truth.

Unlike some christian fundamentalists who are fearful of science and reason, the Catholic Church and especially the Jesuits welcome this truth because they have a deep understanding of what faith is and what science is, and know that these things are not conflicting.

You wrote: «And yes, I could say my life based on â $ œatheistic standardsâ $ was more than satisfactory, because I based my beliefs on reason, logic and evidence, not faith, gut feelings, wishful thinking and guessiAnd yes, I could say my life based on â $ œatheistic standardsâ $ was more than satisfactory, because I based my beliefs on reason, logic and evidence, not faith, gut feelings, wishful thinking and guessiand evidence, not faith, gut feelings, wishful thinking and guessiand guessing.

It's an example of why to certain believers the reason why we are placed into this world of such trials and sufferings that it is because this life on Earth is a testing period to see if we are going to follow God not because we are obligated to having full knowledge but due to our own free will through relying on faith.

So many people who advocate or speak publicly for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak out about there faith a light bulb goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning of God but because of the high profile story and because this is the President of the United States it's ok hats off to them for not being ashamed to speak about there faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there beliefs on anyone people of faith have a right to free speech also.

I agree with CalBears... it's a personal choice we make when choosing to participate in the Lenten ritual, and just because someone has had a bad experience with their church or their Catholic faith is no reason to critcize.

And the reason you see Christians attempting so hard to bring people into the faith is obviously because we believe that if you do not accept Christ, you will be damned for eternity.

historical Jesus, lmfao... show me any historical evidence of jesus... let's start with his remains... they don't exist - your explanation, he rose to the heavens... historical evidence - no remains, no proof of existence (not a disproof either, just not a proof)... then let's start with other historians writing about the life of Jesus around his time or shortly after, as outside neutral observers... that doesn't exist either (not a disproof again, just not a proof)... we can go on and on... the fact is, there is not a single proving evidence of Jesus's life in an historical context... there is no existence of Jesus in a scientific context either (virgin birth... riiiiiight)... it is just written in a book, and stuck in your head... you have a right to believe in what you must... just don't base it on history or science... you believe because you do... it is your right... but try not to put reason into your faith; that's when you start sounding unreasonable, borderline crazy...

Third, the reason I say that Christians are generally happy is because usually on these kinds of boards, I see Christians proclaiming their faiths and atheist says we are «delusional» and living in a fantasy world.

He does not help the believer both for these reasons and because the solution he proposes is both lame and inconsistent with any sort of Christian faith, evangelical, liberal or Roman Catholic.

They brainwash you to believing faith is better than knowledge, that somehow unsupported belief is better than reason, facts, and evidence, and they do it because belief is all they have.

Theresa keep what you were doing when you reached out to the homeless lady that was the right thing to do that was motivated by the holy spirit do nt follow what the church does do what the Lord wants you to do and it will bear fruit.Let them do there thing you just keep following the Lord and listen to him in your heart and let him lead you.People do things for different reasons to please others for power to be seen to do the right thing all those are the wrong reasons they are just dead works without the Lord we can do nothing.Dont let others turn you away from what the Lord wants you to do its him we need to please always.Be encouraged that the Lord used you to touch a life that is awesome.And do nt take the rejection personally because its not you they are pushing away it is the Lord the yare not listening to him but doing wha tthey want to do it will bear no fruit.May the Lord bless you and your family in your ministry step out in faith and trust him he will not disappoint you because he is with you.

Rather because it excludes faith it also excludes philosophical reason, thereby deciding all ultimate questions in advance on the basis of a liberal philosophy of nature and reason so ubiquitous as to be invisible.

I am free now of all the stresses, time wasting rituals, contradictions, impurities explained by faith alone, false teachings and illogical assertions which only faith based reasoning can reconcile (because it allows you to ignore facts, science, logic, and truth).

For these reasons and others, I am a Christian; my beliefs come from my best discernment of what aligns with reality, not because it is merely a faith system that appeals to, or simply «works» for me.

In my view, the Christian faith satisfies the requirement needed for the full qualitative transformation of reason, first because faith is a new dimension that transcends conceptual reason and to which reason is reborn to the spiritual.

'» Yes, I believe because of communion, but still I am lonely, for what can a man of faith like myself say to a society for which «practical reasons of the mind have long ago supplanted the sensitive reasons of the heart» (Soloveitchik), and which «renounced the search for a great light» (Francis)?

But precisely for this reason it is difficult to know whether we accept this cross in faith, hope and love to our salvation, or whether we only bear it protesting secretly, because we can not free ourselves from it but are nailed to it like the robber on the left of Jesus, who cursed his fate and blasphemed the crucified Lord by his side.

and if the reason for why we need to have faith is to see if we are going to follow God because we choose to instead of being made to have to follow,...»

This also is the reason that every Christian must of necessity be «high church,» not in any denominational sense, not with any ecclesiastical overtones, but simply because to be a Christian at all — as we have defined it — means to be a member of that great community of Christian life and worship and faith which has come to be known as «the church.»

For me I figured that if there is a God out there who does who does actually have a plan for us and if part of that plan is to not be made known but would rather have us develop faith, and if the reason for why we need to have faith is to see if we are going to follow God because we choose to instead of being made to have to follow, and if the reason for all of those commandments is to somehow be for our benefit, and if I really want to and need to know, which I did, and that this supposed God wanted for us to find out through study, prayer and trying to practice those teachings to see for ourselves and then make our choice, then I figured to do just that and find out for myself.

It is static philosophy which influenced both traditional theology and linguistic analysis that is responsible for the dualism between reason and faith, because it considers reason as given fully finished, fully adequate for its role.

The reason there are so many false religions and false beliefs in the world today is because all those who are false do not have the one Lord, the one Faith, and the one Baptism.

The reason truth is basically useless (with regard to religious faith and exercise) is because people do not KNOW the truth.

Such an identity appears to be possible because, as Walsh claims (most clearly and emphatically in The Third Millennium: Reflections on Faith and Reason), following Heidegger and Voegelin, the transcendent must be utterly «differentiated» from our worldly or secular existence: the withdrawal of the divine into utterly transcendent mystery relieves existential - theological practice of any ends «higher» than humanity.

This is required because faith is required, and logic and reason interfere with faith.

For this reason, Wesleyans maintain the historic Protestant emphasis of sola fide and sola gratia, because faith itself is an internal movement initiated by the Spirit that comes to rest in the divine promises.

Atheism offers nothing to me, it never has and never will, it doesn't make me feel good or comfort me, it's not there for me when I'm sick or ill, it won't intervene in my times of need or protect me from hate, it doesn't care if I fail or succeed, it won't wipe the tears from my eyes, it does nothing when I have no where to run, it won't give me wise words or advice, it has no teaches for me to learn, it can't show me what's bad or nice, it's never inspired or excited anyone, it won't help me fulfill all my goals, it won't tell me to stop when I'm having fun, it's never saved one single soul, it doesn't take credit for everything I achieve, it won't make me get down on bended knee, it doesn't demand that I have to believe, it won't torture me for eternity, it won't teach me to hate or despise others, it won't tell me what's right or wrong, it can't tell nobody not to be lovers, it's told no one they don't belong, it won't make you think life is worth living, it has nothing to offer me, that's true, but the reason Atheism offers me nothing is because I've never asked it to, Atheism offers nothing because it doesn't need to, Religion promises everything because you want it to, You don't need a Religion or to have faith, You just want it because you need to feel safe, I want to feel reality and nothing more, Atheism offers me everything that Religion has stolen before.

In my book Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation, I point out that in the original Hebrew version the word for «the Lord» that calls Abraham to sacrifice his son is very different than the word for the angel of God (YHVH) who tells Abraham to NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT, and that the reason we Jews celebrate Abraham as the father of our people is NOT because of his faith in being willing to carry out this violent and bloody act, but rather because he was able to hear the voice of God as a voice that allowed him (and through him all subsequent Jewish and Muslim believers) to NOT FOLLOW THE VOICE OF CRUETLY AS SOMEHOW THE VOICE OF GOD.

Having been raised in a Christian home, the reality of people like this convince me that more and more deductively reasoning people are staying out of the churches, not because of lack of faith, but fear of these idiots.

Well, FAITH, there's the problem... that gibberish in the bible was just made up by «some guy» to keep the peasants behaving in a manner that whomever wrote it thought was a good way to behave... some of those guys were wise, yes, and there are benefits to following some of the «guidelines» set forth in the Bible... but it's a circular argument to use the Bible as a reason to have faith, because you have to first BELIEVE in the deity, THEN believe that the deity inspired the writings, THEN you can take the writings as «truth»... I'm two steps back, not believing in the deity at all (Yay, AtheFAITH, there's the problem... that gibberish in the bible was just made up by «some guy» to keep the peasants behaving in a manner that whomever wrote it thought was a good way to behave... some of those guys were wise, yes, and there are benefits to following some of the «guidelines» set forth in the Bible... but it's a circular argument to use the Bible as a reason to have faith, because you have to first BELIEVE in the deity, THEN believe that the deity inspired the writings, THEN you can take the writings as «truth»... I'm two steps back, not believing in the deity at all (Yay, Athefaith, because you have to first BELIEVE in the deity, THEN believe that the deity inspired the writings, THEN you can take the writings as «truth»... I'm two steps back, not believing in the deity at all (Yay, Atheists!

But let us assume for a moment that the pope cited Emperor Old Word because he meant to initiate — however inartfully — a candid conversation with believers and nonbelievers about faith and reason and about religion and violence in the modern world.

Reason outshines everything, and faith is just wishing something is so because it makes us feel those warm and fuzzies we all need to get us through these tough times.

Bottom line for me is that there is one and only one reason that I, today, embrace my chrisitan faith, and that is because I believe it to be true.

The close attention to such parish features as ritual process and the use of Scripture encouraged in my courses does indeed help forge links to other religions, but studying the congregation because it provides a rationale for courses in other faiths remains only a part of the reason for my interest.

There is only one God... human imagine or uses their thoughts to come up with multiple Gods... which i think is lake of understanding about the definition of God... i also think the reason we see this is mostly because the teaching of these faiths are showing God as an old dude with white long beard and extended hands... its all human imaginations...

St. Ambrose, St. Thomas Aquinas, and modern physicians and scientists who are Christians, Jews, Muslims, or nonspecific theists will testify that both faith and reason are great gifts, assets, and friends that complement one another because they are both given to us by God.

Some years ago James Smart observed that one of the reasons the Bible is «strangely silent» in congregations is because pastors are not able to bring a «critical» perspective on Scripture to bear on faith issues.5 With that in mind, I have attempted to address a biblically informed theological reflection to the key issues raised by transition in culture, church, and family.

Rollins writes, «A faith that only exist in the light of victory and certainty is one which really affirms the self while pretending to affirm Christ... Only a genuine faith can embrace doubt, for such a faith does not act because of a self - interested reason (such as fear of hell or desire for heaven) but acts simply because it must.»

Reason, or more properly «secular reason», needs faith, because it is faith that will save the values and convictions of civilised western society from being trodden under foot by ahistorical pragmatism, relativism and totalitariReason, or more properly «secular reason», needs faith, because it is faith that will save the values and convictions of civilised western society from being trodden under foot by ahistorical pragmatism, relativism and totalitarireason», needs faith, because it is faith that will save the values and convictions of civilised western society from being trodden under foot by ahistorical pragmatism, relativism and totalitarianism.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

My answer is simply this, that it is because at present our magnificent Christian charity lacks what it needs to make it decisively effective, the sensitizing ingredient of Human faith and hope without which, in reason and in fact, no religion can henceforth appear to Man other than colorless, cold and inassimilable.

I assume that one of the reasons why students of all faiths flock to Prof. Levenson's courses at Harvard Divinity School is because in addition to appreciating his erudition and brilliance, they respect his intellectual integrity.

The philosophers of the «Age of Reason» called the Middle Ages the «Age of Faith,» and claimed that because «God did it!»

For example, he recounts the highly ironic request of certain rabbis in the Middle Ages that the Inquisition burn Moses Maimonides» Guide for the Perplexed because of its unholy mixture of faith and reason.

The relevance of this discussion of the self in the context of the problem of faith and reason stems from the basic religious intuition that reason is not free to know God because of its corruption by sin and that the seat of sin is somehow in the self.

And at least part of the reason we get bored with our faith is because we don't see the miracles God performs all around us every day.