Sentences with phrase «something on faith»

It is difficult to reconcile something on faith alone.

Taking something on faith isn't necessarily bad, but let's not make that synonymous with proof.

If I were on trial, I would hope the jury is made up of people who only accept proof, not the kind that believe something on 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.

Not exact matches

It sounds like something you might read on a cat poster, but another uniting feature of Musk, Tesla, Jobs, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein and other innovators is an intense faith in their own ability to overcome obstacles.

«But I was willing to take a leap of faith based on something I was deeply passionate about that put me into a position to learn, grow and ascend to where I am today.»

«I do think that Republicans have found that trying to shut down the government or threatening the full faith and credit of the United States of America over Obamacare was something that the American public had very little patience for,» deputy press secretary Joshua Earnest told me at the White House press briefing on Thursday.

You say something in a way I have thought, but could not put on paper: «What I am perplexed by is the (maybe not perplexed, but discouraged) the way some Christians cling to a faith that is, in so many instances, the very seed of their misery.»

The simple fact that Luke claims to have witnessed something no one person on earth can do, should require it to be opened to detailed observation and analysis, not accepted on faith.

Hence science can not be proof for faith, because faith relies on infallibility and constancy, and science relies on the belief that there's always something more to be learned because we * don't * understand it all yet by a long shot.

When I can't find the answer to something by my own capacity or by the means of professionals I have my faith to lean on.

To claim to «know» there is no God, and yet still not knowing so much of what there is to know about the universe, is just taking something you want to believe on faith.

Also I suspect it would be easier to grow if people would stop forming their safe world hypothesis of why they are gay and leave them the hell alone about something as deeply private as their sexual orientation and let them get on with their faith.

Faith is the most horrible way of discerning what is true or not, and to hings something like eternal torture on something so flimsy and interpretive as faith, is not only unreliable, but completely exclusionary to certain types of peFaith is the most horrible way of discerning what is true or not, and to hings something like eternal torture on something so flimsy and interpretive as faith, is not only unreliable, but completely exclusionary to certain types of pefaith, is not only unreliable, but completely exclusionary to certain types of people.

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.

I am on a belief blog because I have faith in something.

Believing something based on reason is completely rational, faith is irrational.

Still, there was something odd going on last year when Campus Ministries demanded that the evangelical groups sign a statement promising not to «proselytize nor undermine another faith community.»

I don't agree with this guy on some of the details of the faith, but this ~ 4 minute video talks of something very important.

You called me out as being disingenuous when I said «that as time goes on however, I'm finding things that are helping to disprove things previously held as fact among Christians», so I have provided you an example that not only wasn't it a disingenuous statement, but that I've done my homework, on both sides of the argument, and came up with something that no one has been able to give me a response with even either the slightest chance of being possible, or falling back to the old status qua of «mysterious ways» and «having faith».

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.

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 fFaith, 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.

For you faith seems to be whatever you find persuasive at a given moment, something that changes, strengthens and weakens, and that you, and everyone visiting your blog seem to willing to devote a great deal of work on.

I didn't say people's faith should be based on this, but since you brought it up, if a religion teaches it's followers God answers prayer and someone never has a prayer answered any rational person would question why his religion is teaching him something that doesn't seem to be true.

In Christian circles, people talk about «The Faith» as if it is something very much outside of you - like somehow, belief just descends on you and it resides in your heart like an immovable stone.

with faith in God nothing can ever destroy you, no matter what happens to you on this earth, he will never let you go through something that you can not handle, I personally have prayed for help in many situations and not got the results i immediatly asked for, but was blessed in ways that worked out better for me in the long run.

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 loll

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 read.

An individualistic, introspective, subjective approach to worship makes it easy to forget that we have something far more important to focus on than our peccadilloes; we have the joyous Easter faith to proclaim.

You can not equate knowing the ODDS on something to BLIND faith.

How can we possibly explain something like that to people who base what they believe on logic and reason, rather than on faith and the word of God?

For those familiar with the theology of the Faith Movement, given the similarities between its and Eriugena's manner of presenting the Catholic faith, it is striking that on the very points where Eriugena theology is wanting Faith has something original to contriFaith Movement, given the similarities between its and Eriugena's manner of presenting the Catholic faith, it is striking that on the very points where Eriugena theology is wanting Faith has something original to contrifaith, it is striking that on the very points where Eriugena theology is wanting Faith has something original to contriFaith has something original to contribute.

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.

Now of course this is something that can't be proven, and as to how I can be certain to choose to have that leap of faith and believe is not based on something that is shown to be set in stone.

Based off my years of experience people who have faith generally waste their precious moments on earth by praying and trying to feel a connection with something that doesn't exist vs. the people who have rejected the notion of god who go and live their lives to their fullest because they know of the limited amount of time they have.

There are actually a number of evidences that I would consider «primal» but they are more dependent on the mechanism of faith, something that may not be helpful in this situation.

I would much rather have a person who believes in things that have evidence writing and / or voting on my fiscal policies then someone who believes in something due to faith and has no evidence.

Faith is simply what one falls back on when there is no good, reasonable, rational reason for believing something.

Prove it based on ANYTHING else but this MUST «supposition», this «faith» that it MUST be so (isn't that what you no doubt accuse theists of doing: believing based on supposition / faith in something outside observable reality?).

Second, people come to think that faith is something you express a little bit on the proper occasion, but not something you reflect on and study and work on.

Its something that got my attention as it seems out of character for Jesus to do and does nt fit the bible context the word says that Jesus came to destroy the works of satan in this case he appears to be helping him.Interested in your thoughts.I have got my conclusions on this thanks to the holy spirit it certainly does nt shake my faith in Christ he is still the same yesterday today and forever.brentnz.

As easily as you can lean on why something bad happened those of Faith can just as easily glorify the only three deaths.

Much like how you like to bash on people of faith for believing in something that may or may not exist, you have to remember that you believe in things that have yet to be proven, but toss them out as if they are hard facts just to counter what you dislike.

Whenever you have something requiring faith in a supernatural being, it becomes hard to place any checks and balances on it.

They do, however, also argue that if faith came from ourselves, or was in any way something we do instead of God doing for us, then it is in some way meritorious, and since that does not jive with their understanding of total depravity, then they must claim that saving faith must only be from God, and not a response or action of any sort on our part.

If a religious zealot feels their faith or morality being challenged by something they see their answer is not to work on building tronger faith, their answer is to throw a sheet over whatever tempts them.

There are a number of people out there for whom a sticker on a car, or something similar, is an important link in coming to faith.

If, on the other hand, being Christian continues to mean little more than being predictable middle - class liberals with a tinge of something called spirituality, then the few exceptional things that congregations occasionally manage to perform ethically will lack any foundation in repentance and faith.

In order for atheism to be based on «faith» or «belief» it would have to positively assert something.

Faith is defined as «complete trust or belief in something, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.»