how faith persuade people?
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to know the ultimate truth; the reality.
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I have problems with "faith".  Faith is essentially asking you to believe something that defies logic, science, reason, experience.  This is the one hook that the church must have in order to keep the good believers believing.\n\nOtherwise, if people started thinking and questioning the dogma of their church and the very existence of God and the truth about Jesus, then they might stray away from the Church.\n\nWithout faith, then people may have to start thinking for themselves and develop their own spiritual path without being told what and how to do it.
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like hard evidence that i can pass around to all my friends and they'll all start believing because i have this thing?\n\nno\n\nbut that's why it's a called a faith, because you have faith in it\n\nto borrow a line from a movie\n"If you've never seen a million dollars how do you know it's there?"\n\nbecause you believe it's there!\n\nseeing isn't believing, believing is seeing\n\nbesides, even if it is all made up, it makes people act better, so why burst the bubble?
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The most important way to strengthen you faith is to talk to God and listen to what He says. Read your Bible daily. Second Timothy 2:15, says to "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." Go to a Bible-believing church.Be careful, because there are many out there that claim to be, and yet do not walk the talk. Finally, surround yourself with Christian prayer partners. Let them know when you need prayer, and pray for them when they need it. These will help you become a stronger Christian.
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faith in god, family and friends
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Obviously most of these people do not think that faith is a stumbling block on the path to a safer, more enlightened, less warlike future. I fully believe that this is the case, though.\n\nThe hard truth is that if there were no religion the World Trade Center would still stand, there would be peace in the Middle East, and 2,000+ dead American kids would be home with their families right now.\n\nSadly, faith fills a void in people's lives that folks like you and me will never understand. The need to "be part of something greater," is so intense that it prevents most people from looking at their beliefs objectively. If they did they might see faith as the divisive factor that it is.\n\nNow, I know that Jesus helps a lot of people sleep better at night, and I'm not coming down on that. But his name has also been used as a license to commit atrocities throughout history. Religion provides a justification for doing terrible things to other people. I cannot understand this.\n\nNow, you're talking about "eradicating religion." I've got news for you. If aliens landed tomorrow and revealed that "Earth" was the top-rated television show in Beta-Centauri, and they showed us the scripts for the past four-thousand years, including the "Christianity" outline, the majority of Christians would not accept that their faith was faulty. It's that strong. \n\nSo, your idea of eradicating religion simply will never work. Instead, what we have to do is find like-minded, rational people and talk about things with them. We also have to find the people with whom we disagree most and talk to them.\n\nIf you can convince a young-earth Christian that not all atheists are bad people, you will have done a tremendous amount of good. That opens the doors to them realizing that not all homosexuals are bad people. That opens the doors to the idea that maybe fire and brimstone and judgement are not the path to take.\n\nWe will never eliminate faith during our lifetimes. What we can do is try to make inroads into the minds and hearts of the faithful and try to gain a greater appreciation for where one-another is coming from.
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Fear motivates fools to faith.
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Depends.  A lot of people are raised to be of a certain faith.  These people often don't question what they are taught.  In that way, it isn't a real choice because they just believe what their parents/church told them to believe.  However, it becomes a choice if the individual thinks about what they believe - accept or reject certain aspects of different religions and make a decision to follow or not.
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"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Hebrews 11:6\nFrom this passage it is clear that faith is a key element in pleasing GOD. The believing and seeking, are a big part of it also. The bottom line is in our willing choice of GOD above everything else. that is the begining of obedience.\nMatt.\n\nP.S. For more on this see my sights.
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It's real simple.  Know your faith as best you can. Know what you believe deep inside, and then simply speak from there.  Speak simple, because that's about as much as they can understand, and I've always done it in English better than any other language, so . . . give it to 'em that way.  They might not like your answers, and be okay with that.  They're not always there to understand you.  They're most often there to argue with you and insult you.  Know that, give it to 'em straight, and realize, it's up to them what they do with it.  "You can lead a horse (nag or stallion) to water, but you CAN'T MAKE THEM DRINK."  You'll have done the best you can in the eyes of God, and that's ALL that matters.  God Bless you.
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Faith and hope is inside yourself you must sit down in the quiet and discuss this with the Lord,empty your mind of any negative thoughts,concentrate on what it really is you want to know, and you will be answered.\nWomen of the Lord are all around you,you seem to be looking in and reaching out in the wrong places.\nCenter positive energy,and ask for what you want through Gods Help and it will come to you.Be open minded do not close a door on a possibility.
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People push it on you because they believe strongly, that they have found the only path to heaven. They are just trying to bring you into the faith because they care about you and want you to go to heaven too. The unfortunate thing is most people don't know how to go about "selling" their faith to others, and sadly, end up offending more than they convert. It is not intentional, it is an unfortunate by product of their good intentions. I am sorry that this friend has made you feel like your faith is a lie, or rather that he is calling it that. Thank you however, for keeping an open mind about the whole thing. Christianity can be a bit messed up at times. Most Christian faiths think that any other Christian faith that isn't theirs is going to hell too, so don't feel too bad. The way I look at it, if you are right with God, that is all that really matters.
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The more eccentric a religion is the more they need to "push" it onto others.  If you feel that you are constantly being "convinced" about religion, maybe it is time to revisit your faith.
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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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LMAO....good question. I guess faith only goes so far before it just turns into plain ignorance.\n\n~SugaSw33t
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Faith comes by hearing the word of God.
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Some poeple take evangelizing to the next level.  It is not just Christians.  Most religions, even some pagan ones, have sects that push their followers to convert others.