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RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
June 27, 2022 at 6:57 am
My thoughts on faith is that such serves the emotional, psychological, social and sexual needs of individuals, and the anthropological, political and economic needs of societies. Of course, because a particular meme serves the needs of individuals & groups does not cause such to become true.
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RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
June 27, 2022 at 8:27 am
In response to the OPs long line of bovine excremen,t all faith is is something you hold to be true despite evidence to the contrary.
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RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
June 27, 2022 at 8:34 am
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Oh no, not another christian rule breaker.
"Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's". Same rules that the tooth fairy follows.
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RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
June 27, 2022 at 9:26 am
“Faith, n., Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.” (Ambrose Bierce,
The Devil's Dictionary)
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RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
June 28, 2022 at 5:44 am
I can see this being said about many people's demonstration of Christianity, but not when it's followed properly.
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RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
June 28, 2022 at 5:48 am
(June 28, 2022 at 5:44 am)rlp21858 Wrote: I can see this being said about many people's demonstration of Christianity, but not when it's followed properly.
So, what is it specifically that makes you a proper Christian?
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RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
June 28, 2022 at 5:56 am
I dont claim to have mastered being a Christian by any means, but I believe I am following it properly because it started with facing many of my worst fears. In fact, I registered here to talk with the members here because (ironically) I thought they would be a step ahead of the Church in this regard, having searched from the heart what they believe is true.
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RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
June 28, 2022 at 6:28 am
(June 28, 2022 at 5:56 am)rlp21858 Wrote: I dont claim to have mastered being a Christian by any means, but I believe I am following it properly because it started with facing many of my worst fears. In fact, I registered here to talk with the members here because (ironically) I thought they would be a step ahead of the Church in this regard, having searched from the heart what they believe is true.
I think that facing fears via Christianity (or any other reward/punishment based religion), while obviously comforting, is pretty much giving in to your fears, not facing them. Kicking the can down the road, so to speak.
I tend to use my brain for determining what is true and my heart for pumping blood.
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