People that have a true faith in something don't care what other people believe.
But I think many people don't realize that science is their religion: a blind faith in something they don't understand but they think it can't be wrong.
Because you have
faith in something does not mean you loose all capacity for reason.
reason and evidence do not preclude faith in something, just as
faith in something does not need to be absent reason and evidence.
Not exact matches
In the end it really all comes down to
something simple «
do I love the gay person as my equal or is my version of the
faith going to always limit them»?
I've been made to feel like there must be some reason why God wouldn't bless me with children, or that I just don't have enough
faith, even that there must be some generational influence, «curse», or
something that happened
in my childhood to cause it!
I just have one issue with the article: why
do some think that people of
Faith are not practical as
in the given example of helping someone who is sick — praying for them vs.
doing something for them?
Scientists don't have
faith in something that
does not present empirical evidence.
Why would god create humans and then punish them for eternity for not suspending all disbelief and having
faith in something that never appears, never
does anything?
I
do think that being an atheist
in light of the complexity of creation (both on an infinite universe - sized level and on a microscopic atomic level) requires some amount of
faith in something — even if it is
faith in the ability of random pieces of matter to assemble themselves into
something complicated.
God is
doing something about all the destruction of this world, and has a solution —
Faith in His Son Jesus Christ will get you forgiveness of all your sins, eternal life
in an immortal body, and everything good you could ever imagine, both now and
in heaven.
I don't necessarily believe
in God but I think it's important for people that aren't well off
in this world to have
something to believe
in and give them
faith.
We all have
faith in something, even if just
in ourselves or the sunrise or whathaveyou), that alone
does not make them without hope or even a bad person.
@Chris what you
do not understand is that we
do not all have
faith in something.
Faith is
something one feels and knows
in their soul... proof has absolutely nothing to
do with it.
Some human being telling who and how to worship
something also doesn't really help
in matters of conversion to your own «
faith».
Proof,
something that not one religion has you take your religion on
faith, and that doesn't fly
in this world, try telling a bank to give you a loan of
faith, try convicting someone of a crime based on
faith, try claiming ownership over
something on
faith.
I
do believe
in something greater than self and will continue to
do so, even if my beliefs are those of the Kemetic
faith.
Nothing gets
in the way of a Christian and his / her
faith, not even logic, and
something most Christians
do is confuse
faith for fact.
LaBella You are right I
do not confront Catholics or others unless there is
something said that would cause someone weak
in their
faith to lose
faith.
You can have
faith someone you've always known to be honest is being honest when he tells you
something, or you can have
faith someone will «
do the right thing»
in a situation because that would be consistent with what you know about him.
Martin points out, for example, how Evans argues «on
faith» that Jesus possessed foreknowledge, but then endorses an interpretation of a New Testament story
in which Jesus expected
something that
did not happen.
Such
faith in advertising is even more amazing when one considers economist John Kenneth Galbraith's dictum that the basic purpose of advertising is to get people to buy
something they don't need.
God is
doing something and we should walk
in Faith not Fear.
Faith, on the other hand, persists, whether we believe in something or in nothing, that God exists or He doesn't, that the world will still be here when you wake tomorrow... that's all f
Faith, on the other hand, persists, whether we believe
in something or
in nothing, that God exists or He doesn't, that the world will still be here when you wake tomorrow... that's all
faithfaith.
It actually doesn't take
faith to not believe
in something for which there is no evidence.
He is a good man
doing sincere and honest good and that is
something anyone, of any
faith or creed can respect and believe
in regardless of differences.
I think religion promotes this behavior by teaching people that somehow it is better to maintain your
faith in something at all costs than admit you're wrong when the evidence doesn't support your view.
No sooner had I finished my piece for
Faith magazine's last issue (
in which, my readers may recall, I encouraged Polish Catholics to keep themselves at arms length from the secularised and indifferentist ethos of many English dioceses) than news emerged that one English bishop at least had
done something to try to address the problem, and that he had
in the process aroused the kind of secularist hostility which is, I strongly suspect, — certainly
in this country — the only really reliable sign that the Catholic Church is being faithful to its vocation.
That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices
in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered lo
in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to
do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live
in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered lo
in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight
something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally
do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest
in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered lo
in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my
faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME
IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered lo
IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to
do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll
«There are a lot of people of
faith still
in our country and when somebody takes a step of
faith like Mark and [co-executive producer Roma Downey]
did, people want to get behind it and see good quality, you know, production of
something that's... dear to all of our hearts, and that is the scripture and the bible,» said Osteen.
But we don't need to understand philosophical similarities between Christianity, Judaism and communism to understand that what is now evaporating from the European landscape is a kind of
faith — a
faith in something larger than the individual,
something one might give oneself to
in devotion and sacrifice.
In the graciousness of the book (something often lacking when people engage Emergent, no names but...), in its passionate for the Scriptures, in its understanding that true faith shows itself in love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to rea
In the graciousness of the book (
something often lacking when people engage Emergent, no names but...),
in its passionate for the Scriptures, in its understanding that true faith shows itself in love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to rea
in its passionate for the Scriptures,
in its understanding that true faith shows itself in love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to rea
in its understanding that true
faith shows itself
in love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to rea
in love,
in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to rea
in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially
in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to rea
in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written
something here to be commended for, and
something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would
do well to read.
Instead, he has added to it, and
in doing so his
faith has resurrected into
something broader and more expansive.
Whereas the Jansenism of old despaired that anyone could really be loved by God, be good enough to receive Holy Communion, or be saved, its newer version has so little
faith in the power of God to change hearts that it presumes God
does not care for
something so insignificant as the human heart.
I'm especially interested
in creative disciplines, fasts, & rituals... so if your
faith community
does something cool, let us know.
In other words, we need not compromise the historical tenets of the Christian
faith to recognize that this generation has
something valuable to contribute to the future of Christianity, as
does Generation X, the Boomers, and the generations before them.
It doesn't necessarily have to be a form of supreme being, but every single person has
faith in something.
And even though I am a scientist, I also
do not believe that observable reality is
something in which I should place
something called «
faith.»
«There's this kind of complex dance that we
do as people of
faith in this world and sometimes it means accepting
something that's not perfect,» Metaxas said, «I think the reason this rankles, not just for me but for so many people, it reminds them of Pharisaical thinking, it's legalistic.
Rather those who
do so, believe
in reason and hope and purpose and are given strength to endure by
faith and appreciation
in something greater then ourselves.
If I'm not interested
in something, I don't even bother reading it, you should
do the same and let those who have
faith and belief to go about as they choose!
I don't like how some atheists ridicule believers, because they have
faith in something or someone that can't be proven — that's what
faith is all about, and I know that.
But I've been considering looking for a non-evangelical church
in my town which doesn't upset me and is more liberal, just so I can have
something to keep my
faith strong, because I'm battling to believe on my own.
I can see how one can look at this idea and look at the following examples
in Hebrews 11 as «Because they were sure they would get this reward, they
did this thing» but as the author points out
in verse 39 that they didn't get what they imagined they would, so if we understand
faith as «being sure» it would turn out that it is «being sure» of
something and being totally wrong — instead it makes more sense to understand Hebrews 11:1 as saying that «
faith is a realization (or actualization)» of our hopes, a realization that the author points out is greater than we could expect and be sure
in.
Something has to change
in how people of
faith respond to those among us who
do not fit into rigid gender binaries or else these heartbreaking numbers won't change.
The best way to protect America is to warmly welcome law abiding citizens of any
faith, such a rare and wonderful thing about us,
something we can hold up as unique and special,
something that
does nt provoke but binds loyalty.Being different, more accepting and loving than the ugliness found
in anti-Christian cultures, is our greatest strength.
He said during the refugee crisis «people just wanted to help and
do something and often the first people they would call were people
in the local
faith community to say «what can I
do»?».
The word which got translated into Latin as «credo»
did not really mean «I believe this as actual fact» but
something more like «I put my
faith in, or I commit myself to, or I follow the teaching of...».
Each of these
faiths require you to «
do something»
in order to be accepted by God.