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> On Sun, 04 May 2008 18:12:58 -0400, monkfish <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>I have talked sufficiently elsewhere
>>about the nature of the blind faith
>>cherished by atheists.
>>Maybe more later.
>
> Blind faith cherished by atheists? Seems to me it is you ( or one)
> who does believe in something that isn't proven that has "faith."
> Aren't the Christians going on about how wonderful faith is all the
> time?
> Atheists are without any faith in god. That doesn't mean they can't
> have faith in something else but they don't have "faith" in atheism
> either. Come up with some proof, and atheists are likely to be
> converts. At least I would.
>
That is in error, for what you call god doesn't exist by definition,
but
to us whatever or whoever you believe and have faith in IS your god or
devil. See below
Pastor Frank
The word "God" is not a proper name but a title of a position of
whatever is your standard of virtue and ideal of perfection against
which you measure all behaviour. (Jesus in Matthew. 5:48)
I.e. In 2 Corinthians 4:4, Paul says that Satan is: "...the god (theos)
of this world", i.e. reality, to which Atheists reference. And again in a
Philippians 3:19, Paul says there are people: "...whose God (theos) is
their
belly", i.e. gratification, pleasure, to which Hedonists reference. Also,
Jesus speaks of mammon being a god or devil, representing the greed for
possessions, money and power, to which most people reference. (Mt:6:24:)
Jesus tells us in Jn:4:24 that His "GOD IS A SPIRIT", (i.e. akin to a
quality of attitude, like love and care [1Jn 4:8,16] which imbues a person
and animates the flesh), and "they that worship him must worship him in
spirit and in truth."
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