2006-06-21 18:00:22 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Knowledge.... Faith won't keep you warm in the winter, the knowledge of how to build a fire will.
Faith won't fill your belly when you're hungry, the knowledge of how to hunt will.
Faith won't cure your illness, but the knowledge of a doctor will.
2006-06-21 18:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a Catholic the Church finds that Knowledge is greater than Faith.
The Virtue of Faith is a form of knowledge.
There are two types of usage of the word Faith: FAITH THAT which is a hope that something is or will happen. This is not the virtue of Faith but such language belongs to the virtue of Hope.
FAITH IN is the other type of usage and it is a gnosis that is derived from a relationship with a person. This is language that is used to describe the virtue of Faith. It is an indirect gnosis and not complete knowledge.
Thus knowledge is higher, and true knowledge of God replaces what was once held in faith.
Thus because Christ was one in being with the Father and knew Him and His will completely, we would say that Christ did not have faith in the Father but rather knew Him as He is.
Likewise is true of the Saints who see God face to face and know Him rather than have faith (there are some nuances that are too complex for this forum).
2006-06-22 02:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by Liet Kynes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith needs to be greater. It is impossible to ever know everything and at times we may believe we know something that is in fact correct. So, if faith is greater, no incorrect knowledge will ever overcome faith in the truth of Jesus Christ.
2006-06-22 01:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by karinlovespooh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither is greater. It's a symbiosis. I'm assuming you're referring to knowledge of the answer to "the big questions" and faith in a spiritual being. Faith without knowledge is blind. To believe in something without any basis is foolish. But a higher being can slam all the knowledge he wants into your face and if you don't have the "mustard seed" of faith necessary to believe it, what good is it?
2006-06-22 01:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The strength of each is determined by the person. Ancient Greeks believed that one could find the path to connect the two and reach divine grace. Realistically faith is stronger because you have to have faith to believe in knowledge or religion.
2006-06-22 01:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by The One Truth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith.
2006-06-22 01:03:41 · answer #6 · answered by Einsteinetta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say knowledge is greater. You have to know what you have faith in..right? Knowledge can also be a curse in certain circumstances.
2006-06-22 01:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by smokymtnstn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Have you ever noticed that the more intellectual/knowlegable people are less likely to be religious? It is not that one precludes the other but that one-knowlege tends to exclude the other. When you take something on faith you do not require proof. Scientific people require proof. I would have to say that they are exclusive. That would in itself make it very hard to compare. Personally a good balance of the two makes for a very special person.
2006-06-22 01:25:35 · answer #8 · answered by Ronald B303 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
without knowledge, people can be led astray...
without knowledge, one doesn't know what to have faith in... and must be TOLD by somebody who claims to have knowledge.
It seems to border on retarded to assume that one must choose between the two.
Do a keyword search in the Bible on the word "understanding" and see if knowledge is as important as faith.
2006-06-22 01:06:00 · answer #9 · answered by Dustin Lochart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith.
Once you're in a position of faith, knowledge will come.
But if you're in a position of knowledge, it can cancel out faith.
2006-06-22 01:03:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋