(October 15, 2016 at 9:24 pm)Arkilogue Wrote:(October 15, 2016 at 9:16 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: And those of us who don't have a belief system based on the bible use what's called a "dictionary", lol.When the meanings of words change over time, the operative function is lost on the human mind. Dictonaries do not define words, the list current usage.
Dictionaries now list a "definition" for literally that means the exact opposite of literal.
My point is, your reasoning behind what you consider to be the "true" definition of the word faith is circular in nature, based on your assumption that the bible is indeed the word of God:
"Faith is 'a gift from God' because it says so in the bible, and the bible is the word of God, so that's exactly what faith is."
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.
