faith is unlogical it makes no sense. someone tells you something so it must be true how could u follow that ideaoligy
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I agree, I guess it's the same twisted logic people use when they choose to believe something they hear on FoxNews.
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if you refrain from saying God, faith and beliefs when answering this question,then there can be no answer to your question, that is what  the bible teaches.. without GOD there is no hope and without beliefs there is no GOD !! a person has to believe in his heart without scientific proof that there is a GOD and without the bible how can they teach????
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No, faith is not enough.  James 2:17 says "thus, too, faith, if it does not have works, is dead in itself. "
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Having faith means you believe that life, truth, and goodness will have the last word. Not only *can* you rely on that in your day to day life, you *have* to. Why else would you be living? So you and the people you love can end up as worm food? So the whole planet will be swallowed by the sun in a few billion years? If faith isn't true, there is no truth and no meaning. Without faith, my life would be a charade. But with faith, the smallest gesture can be full of meaning.
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Believing is one thing.  Knowing is another.  As most people have said in here, yes you can believe in whatever you want.  That doesn't make it the truth.  And NO, not everyone has to believe in something.  What everyone should have is the knowledge of the truth and the openmindedness to receive the truth.  Not mumbo jumbo from books that you just accept as your truth.
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Faith- believing in something that you can not see. It is a belief that suggests there is more than what is before you.It is staying strong,emotionally. It is the voice within that gives you peace. "Walk by faith, not by sight."
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You're probably a very intelligent person. But this time your guess is way off. I don't think you understand Christianity.
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Well said, and thank you. You might have a point. I'd like to think that one doesn't have to have no faith, to have manners, intellect, and a sense of humor. But If you've ever noticed someone who is deeply religious, they are always trying to convert you, or convince you otherwise. Whereas I've never tried to push my belief on anyone. In fact, If it wasn't for people, mostly coworkers, trying to ask for donations, or just asking me questions about my faith, they would never know that I'm not a religious person. But based on that one principal, now they keep there distance...Goddamn hypocrites!!
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Believing in Jesus is an act of faith because there is no evidence.
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I agree that faith should not be based solely on a book.  This is stupid.  Faith should be based on actual experiences with the book, with God, and with other "spiritual experiences".  Many people, including atheists and Christians think they are so smart and understand.  The fact is, is that both science and religion don't have all the answers right now.  Both groups put faith into their belief systems and adamantly state that they are correct.  But science changes and religion is often misunderstood.\nAs to your scriptures on Bible mishaps, you have two issues that should be addressed.  First, our morals and the morals of yesterday are not the same.  Why do we think we understand history from a few lines in a very old book?  Why do we judge a society that lived thousands of years ago?  We don't know enough about the actual events that led to these stories being recorded in this way.  The second issue is that if you were to read many of the versus you quoted in German, they say something different than what is implied here.  Translation errors are not a few in the Bible.  Thus, rather than base our belief on the Bible as a perfect book, we should seek after God in the Bible, the other stuff isn't as important.
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Faith is not something that can be easily explained, it is just something you know. The Bible says that faith is the belief in things not seen. I believe in air, I can't see it but sometimes I feel it. It is faith that makes me believe the air is still there even when the wind isn't blowing. God is like that. You can't see Him, but if you pay close attention you can feel Him sometimes.  It is faith that lets you believe that He is there even when you don't feel Him.
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That's why they call it faith. You either believe or not.
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Logic is bad. Put your faith in God. That is where you shall get your wisdom.
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I spent 15 years as an atheist with no faith.\n\nThen I met some people I knew had something I wanted.  They asked if I believed in Jesus and between us we established I believed He exsited but not that He was any more than a historical character.  I had training across the ocean at that time and during that time asked God that if He existed would He give me a sign.  He did but thats a long story.   Still I had no faith I just understood there was a God.  Knowing that however did change things.  Latter I got back in touch with other members of this same group that had something I desired.  They gave me a set of tapes by Malcolm Smith that did an excellent job of telling who Jesus was and what He did and what He would do for me if I asked.  \n\nAt this point I had the faith that if I asked Jesus to give me the comforter He would.\n\n\nThis is like a scientific experiment.  I studied formed a theory and figured if I completed this experiment I would get the expected result if I did the experiment correctly I would have the results I wanted to receive.\n\nLike when you flip the light switch you understand that if you do this the light will go on.  You have faith that flipping the switch will give you what you desire ===light.\n\nSo I said a sinners prayer and let God know I wanted to be His friend and that I accepted the leadership of Jesus and the comforter.  I received what I desired and was a changed person.  Upon receiving I also got free of charge a love for reading the Bible.  Where I never could understand it b4 now every word was full of meaning and as I used what it said I began to see the world in a different manner.  Now all was true that I understood and at every turn more truth and understanding.  Since then I have read it completely several times and find that although this Book was penned by many contributers there is a continuous influence that is easily recognized consistant and very much a friend.  I have read the Qu'ran and find this same friend there as well.\n\nSome say the Bible contradicts itself and can be made to say anything but I know that all of God's friends know this to be false.   Note not everybody who says they have faith in the Bible knows it like we do but those who do, do not disagree on much.
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It's called faith.  We believe in what can not be explained.
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This is why I am agnostic.  There were just too many unanswered questions for me.  And there was a lot of hypocracy, especially in my congregation.  What's the point of *saying* you believe something when you actually don't?
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Trying to make sense of religion is like trying to teach a pig to sing.  Don't waste your time with fairy tales.