And please don't quote from the book with things like "fallen by the wayside". Cause I don't get it! How can I be given free will and then told "but you must choose this path or else"?
2006-10-26 15:26:23 · 12 answers · asked by steve 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What if God was the one to give you your faith? That would seem to answer your question. No blind leap necessary, no free will to give up since you never had it in the first place!
2006-10-26 16:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the free will to make your own decision. You have the doctrines available to study and decide if you want to stand for those beliefs or not.
Thinking Christians know that every word of the Bible cannot be taken literally, and everyone is a Selective Literalist anyway, but the general gist is good, if you aren't a fanatic and chase people away.
If you actually are interested in a denomination that is noted for using "Reason" as part of the church's doctrinal structure, check out the Episcopal church. (Anglican).
Remember God probably isn't the one demanding a decision of you, "this path or else", frail, sinful, fanatic humans are. Feel pity for them. Do what your heart says; that's how God speaks.
2006-10-26 22:35:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never understood the blind leap of faith thing. I don't think there's any good reason for you to make a blind leap of faith. I am thinking God gave you a brain, and God never intended for you to shut it off and stop thinking and just believe the most ridiculous clabber like three equals one, but it really equals three, but all three of these are not three at all but just one. If God intended me to suspend my brain, then I should accept that Mickey's hands say it's 25 O'clock. I say keep the free will. If God directly tells me to do something, I will do it. But mankind will tell you to do the stupidest stuff, like you gotta accept this cracker is made from a human body and then you gotta eat it. I don't have time for that.
2006-10-26 22:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by chivarayada1111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would not be giving up free will, because in order to take a blind leap of faith, you have to CHOOSE to do so. I don't think anyone can force you to take a blind leap of faith.
I am not saying you should take such a leap, just that someone who does so does it with full free will.
2006-10-26 22:29:44 · answer #4 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you can take a leap of faith on whatever you chose to. It is your free will to take a leap of faith or not to on any given thing that you face in life. Good Luck ! :)
2006-10-26 22:29:07 · answer #5 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you're still the one making the choice to take a leap of faith.
2006-10-26 22:30:44 · answer #6 · answered by corny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a leap towards the light
and free will.... no.... you will freely choose accoriding to the storngest inclination of your heart... the problem is if the inclinations of human nature are tinged with sin you will freely choose to avoid, reject and deny God... but there is grace from
God to change
2006-10-26 22:31:59 · answer #7 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blind faith is reinforcing your free will, but sometimes you have Hobson's Choice
2006-10-26 22:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not told do this or else. You use your free will to chose to follow or not.Religions tell you to follow or else not GOD.
2006-10-26 22:30:55 · answer #9 · answered by Piper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith means believing in things that have no explanation.
Either you believe or you don't.
2006-10-26 22:28:25 · answer #10 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋