When I try to have a meaningful conversation and possibly learn something, it's always faith, faith, and more faith. Especially if they don't know the answer. If I had FAITH I would not be asking the questions. Just give me some straight answers. No, this is not a dig at Christianity. Yes, before you all tear me up, I have read the Bible among other religious books. And I do pray to MY God who is more than likely your God also. One TRUE God and all that. Please try to restore my "FAITH" in the HUMAN species. Thank you all and Keep smiling.
2006-06-29 20:12:03 · 8 answers · asked by jbbull25 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The word "faith” used in a discussion is not what I am refurring to. I am talking about when the discussion gets to hypocritical statements, corrupt people in the establishment, and the clouded history of the subject they always answer "Well you just have to have faith". It gets a bit frustrating.
2006-06-29 20:29:59 · update #1
People often revert to the "faith excuse" when they don't have the real answer at hand. But faith is also very necessary due to the fact that God didn't tell us everything we might like to know about him. For example, if God made all things, who made God? Nobody! God always existed. He's the first cause of everything. Now, that's hard to wrap a human brain around! I can tell you that most of the answers you're looking for are out there, readily available, if you know where to look for them. You won't find all of them in the Bible, either. It's complicated and it takes time, but you can arrive at the truth. Then you won't need nearly as much faith. For prompt, complete, accurate and free answers to your questions about God via email, go to www.AskMeAboutGod.Org
2006-06-30 00:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The idea of faith is the central backbone of Christianity, so it will eventually come up in any conversation about the topic.
It requires an element of blind faith to accept the entirety of God's plan, especially that we can never know it in it's completion while we are here.
Although, "faith" should not used as the punctuation to every other sentence either. If some one discussing Christianity is using it as a buzz word, they don't belong in the conversation at that level.
2006-06-30 03:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by electricpole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Christianity, like most other religions is a system developed to answer human's questions about things they don't understand, they occasionally run into things that can't be explained, and so must use faith -the acceptance of things you don't understand, with no proof -as the fall back answer. One classic example is: Why do bad things happen to good people?
2006-06-30 03:20:51 · answer #3 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that's what Christianity is--a faith. It's not a reasoned worldview or a science, but a faith.
Faith (like god) is a word that is used by faith people to "answer" all questions they can't answer reasonably. Get used to it, or get out.
2006-06-30 03:18:57 · answer #4 · answered by Pandak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will repeat this once again, Archie Bunker put it very well in the hit series "All in the Family" he said "faith is people believing in something that no one in their right mind would believe".
2006-06-30 03:18:34 · answer #5 · answered by Crowfeather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they aren't really listening to your question. That is never fun when we aren't being taken seriously. Sometimes they will just give a quick answer, but it isn't really giving a lot of thought and concern to you. How impersonal is that? SORRY!!
2006-06-30 03:31:35 · answer #6 · answered by godsgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I tend to get the "you just need to read the bible" kinda answers.
2006-06-30 03:16:16 · answer #7 · answered by CrazyCat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because that's all they know, and that's all they care to know
2006-06-30 03:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by Voodoo Doll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋