Faith is based upon the interpretation of the intangible instead of the scientific tangible.
2007-05-12 04:29:14 · 13 answers · asked by reverendrichie 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's pretty much hit the nail on the head.
2007-05-12 04:32:45 · answer #1 · answered by Bipolar Bear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not really.
I have faith that we have the ability to explain everything. I base this on the past evidence that we once knew nothing of the world and through rigorous questioning and examination we have discovered many, many wonderful and useful things about the universe we live in. So in essence my faith is based on tangible evidence......it is a hypothesis.
The faith you are speaking of is faith without evidence or blind faith. That is the dangerous kind of faith because it encourages you to believe it even if you are presented with evidence to the contrary. It is the faith that doesn't correct itself, it instead spawns fundamentalist fanatics.
Every religion has fundamentalists.
There are NO scientific fundamentalists.
2007-05-12 11:48:36 · answer #2 · answered by thewolfskoll 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matt 17:20
If you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.
How can the church have such a prayer with authority? it is by the church having full faith, being without doubt, and being clear that what we do is fully according to God's will. Whenever we are not clear about God's will, we do not have faith. Therefore, before we do anyting, we have to clear whether what we are about to do is according to God's will. If we are not sure that something is God's will, we will not be sure that it can be accomplished. In order to not have any doubt about its accomplishment, we must first have no doubt concerning it being God's will. When we speak carelessly to the mountain, there are no results, because we do not know God's will. but if we have no doubts and are clear about God's will, we can speak boldly to the mountain, be taken up and cast into the sea, and the thing will be done.
2007-05-12 11:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by show me the way 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree.
I maintain that any knowledge gained within the sphere of science is completely dependent of God's bestowal of light on the mind. There is no such thing as autonomous reason, i.e., reason that is unaided by divine revelation.
Science and theology (my realm of inquiry) are in perfect agreement because all truth is God's truth. Science and theology both presuppose God's divine revelation.
If a theory is false in science, then it must be false in theology as well (and vice versa). Wherever truth is found, the truth of God is being discovered.
Faith commences with the conviction of the mind based on adequate evidence; faith continues in the confidence of the heart or emotions based on conviction, and faith is crowned in the consent of the will, by means of which the conviction and confidence are expressed in conduct.
Key points, faith is a…
Conviction of the Mind
Confidence of the Heart
Consent of the Will
Conduct of the Body
As you can see from the above, faith affects the whole of a person's nature. Even the demons *believe*. Belief is not enough. Many may claim to be Christians, but we know from the scriptures that many are called, but few are chosen:
Mat 7:16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Mat 7:17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.
Mat 7:18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.
Mat 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.
Mat 7:21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?'
Mat 7:23 And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.' (ESV Translation)
Faith without evidence of works is dead, just as the fig tree cursed by Christ when it did not bear fruit (Mt. 21:19). By a Christian's fruit you will know their true nature.
2007-05-12 12:50:05 · answer #4 · answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I disagree. Faith is an interpretation of the tangible by people who have not experienced it.
2007-05-12 11:33:04 · answer #5 · answered by purplepeace59 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-05-12 12:03:52 · answer #6 · answered by Old Hickory 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Faith and reason go hand in hand.
Believing in something without having a reason to is extreme stupidity.
2007-05-12 11:37:08 · answer #7 · answered by gnostic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not as accurate as this definition:
Faith is the will to believe without evidence. Some even say, despite the evidence to the contrary.
2007-05-12 11:45:18 · answer #8 · answered by CC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you want to seat on a seat,do you check it to find out if it would contain your weight?I dont think you do you just seat on it beleiving you would not fall down. That to me is faith,throwing yourself on the palm of Christ and beleiving He would not let you fall.
2007-05-12 14:23:48 · answer #9 · answered by sweet sensation 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's my definition of faith:
A belief in something not seen, which is true.
This can apply to any field of study, including science or religion.
2007-05-12 11:34:56 · answer #10 · answered by Free To Be Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋