In a religious context...what is "FAITH?"

neologist wrote:

Frank Apisa wrote:

JAMESDG wrote:

Hello, the question of faith, Good topic. When man kind said the world was flat the bible said the world was round. People believed man that the world was flat and not the bible. Instead they should of had faith in the bible and believed the world was round like the bible said. Some years later we discovered the earth was round not flat. OH my having faith in the bible is not a bad thing is it. People are very far from knowing everything and it is their PRIDE that makes them cut down the bible and religion.

Really.

Well...you should put some of your biblical faith into learning how to write a coherent sentence...and paragraph.

In any case...I am tired of listening to the nonsense that the Bible said the earth was round.

If you have a specific passage from the Bible telling us "The earth is a sphere" let's hear it.

You remember Isaiah 40:22, don't you, Frank?

Yes I do, Neo.

What does that have to do with the earth being a sphere?

(See Pauligirl's post. She goes into much more detail.)

Theologian Paul Tillich has written, "There is hardly a word in the religious language - both thological and popular - which is subject to more misunderstandings, distortions, and questionable definitions, than the word, faith."

... On problem is that "faith" is confused with the word, "creed" - a set of specific, often unchanging, even mandatory, beliefs. Faith and creed are not synonyms. Creed comes from the Latin "credo" which does not mean "belief" but means "I set my heart to." It signifies loyalty, allegiance, honor, and value.

... Sharon Parks defines faith as the "activity of making meaning." To theologian Paul Tillich, "Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned." and, wrote religious historian William Castwell Smith, "Faith at its best has taken the form of a quiet confidence and joy which enable one to feel at home in the universe.

Sorry, Frank. It works for Joe Sixpack. You know. The bible wasn't written to impress Mensa members such as you and pauli.

Hello again, it seem that someone has a little little bad attitude, can every body extend a little hug :wink: . You were presented with truth from the bible about faith, and you want to lash out and cut down the comment and the person who made it. Yes I don't know how to spell, and wright sentences very well but why do I want to take the time to do so, this is just for fun, RIGHT! I don't have to be correct all the time do I? Or are you correct all the time and perfect? NO, no body is perfect on the earth so unless you are without sin cast the first stone at me and my words. It seems we all on this forum have a bitter and cynical person who has been wronged many times in her or his life. When you attack and lash out at peoples answers it gives proof that you cant defend your self, this is a religious forum, so you will find all most everybody here with faith except you.

The bible is true and right and God JEHOVAH him self said so, it is equipped for every good work to reprove and set straight. So my question to you my friend is are you trying to say God is a LIER?

Frank Apisa wrote:

JAMESDG wrote:

Hello, the question of faith, Good topic. When man kind said the world was flat the bible said the world was round. People believed man that the world was flat and not the bible. Instead they should of had faith in the bible and believed the world was round like the bible said. Some years later we discovered the earth was round not flat. OH my having faith in the bible is not a bad thing is it. People are very far from knowing everything and it is their PRIDE that makes them cut down the bible and religion.

Really.

Well...you should put some of your biblical faith into learning how to write a coherent sentence...and paragraph.

In any case...I am tired of listening to the nonsense that the Bible said the earth was round.

If you have a specific passage from the Bible telling us "The earth is a sphere" let's hear it.

You remember Isaiah 40:22, don't you, Frank?

neologist wrote:

Sorry, Frank. It works for Joe Sixpack. You know. The bible wasn't written to impress Mensa members such as you and pauli.

C'mon Neo, give Joe a little more credit than that. The Bible was written for and by people that thought the earth was flat. Actually the reason for using the terminology of a circle is easy to understand. If you go to a high point and look around, the horizon will appear to inscribe a circle on an apparent flat earth.

Faith is the dogmatic belief in something in the absence of any logical proof or evidence. In the case of religious belief, the faith provides a matrix of behaviors, traditions, and ceremonies, which reinforce the believer's psychological connection to the faith.

One of the hallmarks of adherents' religious faith is they do not question the premises, but simply accept the precepts of the religion as truth without the tenets of the faith being open to intellectual scrutiny.

Faith is having confidence in something.

"...........Merriam Webster also lists faith and belief as synonyms."
I don't know if I would concur that belief and faith are synonyms since many people believe many different things. Isn't "nonbelief" belief in something, er nothing? Seems to me even nonbelievers can be obstinate. Faith would be putting confidence in beliefs. IMO those beliefs are influenced by many things, some seen and some unseen.

Well that is just a question I've asked myself sometimes. Can there be such a thing as nothing for surely anything that I can imagine to be nothing would then be something. Another question is does the universe go on and on or does it ever stop. And if it stops then what is there? Nothing? These are just some philosophical questions that are a little off topic.