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Faith Misused: Why Christianity Is Not Just Another Religion Kindle Edition

by Alvin Schmidt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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What is the meaning of the word faith?Current society believes that faith is to have endless trust or confidence in something. But Christians believe this trust and never-ending confidence isn’t just in something. It's in God.

The true interpretation of faith is shown by historical events in the New Testament such as Jesus’ birth and crucifixion. God's followers put their trust in Him and believed He would one day send His son to die for the forgiveness of sins.

The original definition in the New Testament is the Greek concept of faith called Pistis. Pistis means that God’s followers have complete confidence in Him and believe He is the creator of all things, loves all His people, and will one day return for them. Rev. Dr. Alvin J. Schmidt explores how society has slowly been shifting away from this definition over time and discusses how Christians can help restore the true meaning of faith..

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"Alvin Schmidt is a genuine national treasure and one of our most prescient intellectuals in the public square. Decade upon decade, he has produced mini masterpieces that have predicated massive shifts in public policy and conscience, all reasoned from his faith-informed scholarship and lyrical pen. He has done it again in Faith Misused, a book so timely, topical, and relevant that we are almost morally obliged to benefit from its vision and scope."

-Timothy S. Goeglein, Vice President, Focus on the Family, Washington, DC


"A quarter century ago, Prince Charles announced that as king he would be "defender of faith"-removing the definite article from the title that English monarchs have borne since Henry VIII attacked Luther. Alvin Schmidt definitively restores the article in this remarkable little book. Christianity is the faith, the one and only. Any other "faithing" is in vain because it's like grasping at breath on a cold morning or trying to stand on a cloud. There's nothing there. But the true faith finds its firm foundation in Christ, the rock."

-Rev. Thomas M. Winger, President, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Charles, Ontario, Canada.

About the Author

Rev. Dr. Alvin J. Schmidt is professor of sociology emeritus at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, and a fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. He is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning Fraternal Organizations (1980), How Christianity Changed the World (2004; now in eight different languages), and Hallmarks of Lutheran Identity (2017).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09M4B66MJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Concordia Publishing House (January 25, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 25, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 452 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 166 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0758671113
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Alvin J. Schmidt (PhD, University of Nebraska) retired in 1999 as professor of sociology at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, where he still lives. He is the author of several books, including The Great Divide: The Failure of Islam and the Triumph of the West, and served as a consulting editor for Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions and the Occult.

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Taparaho
5.0 out of 5 stars A challenge to blind faith
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2023
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Schmidt does an amazing job explaining what Faith is, and how the use of “Faith” in religious terms was unique to Christianity. The Greek word”Pistas” was traditional used in ethical terms referring to reliability. Faith in the New Testament meant a whole lot more. It was Faith that resulted knowledge, conviction, and trust. It’s a faith where the witnessed historical fact of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection has resulted in an overwhelming trust in his word and the scriptures. Schmidt says that Faith used in any other religion, or in the plural, is a highjacking of a specific Christocentric term.
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Courtney Salmon
5.0 out of 5 stars A look at the NT use of "faith"
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
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This is a look at the New Testament use of faith (or in Greek πίστη písti) as compared to its modern use, often interchangeably with belief or religion. The NT use of faith is a firm conviction founded in eyewitness, historical accounts, and facts. Rev. Dr. Schmidt talks about the historical context of the original Greek and how it has been misused through time. Each chapter includes questions for discussion (making it a great study) and it's short enough I read it in one sitting, but will go back for a deeper dive.
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