I am a Christian, so I live on faith. But it's pretty undeniable that there are some things about God and his ways that just don't make sense to us as humans. Questions no Christians can answer and/or can't agree on. So what is the difference b/t having faith and following God in purposeful ignorance?? IS there a difference? Think about it.
(Only real, thoughtful replies please. Please no rants about how God doesn't exist. We know where you stand and we've all heard it before.)
2007-07-13 07:46:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would say faith comes from subejctive, personal experience. You can't "prove" or "disprove" your faith to somebody else, because that's like trying to prove to others that some ice cream flavor is your favorite. "Intentional Ignorance" is when you cling to those notions in spite of reality saying otherwise. When faith contradicts reality, sorry but reality wins.
When this happens, you could reinterpret the experiences you had which lead to whatever faith is in question, rather than tryting to dismiss what you felt as being invalid.
2007-07-13 07:54:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to consult some good sources
www.tektonics.org
www.christian-thinktank.com
Your faith does not have to be, and was never intended to be, a blind trust -- not in God, and not as something you hold even in opposition.
The Greek word behind "faith" in the NT is pistis. As a noun, pistis is a word that was used as a technical rhetorical term for forensic proof. Examples of this usage are found in the works of Aristotle and Quintiallian, and in the NT in Acts 17:31:
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
If you are used to thinking of "faith" in terms of blind faith this will come as a surprise. The raising of Christ is spoken of here as a proof that God will judge the world.
2007-07-13 14:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by D2T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I don't know of any questions that don't have some sort of logical answer, including faith-based questions. While God's ways our not our ways, he gave us minds to have a relationship with Him and His creation, and also to understand His creation. I think there is a big difference. I can rarely just say, "I don't understand, but it must be true anyway." I do believe we have to say that when it comes to God's very existence, since there is no tangible facts to point to here and now, but I can think of a lot of logical reasons why I believe in God.
2007-07-13 14:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by phil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, what do you find that makes no sense to you?
Anyway, ingorance is not an excuse. If you don't understand something, study it.
Faith is the expectation of things hoped for, but not yet beheld.
Heb 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
2007-07-13 14:51:37 · answer #4 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have faith, and as long as it does not cause you to deny the truth of any situation or make decisions that could directly or indirectly cause harm to others simply because of your faith, then it is intentional ignorance and intentional harm. There is a difference, and it is simply the difference in length one will go to demonstrate their faith.
2007-07-13 14:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is whether or not you truly believe in your Faith. If you truly are willing to put everything into God's hands, then you have to trust Him to be right 100 percent of the time. I do. As for the mysteries of life, I will know the answer to all of them one day when I am taken Home to be with Jesus. Thanks for the question and have a great day.
2007-07-13 14:52:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Faith is intentional ignorance. Religious people ignore all the evidence and claim everything was created by god.
2007-07-13 14:57:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Arent they one and the same?
You have to be intentionally ignorant to disbelieve in evolution, which has been proved time and time again. Archeoptyrex IS a transitional fossil, showing hallmarks of botth birds (feathers) and dinos (teeth and reptilian skin). Yet, they intentionally ignore this evidence and scream for more transitional fossils.
2007-07-13 14:51:54 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God says his ways are higher than your ways, and the scripture says that all things will work out for good.
I don't understand what you mean about "purposeful ignorance." God ways aren't our ways, and so there are things that I will never be able to understand----until he reveals them to me when we are perfected.
2007-07-13 14:55:41 · answer #9 · answered by Deelite Me! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like trusting another person. You can't know or understand everything about that person, but if you can have solid reasons for believing that that person is trustworthy based on what you do know and understand about that person, then you have a basis for believing that that person is trustworthy in areas you don't know or understand about that person.
2007-07-13 16:23:08 · answer #10 · answered by Deof Movestofca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋