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What is Faith?
Faith is something one "believes
in". It serves a major evolutionary purpose and
has been an essential part of human nature since time
immemorial. When shared by members of a group, faith
strongly supports that group's internal cohesion. It
strengthens the group's capacity to to cope with the
challenges of a hostile environment. It adds to the
group's capacity to compete successfully with other
groups animated by different faiths.
There are many demonstrations in the
historical record of how this principle has worked in
practice. Look, for example, at the efflorescence of
human society in the Middle East in the several centuries
after the beginning of Islam. Islam's sytem of beliefs
provided a unifying force that permitted large numbers
of converts to work together to accomplish historical
achievements that would not have happened if Islam had
never begun. Faith, when shared by large numbers of
people, turns a group of aimless, discontented individuals
into a purposeful, powerful force.
Faith is a belief in something and it
can help strenghen a persons action,but faith isnt fact
it is hope.To believe that Faith is realty and truth
is a dangerous ideas.

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The Christian faith has existed
since the time that Jesus Christ was on earth. Followers of Jesus
have had different understandings about many things, but all true
Christians agree that Jesus Christ is a revelation of God in the
flesh. We all believe that God came to earth to bring us back into
a relationship with Himself.
The Christian faith is really about faith in the
resurrected Jesus, who did all this and more for us. Jesus of Nazareth,
who lived historically on the earth 2000 years ago, made a definite
impact on the people of Israel through his teaching and healing
ministry. But it is his resurrection and continued intervention
in the lives of His followers that has meant that today He has hundreds
of millions who believe in Him and trust Him. Today the Holy Spirit
is working all over the earth to reveal Jesus to people in different
ways, primarily through the Scriptures of the Holy Bible as they
are preached and read.
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