05 Nov 05
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Originally posted by DoctorScribblesThat the crazy mofo sitting next to me in church is likely exactly the kind of person I'm going to have to suffer through in heaven...for eternity!!
Which aspect of your faith do you most frequently doubt?
Seriously, I think a lot of Christians are going to be VERY suprised at whom they find in heaven...at least, for my sake, I hope so.
TheSkipper
05 Nov 05
Originally posted by TheSkipperI can't wait to see the look on ivanhoe's face when myself and the rest of the Wolfpack get there.
The the crazy mofo sitting next to me in church is likely exactly the kind of person I'm going to have to suffer through in heaven...for eternity!!
Seriously, I think a lot of Christians are going to be VERY suprised at whom they find in heaven...at least, for my sake, I hope so.
TheSkipper
05 Nov 05
Originally posted by DoctorScribbleshaha
I can't wait to see the look on ivanhoe's face when myself and the rest of the Wolfpack get there.
I suspect he will "alert" your spirit over and over again until god has to send him to timeout.
Oh man, how the hell is Bbarr supposed to enjoy heaven with Ivanhoe constantly haunting him? 😉
TheSkipper
05 Nov 05
Originally posted by The Chess ExpressSo, do you believe in this erasure or not? If not, then it falls outside the scope of my question, which is which things do you have faith in but frequently doubt. If you don't believe in erasure at all, then I don't count it among your doubts.
Yes, depending on interpretation. If it's true though, it doesn't reconcile with the rest of scripture.
05 Nov 05
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesFaith is the proof of things unseen. To have faith in something is to know that it is true. This means that you don’t doubt it.
So, do you believe in this erasure or not? If not, then it falls outside the scope of my question, which is which things do you have faith in but frequently doubt. If you don't believe in erasure at all, then I don't count it among your doubts.
I assumed that by faith you were referring to religion. If this is not the case, perhaps you should reword your question.
05 Nov 05
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Originally posted by The Chess ExpressThis is a wholly unfamiliar notion of faith to me. Are you saying that religious people who sometimes have doubts don't really have faith at all, since if they did have faith, they wouldn't doubt?
To have faith in something is to know that it is true. This means that you don’t doubt it.
How many people of faith agree that faith is equivalent to knowledge?
05 Nov 05
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesAccording to St Paul, “faith is the proof of things unseen.” I would argue that there is a difference between faith and blind faith. Blind faith is just a belief based on a religion. Faith is knowledge of that which has been directly experienced.
This is a wholly unfamiliar notion of faith to me. Are you saying that religious people who sometimes have doubts don't really have faith at all, since if they did have faith, they wouldn't doubt?
Too many religious people put all there stock into blind faith assuming that the guy who interpreted the scripture for them somehow knows for sure what the truth is. This is why there are hundreds of different kinds of Christianity, and each believes that they are right.
05 Nov 05
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesDo you have faith that you have two arms ?
Do you have faith that you have two arms ?
Do you have faith that 2+2=4 ?
Do you know that a person was turned into a pillar of salt?
Do you have faith that 2+2=4 ?
Yes, I experience my arms on a daily basis, and if I put two apple together with two apples, I get four. This is all direct experience, proof.
Do you know that a person was turned into a pillar of salt?
No, do you?