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LePetitPrince
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^^ 
i guess we are not obliged to pray anymore  |
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Odda
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I think there is a fine line between 'faith' and 'religion'.
Faith is the firm believe in a divine Deity, and religion is the routine (perhaps unneccesary) steps people think they need to follow in order to appease that deity. BTW, I am a non-demonational christian who shares a similar opinion with Platypus Man. |
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Bland
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Odda wrote: I think there is a fine line between 'faith' and 'religion'.
Faith is the firm believe in a divine Deity, and religion is the routine (perhaps unneccesary) steps people think they need to follow in order to appease that deity. BTW, I am a non-demonational christian
That is an excellent point. When we confuse these two we come away with faulty conclusions about religion, faith and believers. I am a dispensationalist of the Acts 9 position.
(I edited you post; indicating that I agreed with part of your statement. I was not sure if I agreed with Platypus Man so I did not include that portion of the post)
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jonathan79
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| Odda wrote: | I think there is a fine line between 'faith' and 'religion'.
Faith is the firm believe in a divine Deity, and religion is the routine (perhaps unneccesary) steps people think they need to follow in order to appease that deity. BTW, I am a non-demonational christian who shares a similar opinion with Platypus Man. |
Faith may be the trusting of a system, not just an entity. To be religious is to have faith in a system, not necessarily in order to appease or obey, but rather to accept a certain lifestlye that you believe is right for yourself. I only offer this counterexample because the Buddhist would seem to fit this description.
Personally I believe all that faith means is to, "believe despite doubts or proof". Directing your belief on a single entity or system, does not change the definition of faith. So I guess you could say that I am simply defining religion as faith, but on a larger scale, not a different one. |
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