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1 | Testing Faith | James 1:2 | DocTrinsograce | 159968 | ||
Dear Jay, Whew... Alien's definition of faith is truly alien to Scripture! It does not mean shutting down your brain. Scripture says that faith comes through the Word of God (Romans 10:17). Don't worry about testing your own faith, tests will come. Instead, immerse yourself in the Word of God and your faith will grow. Remember, farmers plant seeds at the right time under the right conditions, but they can't make the seeds grow. In the same way, our spiritual growth is a work of God. We can position ourselves to receive all that He intends by letting our minds be transformed by the Scriptures. The Scriptures can change the way we think, the way we act, what we believe, and how we should live (2 Tim 3:16). Study them -- through private reading of the Word, memorization, meditation, corporate study, and worship -- and God will give the fruit! In Him, Doc |
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2 | Testing Faith | James 1:2 | Aliennow | 159997 | ||
Excuse me Doc, but I do not see where scriptures from the Bible and a personal testimony can be "Alien" to scripture. Where did I say amything about shutting down my brain. The word faith has various uses; its central meaning is similar to "belief", "trust" or "confidence", but unlike these terms, "faith" tends to imply a transpersonal rather than interpersonal relationship - with God or a higher power. The object of faith can be a person (or even an inanimate object or state of affairs) or a proposition (or body of propositions, such as a religious credo). In each case, however, the faithful subject's faith is in an aspect of the object that cannot be rationally proven or objectively known. In religious contexts, "faith" has several different meanings. Sometimes, it means loyalty to one's religion. It is in the latter sense in which one can speak of, for example, "the Catholic faith" or "the Islamic faith." For creedal religions, faith also means that one accepts the religious tenets of the religion as true. For non-creedal religions, faith often means that one is loyal to a particular religious community. In general, faith means being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see with your physical (as opposed to spiritual) eyes. Sometimes, faith means a commitment to a relationship with God. In this case, "faith" is used in the sense of "fidelity." Such a commitment need not be blind or submissive. For many Jews, for example, the Hebrew Bible and Talmud depict a committed but contentious relationship between God and the Children of Israel. For quite a lot of people, faith or the lack thereof, is an important part of their identities. E.g. a person will identify him or herself as a Muslim or a skeptic. |
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3 | Testing Faith | James 1:2 | DocTrinsograce | 160000 | ||
Perhaps the closing-your-eyes-kind-while-you-are-driving is explained in Ephesians 7 or Obediah 2. :-) | ||||||
4 | Testing Faith | James 1:2 | Aliennow | 160003 | ||
Where are you finding Ephesians 7 and the book Obediah? Blessings, Alien |
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