Is Loosing Faith A Bad Thing?

[nailit]

I have a friend of 36 yrs.
We regularly swap reading material/online posts etc

He messaged me today (in response to a vid that I sent him)
Saying that he was 'Hanging on to his faith by a thread'.

Why do people hang on to a 'faith'
(IE, Believing in something without good evidence and without good reason)


As an ex evangelical, I can HALF understand it, But personally,
when I started to question, I had to let it go for the nonsense that it was.

[nailit]

//Suggest you skip this religion stuff and find something else to do//
Suggest what you want.
Who are you to tell me what to post?

[mibn2cweus]

The power of evil in general and lies in particular rests in the refusal to acknowledge and expose it. To deny it exists is the epitome of evil.

[PsalmEquipt]

It’s important to understand the law of believing. In the physical world, we accept the law of gravity. In the spiritual realm, the law of believing is just as real and has both a positive side and a negative side. God is always about the positive side, confidence, trust, and faith. The devil is all about the negative side, doubt, worry, and fear, as these are his means of bringing destruction to people’s lives. In Job 1:10 we see that the devil observed that God had placed a hedge of protection around Job including all that he owned and even the prosperity of his land. That hedge was there because of Job’s love for God and the fact that he rejoiced in God's confidence, trust, and faith, therefore doubt, worry, and fear had no inroad to Job’s life.

God calls His people believers because that’s what he expects of us. Without believing it’s impossible to please Him. When the disciples were fearful, after he calmed the storm, Jesus taught them to get their vision up, saying, “O ye of little faith [believing]...” Positive believing is energized by love and results in positive action, God's protection, and prayers being answered. An encouraging hymn begins:

Believing is the key to Heaven
But faith unlocks the door
Words are so easily spoken
A prayer without believing is like a boat without an oar...

[naomi24]

I never understand why the religious quote Job in an effort to impress. It is without doubt one of the clearest examples of the biblical God’s appallingly selfish and immoral nature.

[nailit]

//we see that the devil observed that God had placed a hedge of protection around Job //
That 'protection' didn't involve killing Job's children did it?
And yet God gave Job more children after his ordeal than before....
As if that somehow made up for it?
What effing planet are you people on?
You can't make up for the loss off a child by making more children...

[nailit]

PsalmEquipt,
Have even read Job?
He remained loyal to God,
(Despite God wiping out his family etc)
And then God berates him....
What king of twisted horse-*** is this?