What is faith?

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Dino246

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Someone asked the same question recently.

The answer is in Hebrews 11:1. Read a variety of translations to get the sense of it.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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Faith = pistis (GM) meaning to be assured of have assurance, confidence,
 
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timps

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I would like a definition in common every day language please.
 
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timps

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By Past experiences
 
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timps

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So then it seems like faith is having confidence in something because you’ve had past experiences and that you can look back on them to be repeatable.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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timps said:
Do we not get confidence in some thing or someone buy a past experiences
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There are many reasons with which someone may earn the respect and assurance in our view
 
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eternally-gratefull

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timps said:
So then it seems like faith is having confidence in something because you’ve had past experiences and that you can look back on them to be repeatable.
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We could never have faith in Christ if this is the case. It must be deeper than this
 
phil36

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timps said:
What is faith?
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"Faith is a steady and certain knowledge of the Divine benevolence towards us, which, being founded on the truth of the gratuitous promise in Christ, is both revealed to our minds, and confirmed to our hearts, by the Holy Spirit.”
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timps

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eternally-gratefull said:
We could never have faith in Christ if this is the case. It must be deeper than this[/QUOTE
eternally-gratefull said:
We could never have faith in Christ if this is the case. It must be deeper.
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honestly, you have a very poetic way of putting that and I appreciate it. The only problem is that I have heard Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses say the same thing about what they believe. So I would like to know what method you use to find the truth.
 
Deuteronomy

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throughfaith said:
Acts 17 .32 . The word assurance there is ' pistus' ( Faith )
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Acts 17
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, we will hear thee again of this matter.

.................assurance/faith/pistus :unsure:
 
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throughfaith

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Deuteronomy said:
Acts 17
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, we will hear thee again of this matter.

.................assurance/faith/pistus :unsure:
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lol 31 . Thankyou ..31Because 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.
 
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timps

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throughfaith said:
lol 31 . Thankyou ..31Because 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.
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What am I supposed to get out of this?
 
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eternally-gratefull

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timps said:
What would be an example of deeper?
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It means it must be more involved than just that. Something else must be involved
 
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eternally-gratefull

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timps said:
honestly, you have a very poetic way of putting that and I appreciate it. The only problem is that I have heard Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses say the same thing about what they believe. So I would like to know what method you use to find the truth.
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Who is their faith in and why?

is it in God, or is it in their own deeds?
 
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