What does it really mean to believe in Christ? When I was younger, I thought I believed, but it now seems that I didn't. I had what was more a head belief than heart belief. Also, what does it mean to love God and love your neighbor?
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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
What does it mean to believe?
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To believe in in Christ is to be a changed person from what you used to be. You are much more sensitive concerning moral injustices than you used to be. The things you used to fear so much no longer have that much power over you now. You have more energy for positive things. This is just a few things that at least I and many others have experienced.
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I learned how to read by reading the Bible. I recognized that I did NOT know what Jesus meant when he said to believe in Him. That type of humility is something G-d can work with ...
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razeontherock
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It sort of snuck up on me 
By reading many posters here define the gift of Faith, you would think I have it! I don't think this is a coincidence, but rather, connected to the content of my previous post.
If you want to define Faith I have to refer you here:
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
3 things to notice: now, substance, evidence. My heart breaks when I see so many unbelievers on CF all crying out for the same thing: evidence, NOW, preferably with some substance.
So the question turns to, how do you get it? First of all, it is the gift of G-d. Now:
Romans 10:17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
I do say that fear comes by hearing, and hearing the will of the enemy. (satan and all powers of darkness) Yes I do find that TV, movies, etc directly un-do Faith. The word we have translated as "Church" literally means "called out ones."
My point being that if you want Faith to grow, you have to intentionally cultivate it!
By reading many posters here define the gift of Faith, you would think I have it! I don't think this is a coincidence, but rather, connected to the content of my previous post.If you want to define Faith I have to refer you here:
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
3 things to notice: now, substance, evidence. My heart breaks when I see so many unbelievers on CF all crying out for the same thing: evidence, NOW, preferably with some substance.
So the question turns to, how do you get it? First of all, it is the gift of G-d. Now:
Romans 10:17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
I do say that fear comes by hearing, and hearing the will of the enemy. (satan and all powers of darkness) Yes I do find that TV, movies, etc directly un-do Faith. The word we have translated as "Church" literally means "called out ones."
My point being that if you want Faith to grow, you have to intentionally cultivate it!
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Jesus answered that in the parable of the good Samaritan and in Matt 25:31 and following. Love is acting in behalf of another.
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Faith (saving faith) is referring to the humbling experiencing of “trust” God’s Love enough to forgive you of hurting others in the past (sin) and is contrasted with prideful trusting in self to handle the pain in your conscience from hurting others. “Trusting” Jesus makes it easy to trust God’s love to forgive, since Jesus defines that love in everything he did and said and explains how God can forgive us (through the cross). The whole idea is to become like God (who is Love) by accepting God’s Love (the humility needed to accept this charity comes from the humility needed to trust God [faith]) in the form of accepting God’s forgiveness and thus Love much yourself (…he that is forgiven much will Love much…
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Dear sh284. Jesus said, " if you believe my words and follow them, you will show your love for me." What are the words Jesus means?? In Matthew, chapter22, verses 35-40, Jesus tells a Lawyer: " The first and great Commandment is: Love thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The second is like it: Love thy neighbour as thyself." How do I show my Belief? A good start is: treat all you know and all you meet, as you would love to be treated. God will see our sincere efforts to show our love to God by: being kind and considerate, use friendly words rather than angry words, give a helping hand where needed, and show our love to our neighbour: all others, friends or not friends. When God sees our friendly behaviour, He will approve and bless us. And no matter how often we stumble or even fail, we will get up again, and try again and again. God will forgive us as we will forgive those who sin/trangress against us. Jesus told us to " ask and ye will receive," and Jesus will give us His Love and his Joy, and the Holy Spirit will empower us with His Love. It is straightforward, sh284, and easy to remember. Jesus is the Way, He died that we might live, and now we are reconciled to God. Jesus is the Way, and we follow Jesus by believing His Words to us: Love God with all our beings, and love our neighbour as ourselves. I say this with love. Greetings from Emmy, sister in Christ.
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