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guillaumeb

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7. By my faith, you have many questions!!

Reply to Mariana (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 08:12 PM

Apr 2018

My grandfather used that one many times, in French, along with the word calisse.

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Is faith a noun or a verb? [View all] guillaumeb Apr 2018 OP

It can be both. Many words are. BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #1

Nicely done. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #5

You slipped in an M&M... yallerdawg Apr 2018 #2

Action based faith. sprinkleeninow Apr 2018 #3

Well, it makes me an imperfect Christian. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #6

As I also confess. sprinkleeninow Apr 2018 #11

Have you faithed this week? Will you faith tomorrow? Are you faithing now? nt. Mariana Apr 2018 #4

By my faith, you have many questions!! guillaumeb Apr 2018 #7

Man, you sure faithed that one up Major Nikon Apr 2018 #8

... Mariana Apr 2018 #9

Its still a noun iwillalwayswonderwhy Apr 2018 #10

of course it is. n/t Brainstormy Apr 2018 #55

Jimmy Carter has a new book coming out, entitled "Faith: A Journey for All". No Vested Interest Apr 2018 #12

Basically you dont understand elementary school Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #13

Faith you, you faithing faither! Major Nikon Apr 2018 #14

... Mariana Apr 2018 #21

Did you actually read the post? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #18

The only point I see Mariana Apr 2018 #23

My question was related to you reading the post. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #27

you clearly do not understand what a verb is. Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #33

Do you understand the point? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #37

Use it as a verb in a sentence. MineralMan Apr 2018 #15

Stop or I'll faith! Major Nikon Apr 2018 #16

Read the post and see the point. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #19

like an actual point, yours is infinitely small. Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #32

I read the post. MineralMan Apr 2018 #44

You read the words. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #46

You made no point MineralMan Apr 2018 #47

My point remains, and is still valid. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #48

Youve really only succeeded in faithing yourself into a corner Major Nikon Apr 2018 #109

If you don't stop all that faithing you'll go blind....NT nil desperandum Apr 2018 #115

Christians like the word faith, and use it more than any other religion marylandblue Apr 2018 #17

The concept contains within it both action and a state of being/doing. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #20

Everywhere the word faith appears in your post, it is a noun. nt. Mariana Apr 2018 #22

To help with your apparent confusion: guillaumeb Apr 2018 #25

so go right ahead and use the word "faith" as a verb in a sentence. Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #31

The post explains my position. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #35

so go right ahead and use the word "faith" as a verb in a sentence. Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #36

I can only conclude that you are confused, guillaumeb Apr 2018 #38

You appear to think that if the noun "a" can be translated as "b" and "b" Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #39

You appear to be still confused. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #40

Just one sentence would demonstrate the verb Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #80

With so much opinion and point making Lordquinton Apr 2018 #106

And we can easily conclude that you are unable to MineralMan Apr 2018 #117

I think you also are confused as to the intent of the post. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #119

That just creates a further mashup marylandblue Apr 2018 #24

Yes, it would. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #26

Debate is a verb too. marylandblue Apr 2018 #28

Reason is also both. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #29

But it still a theological point dressed up as grammar marylandblue Apr 2018 #30

And it only applies to religion? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #34

It's a theological point because the described type of faith marylandblue Apr 2018 #49

But presumably you will vote for those people guillaumeb Apr 2018 #50

Presumably, but perhaps not marylandblue Apr 2018 #53

Belief neither implies nor compels action. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #62

Correct, but that's part of my argument nt marylandblue Apr 2018 #68

Jesus talks of action as a necessary accompaniment to faith. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #70

Sure but that doesn't make faith a verb marylandblue Apr 2018 #76

The Greek word contains both belief and action in it. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #84

No, that's the way the author interpreted the word marylandblue Apr 2018 #89

Dueling experts in the Greek language? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #90

I know a little bit of Greek marylandblue Apr 2018 #93

Jesus said that faith requires action. eom guillaumeb Apr 2018 #94

I am not disputing your theology, I am disputing your linguistics marylandblue Apr 2018 #96

Meat requires cooking. Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #100

Steak tartare. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #101

And faith is still a noun. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2018 #105

Some people want to insist 'faith' is just some kind of passive flacid thing. yallerdawg Apr 2018 #41

Agreed. And some, in my view, missed the point of the title. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #42

But-but-but.... yallerdawg Apr 2018 #43

Ah yes, "the literalists". guillaumeb Apr 2018 #45

Because if you start making up your own grammar in service of theology marylandblue Apr 2018 #56

thank you. Faith is NOT a verb. n/t Brainstormy Apr 2018 #57

A false accusation. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #63

It is none of those things marylandblue Apr 2018 #66

It was both of those things. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #69

Do you believe that marylandblue Apr 2018 #71

I believe that if I follow the message of Jesus guillaumeb Apr 2018 #72

So faith is not action marylandblue Apr 2018 #83

Acting as I profess to believe is indeed an action. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #88

So you agree that faith is not an action marylandblue Apr 2018 #91

Faith is completed with action. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #92

Fine, but that's theology, it's not inherent to the words themselves marylandblue Apr 2018 #95

True, it is theology. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #97

Ok, you are entitled to your theology and the free exercise of your beliefs marylandblue Apr 2018 #98

And in that spirit, you are also entitled to yours. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #99

This is called the root word fallacy marylandblue Apr 2018 #51

Please forgive me for bringing attention to the use of the word 'flaccid'. sprinkleeninow Apr 2018 #58

Just another example of he has coarsened our public discourse. marylandblue Apr 2018 #60

This is so very true. I find myself feeling some compunction for my jibes lately. sprinkleeninow Apr 2018 #73

Me too marylandblue Apr 2018 #77

I am trying very hard to not let my animosity/detest spill over sprinkleeninow Apr 2018 #79

My idea of defense of faith is not so much a milquetoast version... yallerdawg Apr 2018 #74

It's referred to as both a nerb and a voun. Lint Head Apr 2018 #52

Shhh!!! guillaumeb Apr 2018 #64

To faith, or not to faith? Makes no sense. In English "faith" is a noun only. or... Binkie The Clown Apr 2018 #54

My point, and the point of the 2 references, guillaumeb Apr 2018 #65

Communication is possible because words have agreed upon meanings. E.g. "verb" and "noun". Binkie The Clown Apr 2018 #78

No longer be able to communicate meaningfully Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #81

Many words are both noun and verb. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #85

Faith is not one of those words. MineralMan Apr 2018 #86

Who cares? PJMcK Apr 2018 #59

Any wishing to view this, thanks. Anyone not interested, thanks. sprinkleeninow Apr 2018 #61

Jesus talks of action as a anecessary accompaniment to faith. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #67

Word. sprinkleeninow Apr 2018 #75

Some use that very principal for things like murdering abortion doctors Major Nikon Apr 2018 #112

Action, like faith, is a noun as well. MineralMan Apr 2018 #116

The real question is... thewhollytoast Apr 2018 #82

Welcome to DU, and the conversation. The answers to your questions are: guillaumeb Apr 2018 #87

When you start examining Biblical scriptures in the original languages elocs Apr 2018 #102

Most of us do not read Greek, or Aramaic, or Latin. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #103

Any Christian who is really interested can make an effort to study the Bible elocs Apr 2018 #104

You dont have to be a Christian Major Nikon Apr 2018 #113

We already know that you redefine words as you see fit. trotsky Apr 2018 #107

And the donkey he faithed in on Major Nikon Apr 2018 #110

You guys are faithing me up. Mariana Apr 2018 #111

depends on the person Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #108

I like that one. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #118

See transitive vs. Intransitive verbs too Bretton Garcia Apr 2018 #114