Show Printable Version Search This Thread Advanced Search   Register  |  Login  |  Search  |  New Posts  |  Chat Frequency > Forums > Theology > Faith.   Username: Password:   Remember Me? Thread Tools  | Search This Thread  Reply   Author Comment   View Member ProfileSend Private MessageFind Member's Threads Find Member's Posts GregK Registered: 10/25/06 Posts: 5      02/06/07 at 11:22 AM Reply with quote #1 I thought of an interesting question yesterday:  Do you know because you have faith or do you have faith because you know?  I have an answer to this already, but I wanted to hopefully generate some discussion.  What do you think? Greg View Member ProfileSend Private MessageSend EmailFind Member's Threads Find Member's Posts Steve Registered: 10/11/07 Posts: 1      10/11/07 at 04:23 PM Reply with quote #2 You know because you have faith. Faith is based in promises and hope. Knowledge is based in experience. View Member ProfileSend Private MessageSend EmailFind Member's Threads Find Member's Posts didasko Registered: 07/14/06 Posts: 42      02/11/08 at 05:28 PM Reply with quote #3 I would say that you have faith because you know...or at least you know something, you have evidence to substantiate your fath claim.  However, faith does not stop hear but continually seeks more knowledge,i.e., fides querem intelectum (faith seeking understanding).  __________________ Some day you will be old enought to begin reading fairy tales again. --C.S. Lewis Previous Thread | Next Thread Reply   Bookmarks    Digg  del.icio.us  StumbleUpon  Google