Belief, trust, and loyalty towards God, Jesus, and the Christian religion.
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Is there a christian perspective on the matter of “delusion”?
What I mean by this is, in other communities of people, there may be certain ways to measure a delusion. An atheist may define it differently than a theist. The official DSM has a specific way to ...
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What can we do to grow closer to God? [closed]
Throughout my life, I've been close to God sometimes and further away at other times.
This "distance" is present in both my emotions and also in my devotion. I mention both of those because there ...
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What does it mean for a priest 'to lose faith'?
In some movies, often comedies but sometimes not, they show a priest who is experiencing certain troubles/suffering because he 'has lost his faith'. It is possible, in the course of the movie, that ...
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Are more “extreme” Christians actually weaker in faith? [closed]
From my past experiences I've noticed a trend that, the more faith or belief a person has (or say they have) in their religion, the quicker they are to get angry when people challenge their beliefs. ...
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Should we have realistic unbelief? [closed]
Jesus makes it pretty clear that because of our unbelief we will not see miracles in our life (see below).
However, psychological experts warn against the dangers of unrealistic expectations.
See ...
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Does Christianity solve personal problems?
If I pray and truly believe God will turn around a personal problem, does Christianity support that will help solve the issue?
Example:
What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye ...
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Christian Position on the meaning of Faith
We are told, 'The just (upright) shall live by faith.' So I have a question for the Christians here. How do you understand faith? This does not have to be strictly biblical (since the scripture does ...
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How can we apply relying on Jesus in situations where it appears we have to rely on ourselves?
I ask the question for a real reason. I would like to make more money to support my family and live in better conditions. I feel I have to rely on myself to go back to school, work hard and then get a ...
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How to discover mistakes in faith? [closed]
There are many possibilities how to twist the faith.
For example: assumptions, prejudices, misinterpretation, unintentional deception, projecting wishes... These things can twist the spiritual way,
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Open my eyes so I may see
2 Kings 6:15-17 (KJV)
15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, ...
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Are there any studies on why some doubters quit faith and others double-down on it? [closed]
Every person comes to moments when they question what they believe. For me, I was born into a fundamentalist Christian home, came to doubt that worldview, and after lots of soul searching and ...
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Faith without reason? [closed]
Many people claim that religion is just the unwarranted belief in things without evidence or reason, or that faith is antithetical to reason. If we do believe in God based on evidence, what would be ...
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Does God need/demand humans' faith for them to be saved? If so, why?
According to soteriologies (e.g. Arminianism) that require humans to make a decision to come to God, why is that the case? What does God gain from faith?
Put another way, why does he require a ...
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What in Christian faith lies behind subject of science? [closed]
Specifically:
Some Christians say that their faith is the source of moral values, but this is a subject of ethics.
Some say it is personal relationship with God, but personal relationship is a ...
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Is guessing a way to God? [closed]
If I 'guess' that there is a God and live accordingly, could I be considered a true believer? Can faith only be revealed? Is believing not a form of guessing?
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Is faith in The Holy Trinity a choice or a gift?
In the past and up till now, the majority of humans have believed in some form of deity. Now assume out of all those deities, only the The Holy Trinity is the only true God:
And this is eternal ...
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What's the source of “I can only give what I have”?
Right now, I'm reading When Heaven Invades Earth by Bill Johnson. I just came across this sentence: "If I am filled with anxiety in any given situation, it becomes hard for me to release ...
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Three Views on Salvation, Faith, and Works [closed]
Are the following three interpretations correct?
Salvation by Works:
You claim Jesus is Savior + Lord. Then you do works. When your works hit a certain level, you are saved.
Salvation by Faith:
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What should a Christian do when he finds out that his Christian friend has turned away from God? [closed]
Apart from praying for them, I don't know what else will be good to do.
He was quite an active christian and used to be a bible study group leader. I don't know what happen, he just suddenly tell me ...
