Christians, do you really believe faith matters?
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Good question.  It doesn't matter when it comes to salvation - knowledge (in the sense of gnosis) matters:\nhttp://acim-search.miraclevision.com/std-second-edition-and-supps/index.html\nBTW - nobody is going to go to hell.  If you define hell as separation from God, most of us are already in hell.\nSlawek
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I think that belief in God and faith in Jesus Christ has changed my life.  Not in an out-of-touch wierd way, more the way getting to know a close friend better can encourage and inspire you to do things differently.  I love my faith.  I believe it is the one true way to Heaven, and that I was put in this earth for God's pleasure.
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I don't think so.  I believe that people who do put alot of faith in god are giving the credit of their actions to another being.  God didn't create or plan your actions- you did!
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I think "faith" does weaken self-confidence.  And also responsibility.  I feel MUCH better about myself and my abilities now that I'm not a christian anymore.\n\nI was giving all the glory to God when something went right,.... and blaming myself, or attributing it to learning a needed lesson when something didn't go right.\n\nSo anything that was good was never because of me, and anything that was bad was always my fault.  Does that sound healthy to you?
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Read Genesis 1:26-27.  If you look around you you know that God must exist. Faith means to hope for things which are not seen, but which are true.
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My interpretation is that religion is not meant to be understood - you believe things on faith.
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Faith is personal and, it does not rely upon any dogmata and scriptures.  When you bleed, you know that you are bleeding.  Same with faith, it is in the knowing of it is there.  People do backup their faith with scriptures but, the latter reinforce the former and not the vice versa.
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Speaking for myself. I find hope through rational thinking, if there is a situation in which rational thinking can not resolve I find something to keep me occupied.\n\nBTW people, hope is not an exclusive right to Christians, it has existed many thousands of years before your religion was even conceived of.. I am quite disappointed in your inability to understand this.
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no. even though i am christian and a spiritual person, i strongly believe that faith-based issues should stay out of politics. that is one of the main reasons y Bush won the last election.....he got the support of the christian-right voters. now look what state our country is in.
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I believe no matter what religion one is or is not, it is God that matters now and in the end. I "respect" all faiths and beliefs.\nGod Bless
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well, faith is all about being able to believe in something without physical proof of it existing. logically, that doesnt make sense. but, thats what faith is about. anyone can have faith in something when its right in front of you with the answers spelled out. but to be realistic, the bible doesnt explain everything. and it contradicts what we know is scientifically proven. but thats just it, you've independantly thought about this, and questioned it, you obviously werent brainwashed into anything. and if you want to believe in it, it sounds like you're ready. if you decide not to, thats cool too. i can understand that.\n\nto me, faith is about saying "i believe theres more to existence than what we understand right now".
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I'm a believer. \n\nTypicially positive feeling and attitudes lead one to faith.  Faith is not just something you have or don't, it's a judgement thing that can go up and down in gradients.   Faith is measure of ones beliefs, that can be attributed toward anything really.  Faith that the sun will rise each day, faith that there will be food on your table each day, faith that you'll be able to keep your job, faith that you will stay married.  Take away faith and you have a sad person.\n\nIn many respects Religions to non believers can at least be seen as man's attempt to document attitudes and processes that are good for society. The more faith you have in your Religion and the things it accomplishes to this goal, the more you might become a true believer.  There are more things in this world than we will ever truely understand...  anyone that thinks otherwise is lying to you and themselves.\n\nPersonally I believe in Jesus' teachings, to me he was truely the best person ever on earth with the best beliefs.  Someone to believe in.
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faith is believing....the fact that you stick to........
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true.  BUt as a Christian I will have to say the cliche answer... FAITH.  You have to have faith in what you do and what you live for.  And i don't neccessary live for heaven, I live for Jesus.  And i don't believe that he will put me in the wrong place.  So its a matter of faith.
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You can't because Faith is believing that in God's revealed word and trusting Him without outside influence. (However I could point you to some facts not listed in scripture that support the Bible, and also aren't the values in the Bible good, before some guy rattled off all these really great values, but they are nothing with JESUS.\nGive a specific question I will answer it specifically, email me.
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Faith is our beliefs and our beliefs define our reality. Religion is a set of beliefs. Your life is your set of beliefs. Therefore, no, without faith your life can't have meaning. You would have nothing to believe in, no existence.
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Ha, this could be a little true.\n\nBut there is a faith which is not so wacky.  Think of it like this:\n\nLet us say that you have a friend who has always come through for you.  Then one day, you get stranded and you call your friend to come get you, and they say, "I'm on my way!"  Should you trust your friend?  I say yes, of course!  They have always come through for you in the past, so you should trust them.\n\nI think this is what the proper meaning of faith is.  It is trust.  It is an optimism that everything is going to work for the good.