Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.
I have always had a deep connection with my faith, and I was fortunate to have been brought up in a Christian environment. My faith is a very important part of who I am.
Man doesn't dictate what you do or how you do it. If you believe in God, believe in God; have your faith in him. That's where my faith lies.
I am totally convinced the Christian faith is the most coherent worldview around.
There is always a certain leap of faith that editors have made with their nonfiction writers. If the trust is broken, things can get very embarrassing for the writers and the publisher.
Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have enough of, or the right kind of. It's an ongoing process. The opposite of faith is despair.
I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart. What matters is not an external display of this faith, but the inner state of the soul.
Our faith may be big enough to elicit a miracle, but our faith is seldom large enough to embrace it once it actually happens.
The question is not, who uses faith and who uses reason? Everyone uses both. The question instead should be, who has the most reasonable faith?
Faith is belief in what you cannot see or prove or touch. Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark.
Strong faith doesn’t give up; it maintains the confession. You can change any hopeless situation with your faith-filled confessions.
When you are overwhelmed by your circumstances and it seems things are getting tougher, remember that God is still faithful and His faithfulness endures forever.
Allowing people to contribute in your life is a leap of faith. And that comes gradually with self actualization and overcoming fears of uncertainty.
I have the utmost respect for the different faiths professed by my fellow men.
The priest's friend loses his faith, the doctor's his health, and the lawyer's his fortune.
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