Exploring the Depths of Faith
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What does willingness to undergo martyrdom indicate?

  • A measure of religious devotion
  • A measurement for the average contemporary Christian
  • A sign of religious fanaticism
  • A proxy for depth of faith (correct)

    • How do various Christian strands measure the intensity of an individual's faith?

  • Through tribunals of the Inquisition
  • Through the degree of prosperity
  • Through personal self-evaluation (correct)
  • Through solemn affirmations of a creed

    • What does the classification of different degrees of faith allow for?

  • Faith is always increasing in intensity
  • Faith is a constant state of unwavering belief
  • Faith is a fixed measurement
  • Faith and its expression may wax and wane in fervor (correct)

    • How does Alister McGrath define faith?

    <p>Intelligent and based on adequate evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Peter S. Williams define faith?

    <p>A trust in and commitment to what we have reason to believe is true</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Greek word 'pistis' mean in the New Testament?

    <p>Furnish evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Alister McGrath, how does faith commence?

    <p>With the conviction of the mind based on adequate evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does John Lennox distinguish between blind faith and evidence-based faith?

    <p>Blind faith is belief without evidence, while evidence-based faith is belief with evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Calvinist tradition use as an analog of level of faith?

    <p>Prosperity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Peter S. Williams, how does the classic Christian tradition view faith?

    <p>Faith is trust in and commitment to what we have reason to believe is true</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the proxy for depth of faith mentioned in the text?

    <p>Willingness to undergo martyrdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Greek word 'pistis' used for in the New Testament?

    <p>To furnish evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Richard Dawkins view faith?

    <p>As blind trust without evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the classic Christian tradition view faith, according to Peter S. Williams?

    <p>As trust and commitment to what is believed to be true</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does John Lennox argue about faith and evidence?

    <p>Faith is justified only with evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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