Every time that I think about faith I come to the same conclusion. I believe that faith is based on greed. The bible mentions that if you have faith basically nothing is impossible and you will do well in whatever you decide to do “…Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” (Mathew 17.20) It does not mention that you also have to work hard and make the right decisions. It only talks about the success that will come unto you because of faith.
This is a problem because we do not live in a perfectly moral world and there will always be people who want to take advantage of others. They will then only have faith because of greed. They want the benefits that faith brings on to them with ought working for it. The Gita mentions faith in very similar way. It mentions that men are “Neutral to blame and praise, silent, content with his fate, unsheltered, firm in thought, the man of devotion is dear to me. Even more dear to me are devotees who cherish this elixir of sacred duty as I have taught it, intent on me in their faith.” (Gita. 12. 19, 20). You can also see how faith is rewarded and how it will lead you towards success. To me this is a very big problem to which I can only find one solution. This lays in true faith, and the hope that god or Krishna will be able to realize when there is honest and pure faith and when there is faith only for the reward. If this is true then greed will not work for the people that use it as a base in life and leave the reward unto true believers.
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