This question applies to all aspects of life, not just the religious.
2006-10-10 06:52:29 · 18 answers · asked by s t 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I guess the answer is that if one needs justification, one doesn't have faith.
2006-10-10 06:54:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Faiths and beliefs do not need justifications or else they would not exist. There are things which many human beings need even though its not justified whether the subject matter exist or not, and which is which (the truth). What is important is that the faith which you have contributes to make you a better person.
2006-10-10 14:01:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith on it's own is justification to the person the faith belongs to. If you wish to try and justify it to others then no it is not enough. The key is keeping your faith to yourself and knowing that in the end God will justify you in all ways.
2006-10-10 13:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course, if they care about truth. Many different belief systems compete for people's allegiance. How are they to decide between them? By some standard external to those belief systems. Set the Bible and the Qur'an side by side. Muslims tell me to believe one, Christians tell me to believe the other. How can I decide? Each side has to offer me criteria *independent* of the alleged authoritative text itself. And what will those criteria be? Things which purport to be accessible to evaluation on the basis of my experience and my reason (this is called "apologetics," by the way).
But it's a two-edged sword, because when you apply those criteria to any alleged supernatural revelation from the perspective of skepticism, you see that all claims to infallible supernatural knowledge are untenable. And that leads to agnosticism or free-thought.
2006-10-10 14:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly, we have to justify every our action to the God! (I'm Christian) And depending on what we do our God will punish or reward us. So we should be extra careful what are we doing. For example, in ten commandments nowhere is said that killing in the name of God is justified. And Jesus gave his two commandments of love! There's no excuse for hating anyone, or judging. But people are just people. They often forget this, or shape it to fit their ideas. We shall all have to justify our actions in the end, and no one will get out from it.
2006-10-10 14:14:05 · answer #5 · answered by dragonfly140 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends
not all faith saves
people are saved when they glorify God, leaning on the work of His Son on the cross..
it depends on the object of the faith, but those with a saving faith are justified, yes
2006-10-10 13:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
does their faith need justification? no, what they believe and why is none of anybody's business. but their actions need to be justified if they affect other people.
2006-10-10 13:54:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they want others to understand their faith, yes they do. If they are content to just live their life without bringing it up to those who disagree, no they don't.
2006-10-10 14:00:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham himself, father of prophets (peace be upon them), was wondering who is God and it was not for his faith alone that he was able to recognize who is God. God distinguished us among other creations with brains that should lead us to faith not vice versa.
2006-10-10 14:06:16 · answer #9 · answered by Weaam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your are always justified by your actions not by your faith. Blind faith may result to unjustified actions.
2006-10-10 13:57:41 · answer #10 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋