Is faith an outcome of religion, or is it the other way around?
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God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith (Romans 12:3).  ...faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Rom. 10:17).  But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him  (Hebrews 11:6)
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A good point. Religions are supposedly faith-based, but then tack on requirements to keep that particular label. Even an agnostic has to meet the requirement of believing there is no God, so I guess the answer is no religion meets the parameter of not requiring anything to be a part of it.
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Definetely no. When you act as Religion orders you to do and think exactly what religion shows you to think, you'll never progress because you wouldn't wish to discover things, because, for every thing you wanted to know, there would be someone saying "because of God". When you use the Logic you can be both, a good person and a person who knows lots of things
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Now faith is the substance (title deed) of things hoped (asked) for, the evidence of things not seen....Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.\n\nFaith is everlasting.  Faith, Hope, and Love are everlasting.
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Faith is personal and, it does not rely upon any dogmata and scriptures.  When you bleed, you know that you are bleeding.  Same with faith, it is in the knowing of it is there.  People do backup their faith with scriptures but, the latter reinforce the former and not the vice versa.
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By having faith,is that so bad?
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This depends on what you mean by the term 'faith'. Atheists have beliefs, we just don't believe in a god. Atheism and nihilism are not the same thing! We also have faith in our friends, faith that most people try to be good (even if they fail), and faith that the world can be understood. However, all of these 'faiths' are based on reason, unlike the faith in a deity.
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There is certainly some truth to what you say.  However, it is not the only reason.  If it were, there would be no converts to or from any religion.  The Bible defines faith as "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."  By this definition, believing evolution or the Big Bang IS faith.  In fact, even sitting down in a chair without first testing to see if it can support your weight is faith.  There are two types of faith, however, blind faith, and faith based on reason.  I believe most people have blind faith, no matter what they believe in.  Believing in something despite evidence to the contrary is blind faith to the extreme.  Many people have that, too.  I believe a faith based on reason is what we should demand of ourselves and each other.  That is why I put my faith on the line.  I have told many others, "If you can convince me that what you believe is more logical than what I believe, I will change my beliefs."  It doesn't matter how small or large the belief.  I have changed many times because of this.  My belief that Jesus raised from the grave, however, has always proved to be more logical than any other argument.  I believe it always will be.  That's faith.
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niether, Religion is useless without faith & belief, which cannot occur if you are forced to accept a belief.
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No, I believe that Faith is a belief.  We are given the information, some more than others, if fortunate.  Then Everyone makes their own decisions.  Faith is a belief in something We can not see, but We Know Exists.  It is hard for Me to Believe that out of Everyone on this site, that No One has ever asked GOD for Help, and not witnessed it arrive very quickly?  I have never read of it.  I hope many, many have.\n\nGood Luck, and GOD Bless
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No the ability and depth of belief or faith is the same among the worshippers in different religions. \n\nThe opposite of demonstrated truth or empirical science, is revealed truth or faith.\n\nAll the devotees of a religion have a belief in something greater than themselves and their community. This greater being is normally their god or gods. The believers' faith shapes their actions and their society. Most believers are so convinced that only their group knows the truth that they will kill others who disagree.\n\nBlaise Pascal said: "There is a God-shaped hole in the heart of every man that only God can fill." From the number of different religions around it seems that the ability to believe in something unprovable or abstract is inherent in every human. \n\nThe only religion that I can think of that differed slightly from the others was the Ancient Romans who had contracts with their deities. If the deity did not perform according to their contract with Rome then the malfactors temple would be closed and a new god installed.\n\nThomas Aquinas in his  "On Sacred Doctrine" said something along the lines that the object of belief must be true because the faithful can believe in their god.\n\nHe splits up acceptance of a faith into:\nknowledge that reason affords\nRevelation  of the supernatural end\nSalvation which they must tend by their voluntary acts\n\nThe different faiths start off with a basic knowledge, which is built up into a theology. Whether the starting knowledge is:\na "holy" book like the Koran, Bible, Book of Mormon etc. , or a "holy" spot like a Sacred Grove, or \nobservations of the seasons and astronomical events, or\nOnastic revelations to a mystic\n the end result is that a religion develops.\n\nMost political systems are not formally recognised as religions but have believers without the trappings of a central godhead.
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Faith in Goodness is easy, maybe even natural. \nThe key is the difference between Faith and Religion. \nFaith is a personal believe that can not be taught, only be learned. \nMost modern Religions push specific details of how to worship, what days are sacred, how other Religions are wrong and details of life that have nothing to do with Goodness.\nI believe in Goodness, even the power of Goodness. With as powerful as that is, the rest of the details do not really matter.
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Faith is the process of building and Atheism is the process of destruction. Empiricism sorts through the mess.
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Acting on faith strengthens it. Testing God might not be the same thing
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We need faith, not religion. Faith leads us to be better people, help others, find purpose in life, etc.\n\nReligion is what men kill each other over.\n\n...and by the way, Hitler was Catholic.
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Yes. That's the trouble with BELIEF. You accept something on faith, whether it makes sense or whether there's any proof at all.
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I think "faith" does weaken self-confidence.  And also responsibility.  I feel MUCH better about myself and my abilities now that I'm not a christian anymore.\n\nI was giving all the glory to God when something went right,.... and blaming myself, or attributing it to learning a needed lesson when something didn't go right.\n\nSo anything that was good was never because of me, and anything that was bad was always my fault.  Does that sound healthy to you?