What if your definition of FAITH, beyond loyalty & belief in God and Jesus? I acknowledge that's real for many

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and I don't dispute it. But what else is there involving YOUR personal definition of faith, and most importantly, seeing the results of it in your life, or making it work for you? The definition
I read in a book, and instantly recognized it to be true for me is:

"FAITH: The belief and commitment that everything will work out for everyone's highest good, and taking the stand of being ready to participate in those results..."

The taking the stand part is my add-on, but the first part of the definition motivates me to action.....Do you have any unique personal definition to share?.............

Joseph G: I think results Do have something to do with faith..Isn't it a biblical quote;"Faith without works is dead." ? That's why the idea of Faith as "belief in things unseen" rings a little hollow for me. "Everything working out for the best" isn't about things..it's about results..Thanx for your feedback!

Answer 1

Faith doesn't exactly work for me. Like you, I'm a "concrete" person -- no I don't mean like a cement mixer. I mean that I can't put all my belief in abstractions, which to me the concept of an omnipotent God, is too abstract for me to comprehend. Nevertheless, I feel that one has to have a belief in something, and that our presence on this earth has to have more meaning and justification than just being here. So acting upon that theory, I believe there is a higher purpose for every human being than mere existence. Hope that answers your question.

Answer 2

There is a huge difference between faith in gravity and faith in god. Gravity has been shown to be consistent through Newton's laws and just plain common sense. One does not step over a cliff because their "faith" tells them not to. On the other hand, faith, meaning believing in something that cannot be proven, is something else. The first is common sense, the other is unreasonable. I respect your definition of faith, but I gotta tell ya, it ain't necessarily so. In a perfect world, maybe, but in the real world good people with true values go to the wall with dazzling regularity.

Answer 3

It may sound funny but my faith is in people. I believe when confronted with the options the majority of people will do the right thing and will work for the highest good taking a stand. It may not be today or tomorrow... but I have faith in people.

Answer 4

I respectfully disagree. I don't see what faith has to do with "things working out for the best." I have faith that global warming will be bad for the planet.

I define is a belief in someone or something in the absence of proof and evidence to the contrary.

For me, it is not a moral issue.

Answer 5

Faith is belief strong enough to act upon. On a continuum there is belief, faith, and knowledge. I believe the Raptors will make the playoffs next year - but I am not basing any plans on it. I have faith my daughter will drive responsibly so I let her drive my car.

Knowledge is another interesting subject but you didn't ask about that.

Answer 6

In my opinion, Faith is the "other" form of reason.

Now don't gawk, just keep reading please :) .

In my opinion (piggy backing on Descartes here), there are two forms of Reason: Philosophical and Materialistic. Philosophical reason behaves in a manner similar to that of an abstract flow of mathematical logic, differing however in the point that all conclusions are drawn purely from postulates.
Using this form of reason, we can arrive at either conclusion: Faith or Atheism.

However, using the other form of Reasoning, Materialistic reasoning, it is nearly impossible to arrive at the conclusion of Faith, for materialistic reasoning is based upon the speculation of materialistic evidence: science.

Faith and Science are both forms of reasoning, just deeply opposed ones.

Answer 7

IMO Faith is the belief in things unseen. We have faith in gravity. We have faith in God. It says something along those lines in the Bible too.

Answer 8

Faith is being absolutely sure without doubt that what will happen is going to happen.
Example: I was absolutely certain we would be able to send our children to a local community college without it being a burden on my husband. I wouldn't take any negative feed back, I simply stated to everyone that my children are going to this college. Well, they did go and they received enough funds to pay for the entire two years that they went.

Answer 9

I feel faith is hope and we share by it withs healing I go on faith with me all for that you have to think about life how much is worth to you being here I use to think awful of my self how I wanted to die but when one thinks of life being with others it is more important to be a part of life of where it takes you

Answer 10

All beliefs are bits of information classified in a certain way. Therefore, /true/ faith is information partially constructed by a human being, usually self-wrought.