Not only the assurance of salvation but that is a way to get to know God better and better... You will never exhaust Him guys. There's always more glory to behold. I know because I struggle a lot and often Jesus just comes back and picks me up but the point of faith is to go where He wants us to and do what He wants us to. That's not bondage. The devil might say that it is, to hell with the devil. God is alive!
Humans are ignorant and cant know everything Therefore we should trust a voice in our heads that tells us to murder our children, Therefore Faith is a good thing?
@SoldierofYAH I think your mistaken me for the guy i was addressing...I have been saved by the Blood of Christ! So I am not in Danger of the fires of hell! please go back a re-read the comments. Peace
@UrukEngineer You said what "faith" was concerning religion and so i quoted what religion has to say about this "Hebrews 11:1", since your definition of faith and the Bible's definition of faith is different and thus your proposition is false.
I find it quite worrying that you hold a man in such high regard, that you would memorize his book.
"since your definition of faith and the Bible's definition of faith is different and thus your proposition is false" Only if you make the unsubstantiated assumption that the bible is inerrant. If I can disprove any one of its "facts" its magical spell of invincibility is broken. Please feel free to challenge me to do so.
LOL, I didn't memorise RD's book; I picked it up off my shelf and chose a page. BTW I have a bible too.
@UrukEngineer That's not true at all, if the Bible actually defines what it means by the word faith, then that is what the word faith means in the Bible and therefore in that religion.
In the situation where the Bible doesn't clearly state the definition of the word then perhaps, but that's not so in this case. The true definition of the word faith is defined and also explained using many examples.
What is really meant by "magical spell of invincibility"?
I got this from the first free on line one I found:
"Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence."
The bible promotes blind faith i.e. belief without any evidence to justify it, John 20:29 "Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed"
"magical spell of invincibility" = the unwarranted belief by those with religious faith, that every word in the bible is literally true because it is the word of god.
@ThomasWinkworth Interesting. You conflate 2 completely different things and believe them to be true.
1. You are wrong, when you go to sleep you cannot truly KNOW that you will wake up. It is a reasonable assumption based on the evidence of every day in your life.
2. We cannot see gravity but we can conduct repeatable scientific experiements to prove it exists and indeed measure it.
The existence of god is not based on any such reliable evidence. Hence that is way Faith must be blind.
@UrukEngineer Firstly i never said that "i TRULY KNOW that i will wake up in the morning", it is the most irritating thing when someone misquotes you in a debate. Stop it please.
The Bible teaches that the existence of God IS based upon evidence, and therefore the word faith used in the Bible is NOT irrational and illogical.
I fear God because only intention explains the compelxity and extreme lack of entropy within the universe.
I fear God because i have absolutely no reason not to fear.
What happens to you when you die? Have you ever told lies, stolen, used God's name in vain? If yes, then you are a liar, thief, and a blasphemer. When you die & be judged by God, you'll be guilty of sin. The bible says you'll end up in Hell! But God sent God His Son Jesus to die on a cross for your sins, He was buried & rose from the dead on the third day. If you'll believe the Gospel(Jesus's death, burial & resurrection) for the forgiveness of your sins, you'll not perish & have eternal life!
The book of life is already printed,the Lord knows already and has always known the path that each would follow yet he still hopes.The only change ever made to the book of life is the blotting out of names.Faith is the evidence of things yet known or seen,by grace through faith we can all be born again.The gate is narrow as is the road,few are and have been chosen.We never need to argue or be in discontent with others or impose our will,let go and let God
Faith is only upheld as a good quality because religion needs it as a fundamental ingredient to brainwash people to believe that which is not true. Faith says, believe this even though there is n good reason to do so... Faith can be used to justify absolutely anything which makes it useless and often times vile.
Lol this guy is a total nutcase. Who the hell would trust this guy xD.
Faith means to follow blindly and not question. Like Ernest Hemingway once said, All thinking men are Athiests.
Faith? No thanks, I prefer to be my own man, a free thinker. Not obey some false god. And even if he did exist, I would still not obey him or fear him.
@bluegama500 But one day you will bow down to him that is the True God! whether you believe in him or not does not make it untrue!! it only makes you a fool! A fool says there is no God! Psalm 14 READ IT! Cause that is what you are! right now but there is still hope! but it's only Jesus not in SELF! and that is what you are full of is Your SELF! and you can't save yourself! May God have Mercy on your soul and your life.
(Heb 11:8) By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
(Gen 26:5) Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Not only the assurance of salvation but that is a way to get to know God better and better... You will never exhaust Him guys. There's always more glory to behold. I know because I struggle a lot and often Jesus just comes back and picks me up but the point of faith is to go where He wants us to and do what He wants us to. That's not bondage. The devil might say that it is, to hell with the devil. God is alive!
BritneyAddicted4EVA 1 day ago
I really do want to live a life that way. :)
If that is the best way to have assurance of salvation, I really want God to help me and increase my trust in Him a hundredfold. :)
BritneyAddicted4EVA 1 month ago
Wow, I thought this post was to demonstrate why faith is foolish. But people seem to like this guys reasoning.
finemoves 4 months ago
Humans are ignorant and cant know everything Therefore we should trust a voice in our heads that tells us to murder our children, Therefore Faith is a good thing?
Disgusting!
Greathiway 6 months ago
Optimism is a good thing. But you need all this god shit to have it
coomadoug 9 months ago
Faith is ignorance, well said.
s2lingus 9 months ago
HAHA ...THIS GUY IS SO EXPRESIVE, GOD BLESS HIM :)
Alexis60549 10 months ago
@SoldierofYAH I think your mistaken me for the guy i was addressing...I have been saved by the Blood of Christ! So I am not in Danger of the fires of hell! please go back a re-read the comments. Peace
created4goodwrks 10 months ago
No!
In the context of religion, "faith" is believing in something DESPITE evidence to the contrary.
UrukEngineer 11 months ago
@UrukEngineer Hebrews 11:1
ThomasWinkworth 8 months ago
@ThomasWinkworth Dawkins "God Delusion" p137
We can both quote sage like comments, Thomas; the only difference is that my sources are based on reason and evidence.
UrukEngineer 8 months ago
@UrukEngineer You said what "faith" was concerning religion and so i quoted what religion has to say about this "Hebrews 11:1", since your definition of faith and the Bible's definition of faith is different and thus your proposition is false.
I find it quite worrying that you hold a man in such high regard, that you would memorize his book.
ThomasWinkworth 8 months ago
@ThomasWinkworth Thomas:
"since your definition of faith and the Bible's definition of faith is different and thus your proposition is false" Only if you make the unsubstantiated assumption that the bible is inerrant. If I can disprove any one of its "facts" its magical spell of invincibility is broken. Please feel free to challenge me to do so.
LOL, I didn't memorise RD's book; I picked it up off my shelf and chose a page. BTW I have a bible too.
UrukEngineer 8 months ago
@UrukEngineer That's not true at all, if the Bible actually defines what it means by the word faith, then that is what the word faith means in the Bible and therefore in that religion.
In the situation where the Bible doesn't clearly state the definition of the word then perhaps, but that's not so in this case. The true definition of the word faith is defined and also explained using many examples.
What is really meant by "magical spell of invincibility"?
ThomasWinkworth 8 months ago
@ThomasWinkworth Look up "faith" in a dictionary.
I got this from the first free on line one I found:
"Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence."
The bible promotes blind faith i.e. belief without any evidence to justify it, John 20:29 "Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed"
"magical spell of invincibility" = the unwarranted belief by those with religious faith, that every word in the bible is literally true because it is the word of god.
UrukEngineer 8 months ago
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ThomasWinkworth 8 months ago
@UrukEngineer John 20:29 says blessed are those who "DO NOT SEE", it doesn't say blessed are those do not have logical proof.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not SEE.
I haven't SEEN the future, but i know i will wake up in the morning.
We haven't seen gravity but we know that there is attraction between all masses in the universe.
Your definition of "magical spell of invincibility" doesn't fit in with the sentence in
ThomasWinkworth 8 months ago
@ThomasWinkworth Interesting. You conflate 2 completely different things and believe them to be true.
1. You are wrong, when you go to sleep you cannot truly KNOW that you will wake up. It is a reasonable assumption based on the evidence of every day in your life.
2. We cannot see gravity but we can conduct repeatable scientific experiements to prove it exists and indeed measure it.
The existence of god is not based on any such reliable evidence. Hence that is way Faith must be blind.
UrukEngineer 8 months ago
@UrukEngineer Firstly i never said that "i TRULY KNOW that i will wake up in the morning", it is the most irritating thing when someone misquotes you in a debate. Stop it please.
The Bible teaches that the existence of God IS based upon evidence, and therefore the word faith used in the Bible is NOT irrational and illogical.
I fear God because only intention explains the compelxity and extreme lack of entropy within the universe.
I fear God because i have absolutely no reason not to fear.
ThomasWinkworth 8 months ago
@ThomasWinkworth Sorry mate but that IS EXACTLY what you said...check for yourself
"I haven't SEEN the future, but i know i will wake up in the morning."
You also said "I fear God because i have absolutely no reason not to fear." Are you aware of the logical contradiction in your own statement?
UrukEngineer 8 months ago
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@UrukEngineer You said that i said:
"I truly know i will wake up in the morning" but i didn't say "truly", i said:
"i know i will wake up in the morning"
Stop being picky about topics irrelevant to the subject matter.
"I fear God because i have absolutely no reason to not fear God"...? there is no contradiction.
ThomasWinkworth 8 months ago
Wow cool vid!! :)
MyGodMyKing 11 months ago
So faith is not knowing where you're going? I don't get it.
deathmetalterrorist 11 months ago
@deathmetalterrorist faith is the strength to go out know knowing where you're going, and going without fear
isascam 10 months ago
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What happens to you when you die? Have you ever told lies, stolen, used God's name in vain? If yes, then you are a liar, thief, and a blasphemer. When you die & be judged by God, you'll be guilty of sin. The bible says you'll end up in Hell! But God sent God His Son Jesus to die on a cross for your sins, He was buried & rose from the dead on the third day. If you'll believe the Gospel(Jesus's death, burial & resurrection) for the forgiveness of your sins, you'll not perish & have eternal life!
gramosjr7 1 year ago
Amen, Dr. Piper!
fruitofspirit 1 year ago
he speaks with such authority, its amazing. love it
itsmee888 1 year ago
The book of life is already printed,the Lord knows already and has always known the path that each would follow yet he still hopes.The only change ever made to the book of life is the blotting out of names.Faith is the evidence of things yet known or seen,by grace through faith we can all be born again.The gate is narrow as is the road,few are and have been chosen.We never need to argue or be in discontent with others or impose our will,let go and let God
teed60 1 year ago
Faith is only upheld as a good quality because religion needs it as a fundamental ingredient to brainwash people to believe that which is not true. Faith says, believe this even though there is n good reason to do so... Faith can be used to justify absolutely anything which makes it useless and often times vile.
tempemonkey2323 1 year ago
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tempemonkey2323 1 year ago
Lol this guy is a total nutcase. Who the hell would trust this guy xD.
Faith means to follow blindly and not question. Like Ernest Hemingway once said, All thinking men are Athiests.
Faith? No thanks, I prefer to be my own man, a free thinker. Not obey some false god. And even if he did exist, I would still not obey him or fear him.
bluegama500 1 year ago
@bluegama500, thanks, you just came up what I would of said. (mostly) :)
inukami23 1 year ago
@inukami23 lol ok. This guy is just crazy. he's a total nutcase. Where he belongs is not with god or in a church but in a psychiatric hospital.
bluegama500 1 year ago
@bluegama500 But one day you will bow down to him that is the True God! whether you believe in him or not does not make it untrue!! it only makes you a fool! A fool says there is no God! Psalm 14 READ IT! Cause that is what you are! right now but there is still hope! but it's only Jesus not in SELF! and that is what you are full of is Your SELF! and you can't save yourself! May God have Mercy on your soul and your life.
created4goodwrks 1 year ago
@created4goodwrks lol whatever you delusional fuck.
bluegama500 1 year ago
@bluegama500 Your the one who is delusional...and a fool. but whatever..stay in your pride and arrogance.
created4goodwrks 1 year ago
and you know?
timmydecost 1 year ago
I love this guy!!!
misioyoggi 2 years ago 11
@misioyoggi me too!
patriciacarrasco 1 year ago
awesome!
renovatio1988 2 years ago 2
(Heb 11:8) By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
(Gen 26:5) Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
TheSearcher24 3 years ago
Praise God for using John Piper to teach the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
illbehonest 3 years ago 7