Daunt: Faith is a dangerous thing. Faith validates fantasy. Racial prejudice uses the laws of faith to support it's claims. Many horrible acts have been because of Faith in their acts. Faith is the validation of an idea or concept that cannot be proven or disproven. This is not a constructive way to live as human beings because it puts us in a mindset that accepts whatever, since it's because of faith, and keeps us from advancing since we're stuck in our faith think. And the question why don't we know it already is flawed. From the beginnning of the pagan gods we have always known. The people who abide by the Gods in africa Know that they are right. The Jihadist know that they are right. This is not a good system to base humanities overall idealogy on because it validates whatever. If we go by what us lowly imperfect humans "know" well.. that's what got us into this mess. But the bible says: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. 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." Hebrews 11:1-3
The Word of God states that "whatsoever is not of faith is sin" (Romans 14:23b). Some people refer to the expression "blind faith," but our faith is not a blind faith; it is faith in a very real person, Jesus Christ. We were blind before our eyes were opened to His love and forgiveness, but now we see Him and a new life and world belong to us.
Faith is not only a gift, but also a fruit of the Holy Spirit plus a part of our Christian armour; so we see the importance of it in our Christian walk.
Galatians 5:21-23 (King James Version)
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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