The Faith Quiz

Faith Development

• According to Fowler, the stage of faith development characterized by critically analyzing adopted and accepted faith with existing systems of faith is the stage of critical analysis.
• The stage of faith development often considered as 'not fully' attainable is the highest level of faith.
• According to Fowler, the stage of faith development characterized by confusion and high impressionability through stories and rituals is the mythic-literal stage.
• According to Fowler, the stage of faith development characterized by people realizing the limits of logic and accepting the 'mystery of life' is the conjunctive stage.

Faith in Christianity

• True faith in Christianity results in salvation.
• Faith in Christianity is aligned with obedience.
• Faith in Christianity causes transformation and a change in behavior.
• In Christianity, faith is a gift from God.

Definition of Faith

• According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, faith is defined as "firm belief in something for which there is no proof" or "complete trust".
• According to Thomas Aquinas, faith is "the assent of the mind to the truth of a proposition".
• In the context of religion, faith is the belief in a higher power or deity.
• The etymology of the word 'faith' is from the Latin word "fides", meaning trust or loyalty.
• In the Roman world, faith was understood as "fides", which was a virtue of loyalty and trust.

Perception of Faith

• To those skeptical of religion, faith is often perceived as a lack of evidence or a blind belief.
• To religious people, faith is often perceived as a trust in a higher power or deity.
• The Greek word 'pistis' used for 'faith' in the New Testament means "to trust" or "to have faith in" according to Archibald Thomas Robertson.
• The classic Christian tradition defines faith as "confidence or trust in God" according to Peter S. Williams.

Relationship between Faith and Trust

• Faith and trust are closely related, with faith being the belief in something and trust being the confidence in that belief.
• According to John Lennox, the difference between blind faith and evidence-based faith is that evidence-based faith is based on reasonable evidence and blind faith is not.

Prosperity and Faith

• The Christian tradition that uses the degree of prosperity as an analog of level of faith is the prosperity gospel.

New Testament and Faith

• According to Alister McGrath, W.H. Griffith Thomas said that faith is "the power of recognizing Jesus as the Son of God".
• When the New Testament talks about faith positively, it means "believing and trusting in God" according to Tom Price.
• The purpose of John recounting the events involving doubting Thomas in John 20:24–31 is to show that faith is not just about intellectual assent, but about trust and commitment.

Measurement of Faith

• In certain Christian strands, the intensity of an individual's faith is measured by their willingness to undergo martyrdom.
• The classification of different degrees of faith allows for a deeper understanding of the nature of faith and its role in the Christian life.