On Faith

Faith as a virtue involves:

• Blind obedience

• Trusting God in all circumstances

• Complete understanding of all doctrines

• Having confidence in yourself

Faith and reason are:

• always in conflict

• mutually exclusive

• mostly complementary

• irrelevant to each other

A person who maintains his/her religious beliefs despite changing emotions and moods is considered____ .

• emotionally intelligent

• virtuous in faith

• to have a good theological understanding

• to have a good reasoning skill

The virtue of faith can be gained or strengthened by:

• Avoidance of people and circumstances

• Consistent practice and discipline

• Intellectual debate

• Physical endurance

You can only have a virtuous faith in what you:

• can see and believe

• can observe and experience through life

• choose to believe despite your changing moods and circumstances

• can reason and believe

Faith requires us to:

• Ignore our intellect

• Engage our whole being

• Avoid all doubt and questions

• Rely solely on feelings and emotions

When we say "faith in Christ," we mean:

• believe in all things we see and hear about the spiritual realm

• Trust in Christ's identity and promises

• Mere acknowledgment of historical facts

• Ritualistic adherence to tradition

Faith is a virtue that:

• Only the intellectually gifted can possess

• Is innate and requires no growth

• Grows through trials and perseverance

• Is irrelevant to Christian living

Which of the following do you think is the main reason for a Christian of your age to lose faith?

Personal Tragedy

Intellectual Challenges

Social Pressure

Hypocrisy in Leadership

Life Changes

Cultural Assimilation

Unanswered Prayers

Intellectual Maturity

Temptations