Why do christians use the word "faith" everytime?

Question

i mean like , christians(which i used to be) allways say have faith when they are asked questions they cannot answer about their god(which irritates the sh!t out of me) .....its like me sayin theres a big giant fairy flying around watching over people and helping people and someone asks me "hey so where is this fairy , how do you know that this fairy exists if you havn't seen it" and i say "thats why theres something called faith , have faith"

thats like a sorry excuse for " i dont know what the hell im talking about"

does anyone agree with me? and i would like to hear what any of you has to say about this topic

you see i know what you guys are talking about , when you say you have to have faith in a religion and what not , BUT does that make it true , you see this is my real problem , where not talking bout somethin little here where talkin about GOD(this thing that man has created to ease his ignorant mind)

shut the hell up chardonnayonice , its people like u that make me wanna burn a church ....DAM.... y do you have to be so blind and ignorant

Answer 1

You have to have faith to believe in a fabel or a myth. If you don't have faith, you can't believe it, and they are some of the biggest recruiters I have ever known.

Answer 2

As many scientist and philosophers will be quick to point out, everyone simply has to take some things for granted. We all must have faith in some of our understanding, or we wouldn't believe in anything except perhaps the laws of logic, and only those because, if we didn't take them for granted, the notion of 'taking something for granted' would fall apart. Though they tried for centuries, philosophers never gave absolute, genuine, justified proof of anything substantial, though scientists provided much for them to toy with. The confusion of the first year logic student is well founded: we can only prove something given something else, so we are always left with something unproven.

So we cannot prove that the 'Big Bang' theory is correct, nor can we prove that 'The earth ways greated in 6 days'. So how is the religious person claiming faith in the latter any different from the scientist claiming justified belief in the former?

The difference is that the secular, philosophic/scientific view of the world is the better theory, in that it more accurately explains what actually is happening in the world. Its does this because it is the current refinement of a apprx.3000 year old knowledge structure, a structure that has been evolving for so many years, providing us along the way with technological marvels and great increases in quality of life. Science is true because it works. There is something in common between the structure of scientific theory and the structure of the world that the theory is about. It is by virtue of this relationship that man can adopt the perspective it provides and, with sufficient resources, increase his mastery of the cosmos.

So while we must all believe with faith, we don't have to be irrational about it. All our theories are flawed because we are flawed and we are their producers. But we can transcend our limitations by examining and criticizing each others theories in an attempt to find the ones that provide us with the most satisfying explanations, the best solutions for our problems. These we take on faith only until the problems they create are solved in turn and the theory is superseded. As humanity continues on this inter-generational intellectual dialog, in which all the great thinkers of history are participant, it moves toward omniscience.

Have faith, but be careful where you place it. Your world will become that place. Don't be afraid to move it.

Answer 3

Why christions said faith all the time well faith is something that a good christion have went then are going throw hard time and not know if then are going to make it so a good christion said have faith and you can make it and how do ypu tell if God is real and not just something make up well look around you and ask your how did the water get here and the tree and the air you can check about this planet and see what grow on the moon.

Answer 4

Basically "Faith" is a word that respresents an inner belief that is structured toward a specific goal......most often used in religous terms. Religion as an example of faith can be broke down to the stories of the bible that have been translated and conversed several times throughtout ones life to actually etch mental imagery and basic laws of right and wrong accordingly, thus giving one the "Faith" to live by these means. A great example of "Faith" would be the inner belief in ones self to accomplish anything at hand, such as most professional athletes practice during thier sport or activity of choose........when you actually have a structured thought process that incorporates you as the main focus of belief, I assure you that you will never need any imaginary support.

Answer 5

Faith is the opposite of fear. Faith in God helps you get through the hard times that you face in life. Fear, instilled in you by the evil force controls your mind with all the negative thoughts. Ex.You will never make it...you were born to be broke all your life...this is too good for you. When you have faith and know that God is in control, that He has the power and that through Him everything is possible, people say: have faith because God's promise will always come to pass. You said: I used to be a christian. I prophesy that you will come back to the real christian life. Asking about this topic is not a coincidence, your soul is calling you back where you belong.

Answer 6

There are four approaches to the Holy-of-Holies. The first way is the way of overcoming physical pain, and this way is seen in such disciplines as the martial arts, yoga, physical schools. The second way is the " way of faith and belief", it is for people centered in their "hearts". The third way is the way of pure knowledge. Perhaps this is your way. You do not seem to be comfortable in the realm of your heart, where faith and belief is born. The fourth way, is for those of us with too much body, too much heart, and too much mind to go by any of the other three ways, so we have to go by a fourth way, which is known as the way of the sly man. A fourth way person is all about results and working. A fourth way person cares about family and keeping a good household, and a fourth way person will take the best ideas wherever they may be found and use them for his own life, even if he must learn some of his tricks from the devil himself. The four ways are described in Revelations chapter 4, where the four beasts that protect the approaches to the holy-of-holies are described. I am eagle, uc-steve. Thanks for the question.

Answer 7

i think those who don't really have "faith" use that word just as much. "christians" are part of a religion, whereas people who actually believe in god can be different. it just takes studying, researching and knowing what you believe. i believe in god, but i don't agree with every christian dogmatic doctrine on the subject of just having faith. there are some things we cannot explain, ever.. so in some cases it does revert back to having faith (which is belief NOT based on material evidence or absolute proof) quite frankly.. faith is the cornerstone, though i agree it is used as a crutch far too often.

what questions do you have? (and no, i'm not trying to convert you or convince you of anything.. just curious, because i have doubts and questions of my own)

Answer 8

It's not just a christian thing. It's a spiritual thing. I don't feel as religious as spiritual. I go to a catholic church sometimes, but my fiance' is unitarian. And, my favorite place to go is a interdenominational group meeting where we are all different faiths and come together to take the best of it and not judge but accept each other for who we are. This is in san antonio, texas in the king william's area, but I am sure there are others throughout the country.

Answer 9

Belief and disbelief in anything requires 'faith'.

However, I agree; the word is used as frequently as the word "Freedom" is used in the United States today. Those who support the war (but aren't sure of what the war is about) tend to tout the word "Freedom" as frequently as possible, in the hope that an opponent can easily be branded as 'unpatriotic' for 'not supporting freedom'. Both are words that are designed to give the speaker something concrete to believe in.

Answer 10

unfortunately it sounds like you have had the typical bad experience wit hpeople who claim to be Christians and use faith as a crutch. True Christianity wrestles with the hard questions and faith is the ability to throw your fist up at God and ask "why?" True Christianity doesn't run from questions but engages them full on, with the "faith"(confidence and belief) that the answers will not destroy us, but will bring us closer to truth.

Answer 11

Belief in supernatural beings requires faith, otherwise the 'believers' wouldn't be able to prove anything. Objective reality requires objective proof. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, and faith does not equate to proof. I'm in the same boat as you, a recent convert from a believer to a questioner, and i've come to the conclusion that logic and rationality just doesn't mix in religion....