Belief vs. faith

Belief is not the same as faith, at least that's how I see it. Many people believe in this or that, yet they lack the will, desire or faith to act upon those beliefs. To get specific I largely mean Christians. Many here profess belief, but do they follow Christ? And I don't mean there very narrow view, but truly follow Christ? Are they people of faith. When Christ would "heal" people he alsways said "your faith has made you whole" he never said I have made you whole. There is an awesome power in acting on faith, yet people seldom seem inclined to do so.

thoughts?

Exercising faith seems to be a problem with modern day people because they believe in the wrong things all to often.

Originally posted by karoly aczel
Exercising faith seems to be a problem with modern day people because they believe in the wrong things all to often.

the problem seems to be that we point fingers and say things like "you have to believe what i believe" instead of concentrating on faith and acting upon it.

Originally posted by Doward
the problem seems to be that we point fingers and say things like "you have to believe what i believe" instead of concentrating on faith and acting upon it.

I agree, but faith in what? I have faith in my experiences as they relate to me but when I try to communicate this to others thats where the problems start.

What do you put your faith into?

Originally posted by karoly aczel
I agree, but faith in what? I have faith in my experiences as they relate to me but when I try to communicate this to others thats where the problems start.

What do you put your faith into?

Describing faith for those that do not believe in God is rather like describing an Arizona sunset to a blind person.

Originally posted by Doward
Belief is not the same as faith, at least that's how I see it. Many people believe in this or that, yet they lack the will, desire or faith to act upon those beliefs. To get specific I largely mean Christians. Many here profess belief, but do they follow Christ? And I don't mean there very narrow view, but truly follow Christ? Are they people of faith. When C ...[text shortened]... n awesome power in acting on faith, yet people seldom seem inclined to do so.

thoughts?

Good point, you can believe something, but faith is walking it out.
Kelly

Originally posted by KellyJay
Good point, you can believe something, but faith is walking it out.
Kelly

exactly. I believe faith is a proactive position. Many churches have creeds and statements of beliefs, but are lacking in the faith department.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Describing faith for those that do not believe in God is rather like describing an Arizona sunset to a blind person.

Nevertheless a good teacher should be able to teach spirituality to even a blind person.
If god is real then people will find 'it' sooner or later. (there are so many variables in that last sentence ,that depending on your answer, I may bail out of this altogether)

Originally posted by karoly aczel
Nevertheless a good teacher should be able to teach spirituality to even a blind person.
If god is real then people will find 'it' sooner or later. (there are so many variables in that last sentence ,that depending on your answer, I may bail out of this altogether)

faith in itself is blind. It is the knowing in your "heart" against any evidence.

Originally posted by Doward
faith in itself is blind. It is the knowing in your "heart" against any evidence.

The final cop out for the religious - there's no proof, but I believe it in my heart.

Originally posted by Doward
Belief is not the same as faith, at least that's how I see it. Many people believe in this or that, yet they lack the will, desire or faith to act upon those beliefs. To get specific I largely mean Christians. Many here profess belief, but do they follow Christ? And I don't mean there very narrow view, but truly follow Christ? Are they people of faith. When C n awesome power in acting on faith, yet people seldom seem inclined to do so.

thoughts?

As for my take on belief vs faith, there are things I believe to be true which I don't actually `know' to be factual - but I could go away and check if suspicion got the better of me. Faith on the other hand seems a bit like saying 171,727,482,883 is primeReveal Hidden Contentfor no reason other than...well...it looks prime doesn't it!?

Originally posted by amannion
The final cop out for the religious - there's no proof, but I believe it in my heart.

Why would you need faith if you had proof?
Kelly

Originally posted by KellyJay
Why would you need faith if you had proof?
Kelly

because that is what faith is based upon, its not blind as has been erroneously
assumed, its based upon reason, an evident demonstration of reality, although not
yet beheld.

(Hebrews 11:1) . . .Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the
evident demonstration of realities though not beheld. . .

Thus as the Bible writer states, faith is based upon certain evidences, which
demonstrate a reality, although at present, are not fully manifest.

Originally posted by amannion
The final cop out for the religious - there's no proof, but I believe it in my heart.

not a copout. There is no attempt to "prove" anything in this thread. It is a discussion for people who believe. if you want to participate great, if you want a pissing match about whether God exists start your own thread

Originally posted by Doward
Belief is not the same as faith, at least that's how I see it. Many people believe in this or that, yet they lack the will, desire or faith to act upon those beliefs. To get specific I largely mean Christians. Many here profess belief, but do they follow Christ? And I don't mean there very narrow view, but truly follow Christ? Are they people of faith. When C ...[text shortened]... n awesome power in acting on faith, yet people seldom seem inclined to do so.

thoughts?

Hebrews 11:6a - But without faith it is impossible to please him:

Faith always has an object. How can faith be blind if it has an object? Faith is a little understood concept, and sadly, little used.


Colossians 2:6 - As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

How do we receive Christ? By faith. So is the walk. It is not blind!