I was reading a book and I remember a question that a guy asked the **** in which the **** refused to answer..Yep, it has to do with religion..
Since we as human beings have never seen Jesus Christ or God in person but we still have faith in God and in the Bible.. But..
If we could see God or Jesus in our everyday life would we still need FAITH??
This is a great topic. . . but there is one fundamental flaw with your question.
Many people have claimed to see Jesus (only a few biblical characters have claimed to have seen or been in the presence of God); therefore it strengthened or renewed their faith or caused them to believe in Jesus.
Therefore, those who have seen him, have even stronger faith.
My opinion: if we saw God or Jesus walking it would probably diminish our faith, and that's strictly based on the skepticism received from the Jews about Jesus when he walked the earth the first time, according to Christian doctrine.
This is a great topic. . . but there is one fundamental flaw with your question.
Many people have claimed to see Jesus (only a few biblical characters have claimed to have seen or been in the presence of God.
Very true..
However, people have claimed to see UFO's, Big Foot, the Lochness Monster and Elvis after he died.. :wink:
Yes, i would still have faith. Becuz it's my belief that faith is not just the notion of believing there is a God. Faith is..."the evidence of things hoped for, and the substance of things not seen"...so it goes beyond the belief in the existence of a God, it's the belief in his power. That can apply to having everything go wrong in my life, but having FAITH that everything will eventually work out for me. So even if i saw Jesus every single day, i would still need faith in some type of greater power to hold the belief that my future will work out for the best.
So even if i saw Jesus every single day, i would still need faith in some type of greater power to hold the belief that my future will work out for the best.
My point exactly. We as humans WANT to believe in an higher power, a God who is beyond man and our limitations. A God who walked among men would not seem as 1) omnipresent, nor 2) omnipotent, because he'd be TOO much like us. That's why I think our faith would diminish.
So even if i saw Jesus every single day, i would still need faith in some type of greater power to hold the belief that my future will work out for the best.
My point exactly. We as humans WANT to believe in an higher power, a God who is beyond man and our limitations. A God who walked among men would not seem as 1) omnipresent, nor 2) omnipotent, because he'd be TOO much like us. That's why I think our faith would diminish.
true...but faith is not just limited to something so abstract. People utilize faith everyday and don't even know it. U use faith when u cross the street and believe that you'll make it to the other side safely. You use faith when develop relationships and friendships, believing that you're getting involved with someone who will have your back. It isn't just about seeing/knowing a God. It's about believing in something that u can't really grasp at the moment, but genuinely hope is going to come to past. So if we're talking about faith in the literal sense...yes it can still be possessed with a Jesus/God that we see from day to day (even an atheist had "faith" whether he knows it or not).
As far as having faith in the power of Jesus. Biblicly speaking, u can still have faith in the power of Jesus even if he was a living and breathing being. In the new testament, Jesus had many followers because of the miracles and wonders that he performed. So being a man of the flesh just made his power seem that much more miraculous
As far as having faith in the power of Jesus. Biblicly speaking, u can still have faith in the power of Jesus even if he was a living and breathing being. In the new testament, Jesus had many followers because of the miracles and wonders that he performed. So being a man of the flesh just made his power seem that much more miraculous
But still yet the Jews don't think the Messiah ever came to earth. Didn't Jesus perform his miracles in Palestine/Israel?
If we could see Him every day I still think we would need faith because we still would have to believe that it was Him performing miracles, na mean? We would have to have faith that it was through His touch that we were healed instead of thinkin, maybe it just happened....I dont know, it makes sense in my head...we would need faith in his power instead of believing that everything was random and coincidental.
So if anyone came up and did miracles or performed "magic" you would automatically have faith in him/her as well?
Mankind's nature is to bestow divinity upon their god-figures. A normal person walking around would not inspire the faith or spirit that belief in a higher power would. Even with the power to do miracles, the second someone else came around that could do miracles, your faith would waver in the first person. And by the time the third and fourth person comes around, their will be five major religions based on the teachings of those different prophets/magicians/rabbis.
I'm not saying that EVERYONE would believe in Jesus Christ. Becuz everyone doesn't believe in Jesus Christ right now, so there are bound to be nonbelievers if he was around in the flesh. But i still believe that he would have followers. People want someone/something to put their trust in.
