Why do people insist that faith equals truth?

Question

This is simply NOT true. NONE of us here on the prison planet know what the truth is. We simply speculate and put our trust in feelings and not facts.

Answer 1

Faith is not equal to truth but faith is based on truth. I agree with you that many people do put their trust in feelings and not in facts but that does not negate the fact that faith is based on truth.

Answer 2

You are correct, there is a big difference between faith and knowledge. What one has faith in could be true, and faith could lead to knowledge, but with knowledge there is no longer a need for faith. Religion is based on faith because most religion is lacking scientific or objective evidence of it's truthfulness, but this does not necessarily lead to its being false.

I disagree there aren't people on this planet that know what the truth is, because I believe in knowledge, which can be a result of faith (and work). If God spoke to someone, then they probably have the right to claim knowledge, which is true to them, in a personal sense, although they can't prove it. Because we can't judge what someone knows individuals, without physical evidence, we are in no position to make a judgement concerning those beliefs. I suppose then we should just respect all people regardless of whether their faith jives with our reality.

Answer 3

Okies, let's use your logic for an anology ....

Presumably you are sitting in a chair. You've sat in that chair dozens, perhaps hundreds of times before and you've never once fallen over, the chair has never just fallen to pieces when you sat down in it.

So you are saying that every single time you sit down you check it to make sure it won't fall; every time you gingerly place your tushie and only lightly apply pressure to the seat, because it might fall over!!!

After all, even though you've used it hundreds of times before, your "faith" in that chair does not replace the "truth" that it just might fall over.

This is the same way we Christians know our faith to be true ... by using it hundreds of times; now we can just plop down on it without worry or fear of it failing us.

Answer 4

People may insist that their faith equals THEIR truth.

Answer 5

So none of this is true?

Proverbs 25 (The Message Version)

1 There are also these proverbs of Solomon, collected by scribes of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

2 God delights in concealing things;
scientists delight in discovering things.

3 Like the horizons for breadth and the ocean for depth,
the understanding of a good leader is broad and deep.

4-5 Remove impurities from the silver
and the silversmith can craft a fine chalice;
Remove the wicked from leadership
and authority will be credible and God-honoring.

6-7 Don't work yourself into the spotlight;
don't push your way into the place of prominence.
It's better to be promoted to a place of honor
than face humiliation by being demoted.

8 Don't jump to conclusions—there may be
a perfectly good explanation for what you just saw.

9-10 In the heat of an argument,
don't betray confidences;
Word is sure to get around,
and no one will trust you.

11-12 The right word at the right time
is like a custom-made piece of jewelry,
And a wise friend's timely reprimand
is like a gold ring slipped on your finger.

13 Reliable friends who do what they say
are like cool drinks in sweltering heat—refreshing!

14 Like billowing clouds that bring no rain
is the person who talks big but never produces.

15 Patient persistence pierces through indifference;
gentle speech breaks down rigid defenses.
A Person Without Self-Control
16-17 When you're given a box of candy, don't gulp it all down;
eat too much chocolate and you'll make yourself sick;
And when you find a friend, don't outwear your welcome;
show up at all hours and he'll soon get fed up.

18 Anyone who tells lies against the neighbors
in court or on the street is a loose cannon.

19 Trusting a double-crosser when you're in trouble
is like biting down on an abscessed tooth.

20 Singing light songs to the heavyhearted
is like pouring salt in their wounds.

21-22 If you see your enemy hungry, go buy him lunch;
if he's thirsty, bring him a drink.
Your generosity will surprise him with goodness,
and God will look after you.

23 A north wind brings stormy weather,
and a gossipy tongue stormy looks.

24 Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack
than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.

25 Like a cool drink of water when you're worn out and weary
is a letter from a long-lost friend.

26 A good person who gives in to a bad person
is a muddied spring, a polluted well.

27 It's not smart to stuff yourself with sweets,
nor is glory piled on glory good for you.

28 A person without self-control
is like a house with its doors and windows knocked out.

Answer 6

Truth is trust in what can, and has been emperically proven. Proven in such a way that it cannot, not be, and that it could not possibly be any other way. (Laws of Physics for example)

Fatih is trust in what might be, and cannot in anyway be proven. (I think life on earth started like ....)

Answer 7

For the same reason that some people believe that two and two equal five.

Answer 8

Agreed. NO one has the truth.

Answer 9

If you told me that you had parents ;I'd believe you.Why do you not believe that a man called Jesus was raised from the dead as testified by the Apostles and others?

Answer 10

it's not a feeling, hon. Faith is truth when you have faith in the Truth.