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Faith, what is it?
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RE: Faith, what is it?
I see little difference in the words trust and faith. So for my Christian faith I would describe it as trusting in where the evidence best points.

I think faith is more of a choice and action rather than a feeling. You can't help doubt so your faith (which is a choice) can't rest upon if you feel doubt or not. In fact I think the more doubt you have the more faith that is possible.

It isn't humanly possible to believe all the time without doubt.

I think it is more likely to choose to be sure (100%) of your belief through faith. I have doubts, more than most Christians I'ld think, but I can say that when it comes down to it I do believe (maybe even 100%). Faith is there to counter act the irrationality and ignorance of doubt. Not all doubt is irrationality and ignorance but it can be.

Hope that makes sense.

Also hey guys after being gone for a while.
Mark Taylor: "Religious conflict will be less a matter of struggles between belief and unbelief than of clashes between believers who make room for doubt and those who do not."

Einstein: “The most unintelligible thing about nature is that it is intelligible”
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Faith, what is it? - by Bungy - October 28, 2008 at 6:40 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by bozo - October 28, 2008 at 3:59 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by ManofGOD - October 28, 2008 at 4:37 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by bozo - October 28, 2008 at 4:44 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Edwardo Piet - October 28, 2008 at 5:06 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by tackattack - December 17, 2009 at 2:17 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Darwinian - October 28, 2008 at 4:42 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by ManofGOD - October 28, 2008 at 6:07 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Edwardo Piet - October 28, 2008 at 6:32 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Bungy - October 29, 2008 at 6:14 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Edwardo Piet - October 29, 2008 at 8:02 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by chatpilot - December 17, 2009 at 1:34 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by littlegrimlin1 - December 17, 2009 at 6:49 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by chatpilot - December 18, 2009 at 12:50 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by tackattack - December 20, 2009 at 1:11 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by theVOID - December 20, 2009 at 1:31 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by tackattack - December 20, 2009 at 4:55 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by LEDO - December 19, 2009 at 12:02 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Minimalist - December 19, 2009 at 12:15 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by solarwave - December 19, 2009 at 5:29 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Minimalist - December 19, 2009 at 6:50 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by solarwave - December 19, 2009 at 7:48 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Minimalist - December 19, 2009 at 8:26 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by solarwave - December 20, 2009 at 10:38 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Purple Rabbit - December 20, 2009 at 11:01 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Minimalist - December 20, 2009 at 12:09 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by solarwave - December 21, 2009 at 12:12 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Purple Rabbit - December 21, 2009 at 1:43 pm
RE: Faith, what is it? - by solarwave - December 24, 2009 at 11:54 am
RE: Faith, what is it? - by Purple Rabbit - December 24, 2009 at 1:20 pm



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