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How do christians view apostasy
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RE: How do christians view apostasy
(December 12, 2014 at 9:20 am)professor Wrote: There is a difference between having a knowledge of God and knowing God.

There is also no such thing as knowing god. He can no more be known than one can know a unicorn.

(December 12, 2014 at 11:29 am)professor Wrote: Who does not employ faith in their everyday life?
Faith is walking out on what you know.

There is a major distinction between secular faith and religious faith. I honestly tire of having to explain the difference, but to retain my intellectual integrity I must.

Secular faith is a belief that is confidence or trust in something that is based on proof. I have faith that the sun will rise tomorrow. That kind of faith is based on facts because the sun rises around the same time everyday, and we have witnessed this to be true.

Religious faith is a belief in something that is not based on proof. I have faith that god exists. There is no evidence to support the existence of god.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
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How do christians view apostasy - by TubbyTubby - December 12, 2014 at 4:11 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by robvalue - December 12, 2014 at 4:18 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by dyresand - December 12, 2014 at 9:19 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by professor - December 12, 2014 at 9:20 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Cato - December 12, 2014 at 10:06 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by dyresand - December 12, 2014 at 10:22 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by StealthySkeptic - December 13, 2014 at 7:01 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Nope - December 12, 2014 at 2:03 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Silver - December 12, 2014 at 2:07 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Godschild - December 12, 2014 at 6:12 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Ryantology - December 12, 2014 at 6:44 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Silver - December 12, 2014 at 7:39 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Tonus - December 12, 2014 at 10:02 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by FatAndFaithless - December 12, 2014 at 10:04 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by robvalue - December 12, 2014 at 10:18 am
Re: RE: How do christians view apostasy - by TubbyTubby - December 12, 2014 at 10:49 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by John V - December 12, 2014 at 11:32 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Jenny A - December 12, 2014 at 11:41 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by professor - December 12, 2014 at 11:29 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Cato - December 12, 2014 at 12:17 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Tonus - December 12, 2014 at 12:33 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Ravenshire - December 14, 2014 at 8:52 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Jenny A - December 12, 2014 at 11:33 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by polar bear - December 12, 2014 at 11:40 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Minimalist - December 12, 2014 at 12:19 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by vorlon13 - December 12, 2014 at 12:28 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Tombochan - December 12, 2014 at 1:09 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Schwa - December 12, 2014 at 2:52 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by professor - December 12, 2014 at 1:28 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Tonus - December 12, 2014 at 3:13 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by robvalue - December 12, 2014 at 6:22 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by robvalue - December 12, 2014 at 6:49 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Nope - December 12, 2014 at 6:49 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Godschild - December 12, 2014 at 10:26 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Nope - December 13, 2014 at 2:12 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Godschild - December 13, 2014 at 2:26 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Whateverist - December 13, 2014 at 9:24 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Godschild - December 13, 2014 at 6:26 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by dyresand - December 13, 2014 at 6:33 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Godschild - December 13, 2014 at 9:45 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by StealthySkeptic - December 13, 2014 at 10:22 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Jackalope - December 14, 2014 at 8:52 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Crossless1 - December 15, 2014 at 3:35 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Norfolk And Chance - December 15, 2014 at 3:32 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Nope - December 13, 2014 at 9:53 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by dyresand - December 13, 2014 at 12:05 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by watchamadoodle - December 13, 2014 at 8:29 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by vorlon13 - December 13, 2014 at 10:17 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by dyresand - December 13, 2014 at 10:37 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by vorlon13 - December 13, 2014 at 10:44 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by professor - December 13, 2014 at 10:53 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Whateverist - December 13, 2014 at 4:09 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by dyresand - December 13, 2014 at 4:15 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by vorlon13 - December 13, 2014 at 11:29 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Whateverist - December 13, 2014 at 4:21 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by professor - December 13, 2014 at 5:27 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Whateverist - December 13, 2014 at 5:36 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by professor - December 13, 2014 at 6:58 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Tonus - December 13, 2014 at 8:18 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Spooky - December 13, 2014 at 8:29 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by dyresand - December 13, 2014 at 10:19 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by professor - December 13, 2014 at 7:11 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by StealthySkeptic - December 13, 2014 at 8:34 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Godschild - December 13, 2014 at 9:03 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by StealthySkeptic - December 13, 2014 at 9:18 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Godschild - December 13, 2014 at 10:27 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by StealthySkeptic - December 14, 2014 at 12:40 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Minimalist - December 13, 2014 at 8:44 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by dyresand - December 13, 2014 at 10:25 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by dyresand - December 13, 2014 at 10:33 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Spooky - December 14, 2014 at 1:12 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Wyrd of Gawd - December 14, 2014 at 1:50 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by CapnAwesome - December 14, 2014 at 4:58 am
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Drich - December 14, 2014 at 8:02 pm
How do christians view apostasy - by TubbyTubby - December 15, 2014 at 3:51 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by professor - December 15, 2014 at 3:55 pm
RE: How do christians view apostasy - by Crossless1 - December 15, 2014 at 4:03 pm

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