(September 27, 2020 at 9:22 am)possibletarian Wrote: Faith generally can mean a few things
1. complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
2. strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof.
As I understand John, he uses the word in the first meaning clearly though when taking about religious faith you are also talking about the second one.
It's referred to as secular faith versus religious faith.
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