Why was faith not so important to Jesus?
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I think he was just a really cool spiritual dude (and probably a really good reiki master).  Spirituality is the  free will to find the path of God on your own.....not letting someone telling you how to find god via organized religion.  \nI think Jesus was the embodiement of getting in touch with God, by getting in touch with yourself.  That's why he didn't support organized religion.
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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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I don't think it's the focus of ALL religion, but many Christians do tend to dwell on that fact.  And then it tends to spill over when they're trying to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  And that's where is gets weird.  Because "gospel" means "good news."  How can you spread the Gospel when you're focusing totally on what will happen WITHOUT Jesus Christ.  Maybe their priorities are out of whack.
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More than likely he was just there to bathe in the river anyway.Maybe some would argue about humbling himself before John the Baptist as a gesture of respect for him and what he did.Jesus had said that what you do to the least of these you do to me also.I don't have an issue with it. You're reading way too much into something without knowing the truth. This is a negative application you are applying so you're fishing in a toilet for excuses. Unless you had witnessed everything from that time without prejudice it's difficult to usually grasp it without faith. From the perspective of immortality one death on a cross to start a religion seems to be a safe bet.Mortals usually only understand living sacrifice as an example of faith or honor. A virgin woman represents an undefiled vessel or purity. Would it sound better to you if she was just the babysitter? This isn't a sitcom drama you know.
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the stuff you are required to do is the inconvenience after accepting jesus...\n\n"All problems stem from ignorance (Hosea 4:6) or selfishness (Phil 2:3) or both." that must be another term for faith
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I'm with you. We need both faith and works.\n\nThe works God is talking about is not a Brownie Points system of "earning your way into heaven." But you cannot sustain faith for very long without true works. Faith dies without the fire of those works. However, God sees people as individuals, so there is no comparing with your neighbor to see who did "the most" or who is "most worthy." It just does not work like that.
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No. It differs on the fact that Christianity has a faith different from the others.
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It's not so much the religions as it is the politics of the religion. Having faith is just having a belief - it's the religious DOGMA (telling you how to live, etc.) thay causes the problems. Why everyone wants to think that everyone else should believe in their particular brand of faith is beyond me. Why can't we all just get along. Different strokes for different folks, is what I say.
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"Faith" means absence of proof.  In the absence of proof, it is not only OK for you to question things, but you are expected to do so.
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I can understand your confusion. No problem asking for clarification, so don't feel like you need to apologize.\n\nMt.20:23-\nJesus made it clear that He had a mission, and the Father had particular tasks as well as the Holy Spirit. Example, Jesus does not know the hour of His return, only the Father. This is a direct parallel the the Jewish wedding. While Jesus was on earth in bodily form, He is unable to be with everyone at once--this is the role of the Holy Spirit. Jesus made it clear that who sits where is a role that is the Father's only.\n\nMk 6:5\nJesus did not do miracles to those who wanted parlor tricks. Jesus would only do miracles for those who had the faith in Him. Look at his meeting with Harod. Harod was glad to see Jesus and hoped that He would do a miracle for him, but Jesus would not. God's plan was not to "impress" people. Jesus had specific reasons for doing and not doing miracles. Jesus was in His hometown and everyone questioned Him and doubted His authority. He could have done a big SPFX thing, but that would not bring the kind of faith and belief He desired. Who was the person that Jesus was most impressed with? The Centurion who said, "Just say the word, Jesus and my servant will be healed." Jesus marveled and basically said, in effect, "This is the faith I have been looking for!"\n\nMt.28:18\nThis is true. And He weilds that power as He sees fit. From my experiences, He does it with a whisper and not a shout.\n\nI hope this answers your questions. You might glean much from my studies.
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God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith (Romans 12:3).  ...faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Rom. 10:17).  But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him  (Hebrews 11:6)
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I am not a big fan of religion. Jesus is what matters. He said he would save any one who asked Him for salvation. The Bible make it very clear that the salvation of God is a gift, it can't be earned no matter how many good works you do. This would include church membership, baptism, obedience to the ten commandments. So does religion matter.. It does if it brings you closer to Christ but it's being close to Christ that is the solution to weather you will or should be condemned. And then only God has the right to make such a judgment... Jim
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LMAO....good question. I guess faith only goes so far before it just turns into plain ignorance.\n\n~SugaSw33t
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Religion is putting our faith into action. That's why it says in the bible that faith without works is dead, and it tells us in the bible all the things we must do including spreading the word of God to the world. This is called religion. How would you have ever learned about Jesus if not for the Christian religion which spread the gospel of Jesus to the world and to your ears?
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Faith was intended for the primitive folk in Christ's era because they were too primitive in their education, thinking and mindset to understand what was behind his message. This 'unquestioning belief' was designed to sustain the message of Christ over the centuries until the arrival of the Apocalypse (Revelation or 'to reveal') which would demystify the 'mystery of the ages'.
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because it's pointless to get into a fact based argument with a religious person. You have 'faith' in your religion - which means you believe what it tells you NO MATTER what else you may see or hear. That's why non-religious folks tend not to get into it with you.
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Religion isn't important to me.  I'm a Christian and the most important thing to me is Faith in God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.  I know that I am saved through God's grace.  I believe that Jesus died for my sins and that a person should strive every day to be the best person they can be.  God Bless.