{"id":16944,"date":"2023-04-13T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retro.piorevangelho.online\/?p=16944"},"modified":"2023-04-13T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:00:00","slug":"what-is-the-basis-of-your-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/qual-o-fundamento-da-sua-fe\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the foundation of your faith?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c"Flooded areas, Trenchtown, Mar\u00e9 favela"
Hope does not come from the sea.
Not even from TV antennas.
The art of living by faith.
It's just not clear what kind of faith they have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lyrics of the song "Alagados," recorded in 1986 by Paralamas do Sucesso, sound like a prophecy destined to be fulfilled in modern times: people searching for something to believe in, something that gives them meaning, a direction for their existence... and this greatly favors the faith market that has existed since the beginning of time.
However, the main point of this article is not to exploit the naive faith of many people, which many take advantage of to gain power and wealth: what we propose here is an exposition of the existential emptiness of many people, which leads them to seek something to fill this void.
In other words, an attempt to understand the causes of this absolute, almost bovine, credulity in leaders and institutions\u2014including some who use the label "Christian"\u2014which leads many people to an even greater spiritual void, hidden by the illusion of belonging to a group and submitting to an authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time ago, many Catholics rejoiced upon seeing the interview in which actress C\u00e1ssia Kiss, who was a Spiritist, spoke to journalist F\u00e1tima Bernardes about her recent conversion to Catholicism: F\u00e1tima and her program are known for their open support of the progressive "virtue signaling" of today, and therefore, the more radical Catholics (and even some Evangelicals) were very pleased to see the journalist's barely disguised indignation at C\u00e1ssia's statements in defense of her faith.
However, for those familiar with biblical faith and who have paid attention to the details more objectively, two of C\u00e1ssia's statements are certainly quite revealing: \u201cFaith only exists within Catholicism.<\/mark>\u201c<\/em> e \u201cMy practice consists of praying the rosary every day and attending Mass on Sunday.<\/mark>\u201c<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This demonstrates something very specific and equally worrying that will be mentioned later, but it's worth remembering that C\u00e1ssia had been a Spiritist since 1989 and, before that, she was already Catholic. Therefore, she simply returned to the same place she came from.
Anyone familiar with C\u00e1ssia's story\u2014marked by numerous family problems since childhood (and she admitted to having had an abortion)\u2014shouldn't be surprised by her leaps from one "branch to branch" in search of spirituality... the concern mentioned earlier is exactly what the Paralamas' song lyrics express: faith in what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can also cite the example of Andressa Urach, who, after having a near-death experience, also joined a church\u2014in her case, the Universal Church\u2014and later experienced numerous problems with it (due to money issues), eventually abandoning it and saying that she would worship Jesus "even with her butt hanging out.".
Currently, she earns her living on an adult content platform\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In what, exactly, did the two place their faith?
Was it really the author and perpetrator who carried it out? Or is it the institutions?
All outward evidence points to the second option\u2026
Does C\u00e1ssia truly believe in the Jesus of the Bible, or does she think that masses and rosaries will pay for her sins and "shorten her time in purgatory"?
Can someone who truly believes in what the Scriptures teach believe that true faith only exists within the institution they attend?
And it's not even being stated here that the Roman Catholic Church claims there is no faith\u2014and consequently, no salvation\u2014outside of its ranks, because there are also evangelical churches with the same level of proselytism!
And Andressa\u2026 how many times has she been seen talking about salvation and eternity with Christ after her declared conversion?
She was usually seen talking about the blessings she had received in terms of earthly life, but not about eternal life in the presence of Christ!
That's why the question is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith in what?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Judging by outward evidence, it's not difficult to imagine that all of Cassia's fervor will soon cool down and she will cease to be so committed to the practice she has adopted: at first, this type of submission to an institution seems to fill the void and alleviate the weight on her conscience for sins committed, but in no way does it prevent the person from committing new and new sins.
The apostle Paul is clear and explicit in condemning this kind of thing, the act of following purely human precepts believing that, in this way, one is pleasing God:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Considering that you died with Christ for the human traditions<\/span> and the false religiosity<\/span> of this world<\/span>,
Why do you still submit to such ordinances as if you belonged to this value system?
No longer obey rules like these: \u201cDo not touch!\u201d, \u201cDo not taste!\u201d, \u201cDo not handle!\u201d
All these rules are destined to disappear through use, as they are based on merely human ordinances and teachings.
These regulations do indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed religiosity, false humility, and strict discipline toward the body, but they are of no value whatsoever in restraining the passions of the flesh.<\/p>\n(Colossians 2:20-23 \u2013 KJA)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And what about Andressa?
He claims to have found Jesus, but says nothing about eternal salvation and, moreover, seemed unconcerned about participating in a "church" that defends abortion.

The faith that both possess may be absolutely sincere, but it is based on something totally wrong: the alleged faith is focused ON THE INSTITUTIONS they attend, instead of being focused on what really matters.
The truth is that neither of them knows what it truly means to have faith\u2026 at least not the faith revealed in the Bible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
Let us rid ourselves of everything that hinders us and the sin that entangles us.,
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
staring intently at The Author and Finisher of faith: Jesus<\/span>,
who, for the joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
I reflected deeply on Him who endured such great opposition from sinners against His own person,
so that you may not grow weary or discouraged.<\/p>\n(Hebrews 12:1-3 \u2013 KJA)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I'm not one to vouch for anyone, but so far, I believe that if we can cite people who have been examples of true faith, these are two who also came from the artistic world: Felipe Folgosi and Karina Bacchi.
Neither of them makes a fuss about denominations and, on the contrary, they talk about salvation, the person and work of Jesus, and how it changed their lives.
Furthermore, and at least so far, their actions reflect exactly what they preach, unlike C\u00e1ssia's proselytizing and ritualism and Andressa's lack of commitment.
In short, what's reflected on the outside comes from what's on the inside: the difference is that C\u00e1ssia and Andressa gave their hearts to institutions, while Felipe and Karina seem to have given them to Jesus\u2026 and that makes all the difference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u00e1ssia and Andressa don't know what they truly believe in.
Felipe and Karina know.
Although they may have moments of distress\u2014and Karina went through a divorce even after her conversion!\u2014the difference is that, when they fall, the Holy Spirit gives them strength to get up and move forward.
Therefore, the question "faith in what?" has not yet been answered for the first two, while it has been answered for the last two.
And in reality, it's not "in what," but rather "IN WHOM"!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For this reason, I also suffer, yet I am not ashamed.,
because I know in whom I have believed
And I am fully convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that Day.<\/p>\n(2\u207f\u1d48 Timothy 1:12 \u2013 KJA)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

May C\u00e1ssia and Andressa \u2014 like so many others who still place their hopes where there is no hope at all \u2014 receive the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit and discover where, in fact, the ultimate victory lies: in the person and work of Jesus, and in nothing and no one else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Bonds of Calvary<\/p>\n\n\n

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Eduardo Pydd Teixeira<\/p>

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ORIGINAL TITLE<\/mark>Faith in what?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coincidences (or not) aside, it seems that the end times are revealing themselves more and more rapidly, and before the Lord returns like a thief in the night, we can already observe signs of the prophesied reign of the Antichrist consolidating not only in Brazil, but throughout the world!
In the 2023 phase of "The Worst Gospel," I decided to use new formats in the hope of helping to increase the reach of content related to the Scriptures\u2014stories, videos, shorter texts, guest authors\u2026\u2014and this publication, which I took the liberty of revising and illustrating, is part of that project.
Thank you for reading this far.
I still need all the help I can get: comments, shares, and reactions help spread this content, which was entirely produced with the intention of contributing to the edification of the Body of Christ in the world.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Alagados, Trenchtown, Favela da Mar\u00e9A esperan\u00e7a n\u00e3o vem do marNem das antenas de TVA arte de viver da f\u00e9S\u00f3 n\u00e3o se sabe f\u00e9 em qu\u00ea A letra da m\u00fasica “Alagados”, gravada no ano de 1986 pelos Paralamas do Sucesso, soa como uma profecia feita para se cumprir nos tempos atuais: pessoas buscando algo em que acreditar, que lhes d\u00ea um sentido, um rumo para sua exist\u00eancia\u2026 e isso favorece muito o mercado da f\u00e9 que existe desde que o mundo \u00e9 mundo.Por\u00e9m, o ponto principal deste artigo n\u00e3o \u00e9 a explora\u00e7\u00e3o da f\u00e9 ing\u00eanua de muita gente, da qual muitos se aproveitam para conquistar poder e enriquecimento: o que propomos aqui \u00e9 uma exposi\u00e7\u00e3o do vazio existencial de muitas pessoas, que as leva a buscar algo que preencha este vazio.Em outras palavras, uma tentativa de se compreender as causas dessa credulidade absoluta, praticamente bovina, em l\u00edderes e institui\u00e7\u00f5es \u2014 inclusive alguns que usam o r\u00f3tulo de “crist\u00e3os” \u2014 que leva muitas pessoas a um vazio espiritual ainda maior, escondido pela ilus\u00e3o de pertencer a um grupo e submeter-se a uma autoridade. H\u00e1 algum tempo, muitos cat\u00f3licos exultaram ao ver a entrevista na qual a atriz C\u00e1ssia Kiss, que era esp\u00edrita, falava \u00e0 jornalista F\u00e1tima Bernardes sobre sua recente convers\u00e3o ao catolicismo: F\u00e1tima e seu programa s\u00e3o conhecidos por seu aberto apoio \u00e0 “lacra\u00e7\u00e3o” progressista dos dias atuais e, por isso, os cat\u00f3licos mais radicais (e mesmo alguns evang\u00e9licos) ficaram muito satisfeitos ao ver a indigna\u00e7\u00e3o mal disfar\u00e7ada da jornalista diante das declara\u00e7\u00f5es de C\u00e1ssia em defesa de sua f\u00e9.No entanto, para quem conhece a f\u00e9 b\u00edblica e prestou aten\u00e7\u00e3o aos detalhes de forma mais objetiva, duas declara\u00e7\u00f5es de C\u00e1ssia certamente s\u00e3o bem reveladoras: “A f\u00e9 s\u00f3 existe dentro do catolicismo“ e “a minha pr\u00e1tica \u00e9 ros\u00e1rio todos os dias e missa no domingo“\u2026 Isso demonstra algo bem espec\u00edfico e igualmente preocupante que ser\u00e1 mencionado adiante, mas vale lembrar que C\u00e1ssia era esp\u00edrita desde 1989 e, antes disso, j\u00e1 era cat\u00f3lica. Portanto, ela apenas voltou para o mesmo lugar de onde saiu.Quem conhece a hist\u00f3ria de C\u00e1ssia \u2014 com diversos problemas familiares desde a inf\u00e2ncia (e ela admitiu j\u00e1 ter feito um aborto) \u2014 n\u00e3o deve se surpreender com esses pulos de “galho em galho” dados por ela em busca de espiritualidade\u2026 a preocupa\u00e7\u00e3o que foi mencionada antes \u00e9 exatamente o que diz a letra da m\u00fasica dos Paralamas: f\u00e9 em qu\u00ea? Podemos citar tamb\u00e9m o exemplo de Andressa Urach, que ap\u00f3s ter tido uma EQM, igualmente entrou para uma igreja \u2014 no caso, a Universal \u2014 e depois viveu in\u00fameros problemas com a mesma (por quest\u00f5es de dinheiro), vindo a abandon\u00e1-la e dizer que passaria a adorar Jesus “mesmo com o bumbum de fora”.Atualmente, ela tem seu ganha-p\u00e3o em uma plataforma de conte\u00fado adulto\u2026 Em que, exatamente, as duas depositaram sua f\u00e9?Ser\u00e1 que foi mesmo em seu autor e consumador? Ou ser\u00e1 que \u00e9 nas institui\u00e7\u00f5es?Todas as evid\u00eancias exteriores apontam para a segunda op\u00e7\u00e3o\u2026C\u00e1ssia est\u00e1 mesmo crendo no Jesus da B\u00edblia ou acredita que missas e ros\u00e1rios v\u00e3o pagar por seus pecados e “abreviar seu tempo no purgat\u00f3rio?Ser\u00e1 que quem realmente cr\u00ea no que as Escrituras ensinam pode acreditar que s\u00f3 existe f\u00e9 verdadeira dentro da institui\u00e7\u00e3o que frequenta?E sequer est\u00e1 sendo declarado aqui que a ICAR afirma que n\u00e3o h\u00e1 f\u00e9 \u2014 e, consequentemente, salva\u00e7\u00e3o \u2014 fora de seu meio, pois tamb\u00e9m existem igrejas evang\u00e9licas com esse mesmo n\u00edvel de proselitismo!E Andressa\u2026 quantas vezes foi vista falando da salva\u00e7\u00e3o e da eternidade com Cristo ap\u00f3s a sua declarada convers\u00e3o?O que ela geralmente foi vista falando era sobre as b\u00ean\u00e7\u00e3os recebidas em termos de vida terrena, mas n\u00e3o da vida eterna na presen\u00e7a de Cristo!Por isso a pergunta: F\u00c9 EM QU\u00ca? Pela evid\u00eancia exterior, n\u00e3o \u00e9 dif\u00edcil que todo esse furor de C\u00e1ssia logo se esfrie e ela deixe de ter tal comprometimento com a pr\u00e1tica que tem adotado: em um primeiro momento, esse tipo de submiss\u00e3o a uma institui\u00e7\u00e3o parece preencher o vazio e aliviar o peso na consci\u00eancia por conta de pecados cometidos, mas de forma alguma faz com que a pessoa deixe de cometer novos e novos pecados.O ap\u00f3stolo Paulo \u00e9 claro e expl\u00edcito ao condenar esse tipo de coisa, o ato de se seguir preceitos puramente humanos acreditando que, dessa forma, se est\u00e1 agradando a Deus: Considerando que morrestes com Cristo para as tradi\u00e7\u00f5es humanas e a falsa religiosidade deste mundo,por que vos sujeitais ainda a tais ordenan\u00e7as como se pertenc\u00easseis a este sistema de valores?N\u00e3o mais obede\u00e7ais a regras como estas: \u201cN\u00e3o toques!\u201d, \u201cN\u00e3o proves!\u201d, \u201cN\u00e3o manuseies!\u201dTodas essas regras est\u00e3o destinadas a desaparecer pelo uso, pois se baseiam em ordenan\u00e7as e ensinos meramente humanos.Esses regulamentos t\u00eam, de fato, apar\u00eancia de sabedoria, com sua pretensa religiosidade, falsa humildade e r\u00edgida disciplina para com o corpo, mas n\u00e3o t\u00eam valor algum para refrear as paix\u00f5es da carne. (Colossenses 2:20-23 – KJA) E o que dizer de Andressa?Diz ter encontrado Jesus, mas n\u00e3o fala nada da salva\u00e7\u00e3o eterna e, ainda por cima, pareceu n\u00e3o se importar em participar de uma “igreja” que defende o aborto. A f\u00e9 que ambas possuem pode ser absolutamente sincera, mas est\u00e1 fundamentada em algo totalmente errado: a alegada f\u00e9 est\u00e1 focada NAS INSTITUI\u00c7\u00d5ES que frequentam, em vez de estar focada naquele que realmente importa.A verdade \u00e9 que ambas n\u00e3o sabem o que de fato \u00e9 ter f\u00e9\u2026 ao menos n\u00e3o a f\u00e9 revelada na B\u00edblia! Portanto, tamb\u00e9m n\u00f3s, considerando que estamos rodeados por t\u00e3o grande nuvem de testemunhas,desembaracemo-nos de tudo o que nos atrapalha e do pecado que nos envolve,e corramos com perseveran\u00e7a a corrida que nos est\u00e1 proposta,olhando fixamente para o Autor e Consumador da f\u00e9: Jesus,o qual, por causa do j\u00fabilo que lhe fora proposto, suportou a cruz, desprezando a vergonha,e assentou-se \u00e0 direita do trono de Deus.Refleti profundamente sobre Aquele que suportou tamanha oposi\u00e7\u00e3o dos pecadores contra sua pr\u00f3pria pessoa,para que n\u00e3o vos fatigueis, tampouco desanimeis. (Hebreus 12:1-3 – KJA) N\u00e3o sou de colocar a m\u00e3o no fogo por<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[464],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apologetica"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":464,"label":"Apolog\u00e9tica"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith-1024x576.jpg",800,450,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Eduardo Pydd Teixeira","author_link":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/author\/eduardo-pydd\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":464,"name":"Apolog\u00e9tica","slug":"apologetica","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":464,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":96,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":464,"category_count":96,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Apolog\u00e9tica","category_nicename":"apologetica","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith.jpg",1920,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith-1024x576.jpg",800,450,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith-1536x864.jpg",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith.jpg",1920,1080,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith.jpg",18,10,false],"mailpoet_newsletter_max":["https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pathoffaith.jpg",1320,743,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Eduardo Pydd Teixeira","author_link":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/author\/eduardo-pydd\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"“Alagados, Trenchtown, Favela da Mar\u00e9A esperan\u00e7a n\u00e3o vem do marNem das antenas de TVA arte de viver da f\u00e9S\u00f3 n\u00e3o se sabe f\u00e9 em qu\u00ea A letra da m\u00fasica “Alagados”, gravada no ano de 1986 pelos Paralamas do Sucesso, soa como uma profecia feita para se cumprir nos tempos atuais: pessoas buscando algo em que…","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piorevangelho.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}