Faith is not tangible. It follows that we can all find oursleves questioning or own faith on a regular basis, but, since we keep our faith, recovering from doubts actually makes faith stronger.
2007-04-11 23:02:29
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answered by Modern Major General 7
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The mark of grace is often shown within a person by having great and powerful doubt. Many great and fervernt saints were plagued by great doubt within their lives, and the doubt only fueled their desire to grow deeper in their faith.
If you had 'clarity' every moment, you could not grow in faith. Faith can only be won by wading though doubt, questioning, even despair. Such moments of clairity are thus meant to give you hope, inspire you to greater depths of faith, to ensure that you remain upon the path. That is why they are few and far between, and the greater your faith, the farther (but deeper) they will become. The greater the thirst, the greater the satisfaction.
2007-04-11 23:31:13
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answered by Khnopff71 7
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Well, there's this thing, a problem I have with the whole "faith" idea.
I don't have "faith" in the interconnectedness of the natural universe any more than I have "faith" in trees. I can see trees, and I can see the interconnectedness.
I sometimes question the specific things that my coven does, as celebratory rituals and such, because they are not tied to the local environment as much as I would like them to be. What we do feels "right" but not 100% right.
The celebration of the cycles of life is as natural to me as breathing; and the archetypal season-change celebrations are good and have a wealth of meaning. They just need, IMO, to include a recognition of the environment that we live in - the California high desert.
2007-04-12 03:28:18
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answered by Praise Singer 6
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Another quote from a minister for you...
The truth about God is like the elusive lean body. We all say we want it, but few are willing to put in the work it requires. Most people are content to take what their parents give them as truth. That is why a child born in Iraq is likely to become Muslim while a child born in Utah is more likely to become Mormon and a child born in Alabama more likely to become a protestant Christian. It’s not that the argument for Islam is any more compelling in Iraq than it is in Alabama. It’s just that we are, to a great extent, products of our environments.
At some point a person might begin to question what they are given as truth. What’s with all these contradictions in the Bible? Why doesn’t God condemn slavery? Most clergy are ready for such questions with canned answers or recommendations for a good apologist to read. Why? It is because most people don’t want to abandon their notions of truth, even when they doubt it. They just want an answer that will quell the uneasiness they feel while allowing them to retain their notions of what the truth is. In other words, any plausible explanation will do.
The problem is that truth is lost in the process.
2007-04-11 23:06:24
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answered by Anonymous
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i strongly believe in god because i can just feel it...
haha but like someone said before; theres a lot of dogma concerning christianity (or at least catholicism) and it makes it hard to take everything serious or understand whats faith and whats religion.
whats also confusing is the fact that what religion you are seems to be "pot luck" so to speak, because you're born into a religion. then again it could be fate (gods work) that you were raised with that religion. actually i try not to think about it too much because i realise that your trying to figure it all out in vain. i mean, who are we to think that we can answer it all when gods plan and wisdom is far beyond our comprehension. i don't try anymore.
i question many things but i never doubt.
2007-04-11 23:51:10
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answered by whatafeeling 2
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This my faith so simple nevre i get any doubt in it
Indeed your Lord is God , Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and then He Istawâ (rose over) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly, and (He created) the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to His Command. Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed be God , the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinns and all that exists)! (Al-A'raf 7:54)
Say (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)): "He is God, (the) One. (Al-Ikhlas 112:1)
God is (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). (Al-Ikhlas 112:2)
"He begets not, nor was He begotten; (Al-Ikhlas 112:3)
"And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him." (Al-Ikhlas 112:4)
just try one time to read about Islam
http://www.thelastingmiracle.com
God bless u
2007-04-11 23:06:33
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answered by Anonymous
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My faith is unshakable, I've never had any reason to question it. This is particularly remarkable if you buy into the "it takes more faith to not believe in God than it does to believe" rationale.
I can honestly say I have never been tempted to doubt the non-existence of any god.
I feel for those on less steady ground, it must be very difficult for you. :)
2007-04-11 23:07:15
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answered by Anonymous
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I don't generally question my faith, but I've been known to question my church a few times. My faith and my religious denomination are two different things to me. My church has some dogma that I disagree with, but that just makes me question my denomination, rather than my faith in God.
2007-04-11 23:02:01
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answered by solarius 7
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My take on this is that if you don't question your faith, how do you know that it is the right faith for you? Your faith should not only answer your questions but the answers must seem correct for you.
Blessed Be )O(
2007-04-11 23:10:17
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answered by Stephen 6
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I'd have to say I question my faith about once every couple weeks. So I think that is normal. The rest of the time, my mind is occupied with other concerns.
2007-04-11 23:01:00
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answered by August lmagination 5
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