A Believer's Thoughts on Faith

[rlp21858]

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Boru

[Jehanne]

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.

[GUBU]

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.

[brewer]

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.

[Gwaithmir]

“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) 

[TheJefe817]

“Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bogglingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as the final and clinching proof of the non-existence of God.
The argument goes something like this: "I refuse to prove that I exist,'" says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
"But," says Man, "The Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED."
"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.
"Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.”

― Douglas Adams, 

[rlp21858]

I can see this being said about many people's demonstration of Christianity, but not when it's followed properly.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

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?

Boru

[rlp21858]

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.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

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.

Boru