Sentences with phrase «why faith and reason»

That's why faith and reason are a must providing one can be objective.

Not exact matches

Religious teachings often DEFY logic and reason (e.g., God is all knowing, all seeing and all powerful and yet He allows someone's husband or wife to die a painful and horrific death from colon cancer)-- that's why the religious sometimes must turn to faith (e.g., God works in mysterious ways).

Why when it's a pastor, people always take that as a reason to insult Faith and the church.

Why, there's thousands of different «denominations» even within the major faiths, and no faith has any way to prove that their reasoning is better than that of any other faith.

I have heard that reason is the enemy of faith, and I understand why that may be true.

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.

'' Let me summarize all my posts down to one question... Given that you apply reason to every aspect of your life and it has served you well, why don't you apply it to your faith?»

Something you fail to address is why any rational person would be motivated to invest the time and energy it takes to develop faith in any god if he sees no reason to believe he exists in the first place.

With an accent informed by his years living in Canada, Ally speaks eloquently of the reasons why his faith is grounded not just in ritual and belief but in reason and evidence.

I find it very interesting that this article fails to mention his stance on GAY MARRIAGE and ABORTION, which are the top 2 reasons why Christians doubt his «FAITH.»

But at the same time, when we ask why so much attention has been paid and continues to be paid to the Jews, we must concede that the fundamental reason is their relation to the Christian faith.

Fascinating, that the idea of sharing a meal between people of different faiths, getting to know each other, values, reasons for beliefs, the history, the personal stories of why their faith matters... and seeing the conversation of T.V. (which sounds very interesting to me) should provoke such unattractive comments is sad.

Funny, Mike, that you say that but offer no reasoning as to why science and faith are diametrically opposed.

If your so - called «faith» is so strong and «protects» you from all of your perceived «dangers of evil», then WHY are you so afraid of people who have simply decided to live a life guided by REASON instead of a life guided by contrived dogma and ancient mythology?

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,...»

If we take the general principles in the Gospels of why Jesus healed some people but not others, the most likely reason is that Jesus, looking into this man's heart, saw that he was of sufficient faith and character to accept the healing, whereas the others there were not.

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.

First we should ask: Why does there seem to be a struggle between faith and reason?

That's one reason why folks like Steven Pinker and Richard Dawkins fight so vigorously against faith.

The reason why Religion does not make sense for practical life use is that it is requires faith and «faith» is the belief in the unknown.

I currently can not think of any song with those lyrics but I do recall a child's song with the lyrics: «I'm so happy and here's the reason why Jesus took my burdens all away» This is referencing that before a person puts their complete faith and trust in Jesus for salvation they are carrying burdens of sin, but Jesus can take those away!

Any religion that teaches hate of anything but what God hates such as fornication idolotry or murder is not a true Christian there is only one Christian faith that has never been accused of doing nothing but teach people the bible going door to door but this is why people ridicule them for doing what the bible says they do nt charge for their material they do nt have communions they do nt pay their members for 2 years or send them to a college for doing so they do nt pay the speakers like other churches and they do nt hate anyone based on any reason they only give them bible knowledge then once they know the knowledge its their choice what to do with it.

One of the reasons why the community of faith has long been known as catholic or universal, is that it must hold together in love and mutual respect all the diversity that our individuality brings to the experience of faith.

The author looks at why we can not simply assert the truth of the Bible over our modern common sense and shows that Biblical literalism / inerrancy is an approach to the Scriptures that is unacceptable both to our reason and to our faith.

Why is reason separated from faith and spirituality??

There are good reasons in the Christian faith why he does not; for God is both goodness and power.

Doubtless the reason why the twenty - third psalm and the Corinthian ode to love, with the Lord's Prayer, are the most familiar passages in the Bible is that they gather up so perfectly the faith and love which lie at the base of Christian character.

But the creeds themselves are not part of the characteristic structure of the church; they are but ways in which the faith is stated, in language appropriate to the time when they were promulgated, and there is no reason why they may not be revised to state this faith in more understandable terms and with greater factual accuracy — but it is the faith, not the creeds, which is important.

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

Now he has taken to the pages of the national press to explain the harmony between faith, reason and science — and why the Catholic Church, Galileo controversy aside, has had a long association with empirical thinking.

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.

Among the many reasons Democrats are giving for why so many lost faith in them at the polls on Tuesday, some are blaming the party for losing faith itself - for neglecting religious outreach and messaging in the run up to Election Day.

There are very good reasons for Christians to know why they marry and how that choice is related to the life of faith.

But despite intellectual challenges, issues in his personal life and emotional swings, Lewis is ultimately remembered for his writings on faith: Even when it meant putting aside momentary feelings of uncertainty: «Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods... That is why Faith is such a necessary virtue: unless you teach your moods «where they get off,» you can never be either a sound Christian or even a sound atheist.&rfaith: Even when it meant putting aside momentary feelings of uncertainty: «Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods... That is why Faith is such a necessary virtue: unless you teach your moods «where they get off,» you can never be either a sound Christian or even a sound atheist.&rFaith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods... That is why Faith is such a necessary virtue: unless you teach your moods «where they get off,» you can never be either a sound Christian or even a sound atheist.&rFaith is such a necessary virtue: unless you teach your moods «where they get off,» you can never be either a sound Christian or even a sound atheist.»

My faith has changed a lot over the past five years, and here are seven reasons why:

not sure i said this before or not, i have been on cnn.com for over a year — anyway — i have been going to random churches, temples, really place that worships any form of the of abraham and others — i have yet to get anywhere but where i started from — which is what i am, what i am meant to be, and what i was... only this has been gained — gained is a gift of a word for i knew all of this before i started and so i view my time as wasted only for this the reason of getting somewhere — i did meet many great people with great views but all required the very real existence of god which was something lacking and why they had a constant failure yet what they called «keeping the faith» att itude type results... something was missing or missunderstood — your take?

[1] For farther developments of these points cf. our «Faith, Reason, and Freedom», Irish Theological Quarterly 67 (2002), 307 - 332; «The Mystery of Freedom», Lateranum 1A (2008), 493 - 542; «Why Matter Matters», Proceedings of the Sixty - Seventh Annual Meeting of the Jesuit Philosophical Association, ed.

This is why in Faith magazine we call for a new synthesis of Catholic orthodoxy and scientific reason.

This post contains 3 reasons why some people believe that faith is a gift from God, and 4 reasons why we know that faith is not a gift from God.

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

I also was powerless in regard to my old nature it had power over me.i came to the point that i needed to do something because i felt like spiritually i was dying and again it was by faith in Jesus Christ that changed me and that i admitted that i could nt live the christian life in my strength.Since then i have continued to walk by faith daily and i know what it means to be saved in this life we have power over our old nature through Christ that strengths us Personally i think this is a major reason why many christians are not growing and maturing as they should.Many people are struggling in there faith that is not how it is meant to be the word says we are overcomers more than conquerers through Christ that strengthens us.If you are struggling are you walking by faith or just doing good christians works that have no power to change your life Just admit that you cant do it in your strength let him empower you by his holy spirit to do what you cant.It has been a hard road to get here but i am never going back to living by works when you find the truth there is no comparison brentnz

Who are we to judge what God does or allows he has his reasons who can fathom his ways he sees the end from the beginning and is not limited to time or space like we are.Does God want anything the answer is Yes he wants a relationship with us that is why he sent his son because he had a purpose in creating us.However the wages of sin is death in this scripture alone regardless of what happens here we all deserve to die God could have wiped us all out with another flood for who of us is worthy.It is by grace that we live and yes bad things do happen to good people just as it does for the wicked is it to test our faith i do not know but i do know that God gives us the grace to endure through trials and difficulty and that all things do work for Good if we love him..

I, being human, do understand it and know of no reason why I should, except on «faith», which itself can not be understood except that it depends on our more primitive instincts like fear of death.

I can lay out facts / reasons for why I have faith, but because Jesus comes to each of us individually, they must each answer his call accordingly I can not and will not judge any other for that same reason.

JonDoe's post is the exact reason why I no longer affiliate myself with any Christian oriented religion and just call myself of Christian faith.

It's tough to explain why I have faith, it's just a sort of feeling I get — that I know God's up there and that there was a reason I was born into this faith.

That is why science and religion / spirituality conflict, and there is no avoiding that conflict as long as religionists and spiritualists rely on faith rather than reason and evidence.

If religions thus eschew separate «communal power» and seek justice in society, there is no reason why for this purpose, they should not bring their specific faith - insights regarding public morality into dialogue and common action through secular multi-religious groups open for faith - interaction among themselves as well as with secular ideologies.

Frankly, though, the real reason why such stories of sin and salvation cause us discomfort may well be that they bring us too close to the molten core of the Christian faith.

I sincerely look forward to new and innovative reasons why we should put any faith in them.