If you accept my following definition and depiction of what faith is and how it is exercised, you will come to the conclusion that everyone (Christian and otherwise) has faith. What is different is the object of that faith. Even an alleged agnostic or atheist has faith of sorts.
Let me explain. Faith in this sense is when we believe that a certain assertion is true and then proceed on that belief. You could even call it an assumption, upon which we then base conclusions. Here is a silly example - we take it by faith that there is an organ within our skulls called a brain. I have never seen my brain. I believe I have one. I proceed on that belief by faith.
I have never been to the Taj Mahal. I have seen alleged pictures of it. I have even talked to people who allegedly have been there and whose testimony I accept. I accept the existence of the Taj Mahal by faith.
As asserted in my previous post, you do not have to have all of your questions answered before you can exercise some measure of faith. Back to my illustration - I do not remember exactly which city houses the Taj Mahal, how big it is, how many rooms it has, and so on. But such ignorance does not negate the possibility that I can still believe in its existence based on what little evidence I currently have.
Such is faith - in realms of Christianity, it is a belief of the heart. As we walk with God and read His Word, our faith in the truth is strengthened.
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I agree. In fact, if a person drives, they have faith. They don't stop at green lights because they have faith that cross traffic will stop at the light that is red for them. They can't even see that the light is red for cross traffic until it's too late to stop. Atheists have faith in their own actions and intelligence. The same reasoning can extent to worship. Everyone worships someone or something. Many people worship money, or sports or even themselves. It is still worshiping a deity other than God Almighty. The result would be the same if they bowed to a stone or wood idol.
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