The dictionary definition of faith is, “the theological virtue defined as secure belief in God or some other form of god, and a trusting acceptance of God's will.” For a Christian, this definition is not just words on a page it is a way of life for instance in the book the crucible it uses a ‘’governmental system’’ that based all of its laws and decisions, on the bible if god says it's wrong or bad, then it is and in the case of the story it was witchcraft which was the devils magic which was a big no.no.. Faith is acceptance of what we cannot see but feel deep within our hearts. Faith is a belief that one-day we will stand before our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As stated by (https://www.allaboutreligion.org/definition-of-faith-faq.htm). Faith and religion means different things to countless of different people.Faith and …show more content…
Religion is a set of beliefs and practices. But to define it would be hard because "Faith" is nearly impossible to define. It means something different to everyone. From the different assortments of ‘’gods’’ to the different practices for instance in christianity it is not seen as bad to eat pork but in a religion like islam you can’t eat pork. An for a muslim they believe that allah is god but for christians it's jesus christ.In the crucible,the governmental system in salem was, as stated ‘’ The people of Salem believed in combining religion with the state government. All aspects of the government relied on the beliefs of the Puritans. Salem Meeting House was ran by religious authorities under a Theocracy you would be presented in front of the town elders if you broke ‘’God's' laws’’. The Government was known to punish sinners or citizens accused of witchcraft. Committee meetings discussing Witchcraft at the time, the head of the government was the minister of Reverend Parris. An Punishments included dunking, hanging, or ridiculing through the use of