Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
The opposite of faith is mistrust and disbelief. In its more extreme form it is paranoia in which a deep and overwhelming fear is present.
The writer of our text speaks of 'confident assurance' and 'the evidence of things not seen.' We have faith in many such things, some of them abstract instead
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: act as
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Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 8, 2008
The story is told of a carpenter nailing shingles when he lost his footing and started to slide off. As he was sliding he began praying, “Lord, oh, Lord, help me.” Still he kept sliding. Again the man prayed, “Lord, oh, Lord, help me.” He kept sliding until he got to the edge and a nail sticking up
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Many people claim that their faith is a personal matter, not public. So it’s OK to tear down the symbols of our faith, like a cross on Mt. Soledad, or removing a small cross from the official seal of Los Angeles, while leaving a large image of the goddess Pomona intact — a pagan image of the Roman
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Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 10, 2006
“Faith’s supreme longing is for the return of the glory that has departed from the sanctuary… If we today could rediscover the virtue in that Name, the victory in that Name, the violence in that Name, we
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007
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Christianity is a religion, a faith of love. Despite the fact that many, unfortunately, have been hurt in the name of Jesus, Christianity has liberated millions of people’s needs of all kinds. The love of God has been, and continues to be, a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Christian faith is a grand cathedral, with divinely pictured windows. Standing without, you can see no glory, nor can imagine any, but standing within, every
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Tradition lives in conversation with the past, while remembering we are where and when we are and that it is we who have to decide. Traditionalism supposes that nothing should ever be done for the first time,
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