is it just the church's way of avoiding answering questions like why does god allow wars?
2006-09-04 00:21:15 · 14 answers · asked by flibertyjib 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
faith is trust
2006-09-04 00:24:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It isn't completely true that faith is something you can 'neither touch, taste, see or smell' - it has a foundation, after all - for Christians that is the Bible. Faith is the ability and the trust to say: okay, I don't know all the answers and I don't always know why, but I'm gonna believe and trust in you anyway. People who have faith in Jesus don't just have a blind trust, anyway - they find that by accepting him into their life they are able to have a relationship with him and learn how to listen to his voice and guidance. Thats additional fuel for the faith.
2006-09-04 09:14:56 · answer #2 · answered by drblonde 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has some faith.e.g. when we sit in a chair we have faith that it will support our weight. We base our faith in that case on the fact that the chair has been made to support a persons weight. Faith in God is like that we have some information about Him and we place our trust in Him based on that information.
2006-09-04 07:36:30 · answer #3 · answered by THOMAS S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Real Faith is just and only Creed in possible personal not yet realised possibilities (in hidden personal potential). Basically it is based on personal energy (inborn), i.e. life's potential .Energy can be increased by performing the best you can in any situation you find yourself in your life (good economy of energy).It is just personal feeling and does not belong to any sort of believes like religions are,does not belong to instructions of any kind or any kind of requests from any kind of authorities (which on the other side well understood can help to perform a good economy of energy). The Real Faith is strictly personal feeling recognised through expression of active, joyful, independent human mind.This state presents itself through dominating positive thoughts, feelings and deeds.
2006-09-04 08:07:58 · answer #4 · answered by oceangleam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith requires the belief of something outside of known fact. Faith is formed through instinct, intuition, meditation, communing with nature, prayer, or perceived usefulness of a belief system
2006-09-04 07:37:12 · answer #5 · answered by twoballcane89 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faith is the absolute certainty that something is so, without evidence. For instance, if you post a letter, you have faith that the letter will be delivered, even though you have no evidence to prove it. You have faith that your doctor will give you medicine and not poison.
2006-09-04 07:53:13 · answer #6 · answered by waycyber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
faith is the assured expectation of things to come. the church avoid answering why god allows wars because they don't know. wars were listed in the signs of christs presence and to admit christ is already ruling as king ('come again' lol) undermines their whole method of teachings about heaven and hell.
2006-09-04 07:31:57 · answer #7 · answered by iamalsotim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faith is believing without proof. Yes, churches use this as part of the control process.
2006-09-04 07:29:24 · answer #8 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it is not. What you describe is not having enough faith. When you have faith you will truly begin to TOUCH, TASTE, SEE, SMELL, HEAR AND PERCIEVE THINGS IN SIXTH SENSE (BE ENLIGHTENED).
But first you must have FAITH.
2006-09-04 09:22:10 · answer #9 · answered by pieterw69 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
faith is putting your trust in something. doesn't have to be a god or spirit, it can be another person or even an object.
2006-09-04 07:51:19 · answer #10 · answered by Amy R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
faith is the evidence of things hoped for, the proof of things not seen.
2006-09-04 07:26:09 · answer #11 · answered by HOPE 4 THE FUTURE: 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋