Faith is not a blind thing; for faith begins with knowledge. It is not a speculative thing; for faith believes facts of which it is sure. It is not an unpractical, dreamy thing; for faith trusts, and stakes its destiny upon the truth of revelation.
That is one way of describing what faith is.
C.H. Spurgeon, All of Grace
Writings of a Wretched Man Loved by God
Not bad.
But I like what the Bible says about it better.
“Faith is a gift.”
It is born from above and given to us freely. In the hearing of His Word and in the sacraments.
It doesn’t take a lot of faith to “believe facts of which one is sure”.
Biblical faith is not as much a belief in something, as it is a trust in someone.
Good stuff, Kebs.
Keep ‘em coming!
Nice! Thanks for sharing that thought Steve!