I hear people say things like " The Truth of Jesus Christ " and stuff like that all the time. But is it the Truth? Do they know it because they feel it? Do they feel it because they know it?
I tend to use the word Truth differantly.
I can have Faith that my car will get me to work today.
I can Believe that my car will get me to work today.
I will not KNOW that my car will get me to work today until it actually gets me to work.
And thats the Truth.
2007-03-09 01:07:39 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. Yes they are. So simple, isn't it?
2007-03-09 01:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by Kreen 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
For someone who is a true believer in Christ it is 100% truth. Not a feeling, not a hope, but truth. Read the book by C.S. Lewis called Mere Christianity. You will see the progression on how it can be truth/fact more than a mere faith.
2007-03-09 01:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by his.grace 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I disagree. Knowledge of God is exactly like any other form of knowledge. When you understand then you know. Ever since I was zapped by the Holy Spirit during meditation on 12/07/2001 I have been under the kind and patient teaching of the Holy Spirit described in John 14 and in 1 Corinthians 2:10-16. I have found that the true answer to all questions can be found through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
2007-03-09 01:16:14 · answer #3 · answered by b_steeley 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For starters, they are kind of the same word. To be "true" to your spouse, is the same as being "faithful" to them.
Secondly, a lot of the time people do not understand what faith is. The chief component of faith is fidelity. Now you are not going to be faithful without a reason, that just never happens. Nor are you going to be faithful if you do not know a person.
Those with faith, such as faith in God, have their faith properly placed because of the evidence He has placed in their lives and because they have come to know who He is -- one might say that they learned the truth about God.
Another component of faith is hope, especially for the future, one might say that this is trust. The first two components are usually assumed, or taken for granted, and not considered that much. A lot of the times this leads to people only seeing this side of faith; and it can look for all the world like they are simply putting their trust in God out-of-no-where, where in reality, this is not so. Because they know who God is, and because they know that He is true and keeps His promises, they can be assured that He will keep any promises that He makes in the future.
The last major component of faith is love. Without love, these other three components fidelity, evidence (truth), trust, simply have no meaning. Love makes faith worthwhile. A good way to look at this is to look at a marriage.
If you have "faith" with any one of these components missing, then you can not or do not have faith.
2007-03-09 01:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by Shawn D 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Truth and Faith are different, you are right, but people rarely mix the two. It is usual to mix truth and belief though. Truth does have more than one meaning so make sure that you are using the right meaning for the word you are using, or the right word for what you are meaning. Truth is not always an extension of true.
2007-03-09 01:14:10 · answer #5 · answered by shortarsetitch 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree I think many people do confuse the word truth with the word faith. I know that God exists. Through events in my life, it has been proven to me so to me it is not faith it is truth.
I understand that you feel differently because I feel the same way about evolutionist. I have heard them argue that there so much evidence evolution must be true. I feel that they must have faith that evolution is true because it has not been proven to me just as you feel the truth of Christ must be faith because it has not been proven to you.
2007-03-09 01:22:57 · answer #6 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "truth" of Jesus Christ is as true as George Washington chopping down the cherry tree.
They are both stories passed on through history. Did they really happen? There is no proof to say for certain.
So you have to have faith that the "stories" you hear or read are true or not.
Were the stories accurately told, repeated, documented, and interpreted properly?
2007-03-09 01:15:01 · answer #7 · answered by TLG 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is one Truth. One Lord, One Faith, One Spirit, One Baptism. So Faith & truth goes hand in hand. Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen, So if you are not walking in truth, Then you are not walking in faith, therefore Faith & truth brings the knowledge. You can't have faith & not truth & visa versa, If you only have faith, Then your car may take you to another factory, But if you take the faith & put it with the truth, when you get to work you will know that you are at work.
2007-03-09 01:22:23 · answer #8 · answered by birdsflies 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sorry, I can't agree with you. In your example you state that you can have faith that your car will start, or you can believe it will start. I think you're saying the same thing in two different ways.
Explain how you can believe it will start, but not have faith that it will. To me, belief and faith are the same.
And that's the truth
2007-03-09 01:15:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christians believe in Jesus so firmly that they say The Truth of Jesus Christ. Some may have witnessed miraculous things, that can't be explained without God.
2007-03-09 01:12:40 · answer #10 · answered by Me Encanta Espanol 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow! I think that's a huge idea! After all, Faith is a belief you have of something your not able to see...Blind Faith! How can Truth be proven in Christianity?? The bible lacks knowledge of truth, but is based entirely on faith.
2007-03-09 01:17:33 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋