What type of faith ensures salvation?
Some people feel that sincerity is key, and to a degree they are correct because one cannot be emotionally detached totally from one’s mind. Faith without some emotional component actually is an oxymoron. In other words, faith is a matter of not just what’s in your head but also one’s heart. On the other hand, there is great truth in the phrase, “One can be very sincere about what they believe, but if their belief is in the wrong object, they are simply sincerely wrong.” We all have ‘faith’ in something, if you define faith as a set of beliefs which govern your attitudes, speech, and behavior. For example, true atheists would often tend to have lifestyles which are licentious and self-centered if they honestly feel they are not accountable to a higher authority Agnostics who have some integrity are in a quandary. On one hand, they may choose a life of licentiousness, gratifying all their desires, Or, they may choose to live a semi-guilty lifestyle of a ‘good person’. In doing so, thoug