what is it called when you believe in god but not the church?
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An agnostic theist believes in the existence of a God or gods, but regards the basis of this proposition as unknown or inherently unknowable. The agnostic theist may also or alternatively be agnostic regarding the properties of the God or gods that they believe in.
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Agnosticism is the doctrine or tenet of agnostics with regard to the existence of anything beyond and behind material phenomena or to knowledge of a First Cause or God, and is not a religion.
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Monotheism is belief in a single god and includes religions like Christianity and Judaism. Polytheism is belief in multiple gods and includes religions like Hinduism and Wicca. Opposite of theism is atheism, which is disbelief in the existence of any deity.
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The belief that God or gods exist is usually called theism. ... Agnostics think we cannot know for sure whether God or gods exist, but still might (or might not) believe at least one deity exists. People who believe in God but not in traditional religions are called deists.
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Faith is about what you personally believe. It exists (or not) independently of if you ever tell anyone about your beliefs and independently of whether or not anyone else shares your beliefs. Religion is organized faith. ... You can be religious, or at least a participant in a religion, without having any personal faith.
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Noun. Many people are interested in distinguishing between the words agnostic and atheist. The difference is quite simple: atheist refers to someone who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods, and agnostic refers to someone who doesn't know whether there is a god, or even if such a thing is knowable.
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Catholics (and Orthodox, and some of the Anglican communion) is a High Church style of worship. One exists and the other doesn't. The so called "evangelicals" are non Liturgical protestants and as such they don't have a mass.
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In the context of religion, one can define faith as "belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people often think of faith as confidence based on a perceived degree of warrant, while others who are more skeptical of religion tend to think of faith as simply belief without evidence.
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Though these words get used interchangeably. Unbelief means lack of belief,state of not believing in God , religion etc Disbelief means refusal to believe / unwillingness to believe in something. Both these words almost mean the same.
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agnostic. There is a key distinction. An atheist doesn't believe in a god or divine being. ... However, an agnostic neither believes nor disbelieves in a god or religious doctrine. Agnostics assert that it's impossible for human beings to know anything about how the universe was created and if divine beings exist.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ.
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An atheist doesn't believe in a god or divine being. ... However, an agnostic neither believes nor disbelieves in a god or religious doctrine. Agnostics assert that it's impossible for human beings to know anything about how the universe was created and if divine beings exist.
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Faith is often seen as the opposite of doubt. But that perspective needs to be flipped. The opposite of faith is certainty; where there is certainty there is no room for faith. Paul Tillich puts it this way, Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.
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Faith is belief is something with no evidence to support it. This kind of belief can lead you to make some destructive decisions and to inspire others to do so as well. Faith is not a virtue. Decisions about the direction of your life should be based on solid evidence, not whims.
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Christian agnosticism. Christian agnostics practice a distinct form of agnosticism that applies only to the properties of God. They hold that it is difficult or impossible to be sure of anything beyond the basic tenets of the Christian faith.
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Well, believing in God is acknowledging his existence, but believing him is so much more. ... God is who he says he is. God can do what he says he can do. I am who God says I am.
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Religion is believing in a supernatural creator of the universe, whether it's God, Odin, Zeus or any other of the thousands of gods mankind has invented. Being Christian means accepting Jesus as your savior.