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Originally Posted by Greatest I am
Belief is built from facts and I cannot see the facts till I believe.
Makes good sense. Not.
I have a flying pig but you cannot see it till you believe in flying pigs.
Believe and you will see it. trust me. It is real. Trust me.
Regards
DL
In order to believe you have to have something in the five senses realm to rest your believing on, hence the words that are written in the bible that are physical and real to the 5 senses.
Hbr 11:1 Now faith (believing the written words of God, not blind believing) is the substance (title deed) of things hoped (prayed) for, the evidence (that they are yours before they are actually seen) of things not seen.
Hbr 11:3 Through faith (believing in the written word of God)
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.
Understanding comes by believing. And believing comes by hearing or reading and hearing or reading comes by someone either speaking the words of God from the bible or writing the words of God from the bible.
The word understand in the above verse comes from the Greek word "noeō" which means: 1) to perceive with the mind, to understand, to have understanding
Its used in a verse that ALL good Deist should now by heart;
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him (God) from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Its also used in the following verse;
2Ti 2:7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
These can be read by anyone and they can
A. be believed, or
B. rejected, all by freewill.
Facts are not required to believe, some may insist that they only believe in facts but they are lying all people believe in things or have believed in things without factual evidence but simply because someone told them something and they accepted it as truth without demanding evidence to support what was said.
Its a very convienent thing for people who do not want to believe or who are just full of excuses and hot air to use though, such as yourself and most everyone else on this forum.
Believing is required to understand and see the spiritual things talked about in the word of God.
Last edited by Pletho; 07-16-2010 at 04:31 PM.