| Error Code [message #71666] |
Wed, 23 August 2006 07:01  |
Greg O
Messages: 4 Registered: August 2006
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| Re: Error Code [message #71678 is a reply to message #71673] |
Wed, 23 August 2006 13:08   |
john[4]
Messages: 1 Registered: August 2006
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gt;>>>>> made
>>>>>> through
>>>>>>>>>> Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don't see anything in there about risk. My point is that people
>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>>> the things you're talking about knowing full well they might fail,
>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>>> them anyway. That's taking a risk, not having faith. I don't have
>>>>>>>>>> faith
>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>> I've taken lots of personal and professional risks in my life.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> TCB
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> We can disagree about that but the first line is the dictionary
>>>>>>>>>>> definition.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> TCB wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> You're confusing 'faith' with 'a willingness to take risks.'
>>>>>>>>>>>> Animals
>>>>>>>> take
>>>>>>>>>>>> risks, to get food, create more animals, etc., but I doubt they
>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> faith.
>>>>>>>>>>>> One needs no faith to start businesses, invest money, get
>>>>>>>>>>>> married,
>>>>>> etc.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Faith is complete trust or confidence in something or someone.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Religious
>>>>>>>>>>>>> faith is one form of faith but not the only definition of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "faith."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> For example I have faith that if I drop a guitar pick it will
>>>>>>>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>>> its
>>>>>>>>>>>>> way to the floor based on the gravitational attraction it has
>>>>>>>>>>
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| Re: Error Code [message #71683 is a reply to message #71681] |
Wed, 23 August 2006 14:39   |
John [1]
 Messages: 2229 Registered: September 2005
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gt;>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> So perhaps it's BETTER, in our time, to have a system of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> justice
>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>> NOT based on a religion. But one which guarantees everyone the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> right
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> practice the religion of their choice, guarantees other
>>>>>>>>>>>>> freedoms
>>>>>> such
>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> we in the USA do in our Bill of Rights, encourages honesty and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> integrity, while enforcing some common sense limits such as no
>>>>>>>>>>>>> human
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sacrifices, a minimum age for marriage, no incest, no slavery,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> murder, no rape, no stealing, those sorts of things.
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