A Question for the Christians

Jesus spoke alot of metaphors, and parables. I do believe faith is everything, even though it is a very hard thing to have at times. Faith was the healing of those people internally: what I think those verses mean, and in turn is a 'miracle' itself.

[quote=beachguy in thongs]Without faith, you're nothing.

well said, I owe you a rep, I am trying but it wants me to spread it around, ..............."I can never do nuthing" -gerorge lopez
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one thing to keep in some form of check with ANY spiritual teachings or history is that its not always a perfect documentary. plus, the books of the desciples were not written by the desciples themselves, but rather by thier followers, many years later, and then translated and interpreted many times to become the complete bible today.

over time, jesus wading acroos a small pond could be turned into walking on water...

either way, its more than hard facts, there is much interpretation that can, and must, be done

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Originally Posted by Coelho

Im a half-christian myself, and have a question.
In this passage:

"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." Mark 11:23

Jesus doesnt say that we must ask God for throwing the mountain in the sea... it seems our faith alone is enough for doing it... also, there is some another passages like that... for example:

"And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole." Luke 17:19

"And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace." Luke 8:48

So... can i conclude that faith alone is enough for performing "miracles"?

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it depends on what you put your faith in.

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Originally Posted by StickyfingahZ

Faith without works is nothing....Just having faith alone is not enough.......you can be a firm strong believer in jesus,and be out there murdering people and raping and stuff,but just cause you believe in jesus....doesnt mean you'll go to heaven.

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Yeah it does. There is ONLY, and I mean ONLY, one unforgivable sin. And that sin is blasphemy. You can rape, pillage, murder, steal, lie, cheat, and just be nasty all you want, as long as you repent in the name Jesus, and you don't blaspheme, you'll get into heaven (supposedly.)

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Originally Posted by klondike_bar

over time, jesus wading acroos a small pond could be turned into walking on water...

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When my father's car was on fire, one early morning, I ran out of the house to get his keys out, and, as I ran up to his door, a large frozen puddle was in front of it. I slipped, lost both of my feet, yet I was able to regain my balance.

I walked on water to get the keys from the fire.

Ah, here we go again... :)

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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs

When my father's car was on fire, one early morning, I ran out of the house to get his keys out, and, as I ran up to his door, a large frozen puddle was in front of it. I slipped, lost both of my feet, yet I was able to regain my balance.

I walked on water to get the keys from the fire.

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Wow. Heheh.

I used to be a Christian, and the reason I am not is because I had faith in miracles, and they did not happen. If we just needed faith, and we could do greater works than Jesus, there would be no sick people in the world, because all the Christians would run around healing them. Think about this: Why has God never made an amputee's limb grow back?

Try and get your whole church to pray for an amputee's limb to grow back, and it won't work.

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Originally Posted by foodsy

Yeah it does. There is ONLY, and I mean ONLY, one unforgivable sin. And that sin is blasphemy. You can rape, pillage, murder, steal, lie, cheat, and just be nasty all you want, as long as you repent in the name Jesus, and you don't blaspheme, you'll get into heaven (supposedly.)

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Is sodomy with a goat forgivable?
Maybe there's hope for me after all...

first post... but maybe i can help clarify:

mountain = government and or religious hierarchy mountain (corruption)

sea = the people (us common folks)

so if you wanna see it removed or cast into the sea,
all you need is faith to set things straight ;)