When is Faith no longer Faith

Published: Oct. 25, 2009, 10 p.m.

Faith is no longer faith when it becomes religious ideas and doctrines.\nFaith is not religion. Many times people say "We have our faith". What\nthey really mean is this: "We have our religious ideas and doctrines,\nour traditions, and our ways of doing things - so don't try to change\nthem." This is not the Biblical idea of faith. True faith is\nnot a religious exercise or an ideological or philosophical view. And\nit definitely isn\u2019t a formula! The \u2018Faith Movement\u2019 often gave the\nimpression that faith was a technique used to get what you want.\nHowever, the danger with any such system or procedure is that man, and\nnot God, is usually in control - making it a religious practice.