{"id":67909,"date":"2026-02-08T17:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=67909"},"modified":"2026-02-08T17:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:05:09","slug":"the-empty-creed-of-no-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/the-empty-creed-of-no-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Het lege credo van \u2018geen overtuigingen\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>By Lisa Navarrette,\u00a0ICC Fellow\u00a0 We live in an age obsessed with sensitivity yet strangely allergic to conviction. \u00a0 Everywhere, the message is clear: don\u2019t have strong beliefs \u2014 someone might be offended. The modern social code equates belief with intolerance, faith with judgment, and moral certainty with arrogance. But in our eagerness not to offend, we\u2019ve created a culture that offends something deeper \u2014 the dignity of belief itself. \u00a0 There is a difference between belief and opinion. Opinions are\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Opinions are\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-67909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46791,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-verses-believe\/","url_meta":{"origin":67909,"position":0},"title":"24 Best Bible Verses About Believe","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"oktober 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Category 1: The Core of Belief: Trusting in Christ for Salvation This is the foundational act of belief\u2014the personal trust in Jesus Christ that reorients our entire existence, moving us from a state of spiritual separation to one of eternal security and relationship with God. 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