tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29050188.post7490573455955266311..comments2023-10-09T19:55:10.885+08:00Comments on deeply shallow: by the fireplace: faithAnna Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881266814597255847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29050188.post-18319343064158536862008-09-20T14:06:00.000+08:002008-09-20T14:06:00.000+08:00well, sorry if I am so semantically challenged, bu...well, sorry if I am so semantically challenged, but if you parse it correctly and take in the context (context, baby, context) I'm not talking about faith IN God, per se. <BR/><BR/>So maybe I'm generalizing too much, but I'm looking at having faith in the impossible (see earlier paragraph about hope where no hope is possible, holding on to dreams that aren't coming true) and how this faith comes from having a basis of trust in who God is. This doesn't negate the "unquestioning belief without proof or evidence" because there is no proof or evidence that the hope / dream will come to pass.<BR/><BR/>And yes, it's true that you maybe able to trust God based on His character, but that doesn't equate to you necessarily having faith.Anna Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881266814597255847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29050188.post-81548846494741728762008-09-20T11:05:00.000+08:002008-09-20T11:05:00.000+08:00hmm...yeah...but I would say that you're talking m...hmm...yeah...but I would say that you're talking more about trust then about faith...<BR/><BR/>TRUST: firm belief or confidence in the honesty, integrity, reliability, justice, etc. of another person or thing<BR/><BR/>FAITH: unquestioning belief that does not require proof or evidence<BR/><BR/>do you see the difference? what you're saying is that we can trust God based on His character but not neccesary have faith in Him.jahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183840419788846971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29050188.post-210604855668195642008-09-19T20:50:00.000+08:002008-09-19T20:50:00.000+08:00I think knowing who God is doesn't equate to knowi...I think knowing who God is doesn't equate to knowing God's plans. Like you can know your friend really well, but you aren't going to be able to predict his every move and decision, right?<BR/><BR/>What I mean is knowing His character, i.e. we know that He is good. We know that He is faithful. we also know that He has good plans for us (even if we don't know WHAT it is), therefore, because we know all this about Him, we can have faith that whatever He has promised us will come true, even if it seems impossible.Anna Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881266814597255847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29050188.post-78884581207431292552008-09-19T18:14:00.000+08:002008-09-19T18:14:00.000+08:00The faith that comes from knowing who your God is....The faith that comes from knowing who your God is. <BR/><BR/>hmm...but if we do know who God is through and through, then isn't faith no longer needed? We wouldn't need to have faith if we know what God's plans are would we?<BR/><BR/>For me, faith would be trusting something that you DON'T know of your God. Acceptable?jahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183840419788846971noreply@blogger.com