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faith ignorance sea
It is sufficiently humiliating to our nature to reflect that our knowledge is but as she rivulet, our ignorance as the sea. On points of the highest interest, the moment we quit the light of revelation we shall find that Platonism itself is intimately connected with Pyrrhonism, and the deepest inquiry with the darkest doubt. Charles Caleb Colton
faith christian spiritual
Faith and works are necessary to our spiritual life as Christians, as soul and body are to our natural life as men; for faith is the soul of religion, and works the body.
faith men moral
When men are about to commit, or sanction the commission of some injustice, it is not uncommon for them to express pity for the object either of that or some parallel proceeding, and to feel themselves, at the time, quite virtuous and moral, and immensely superior to those who express no pity at all. This is a kind of upholding of faith above works, and is very comfortable. Charles Dickens
faith religious prayer
God allows us to dace difficulties so that our faith will be stretched and refined. The trials we face provide an excellent opportunity for us to declare our dependence on God and not on ourselves. The way we win the battle with discouragement is by humbling ourselves before God and telling Him that we need Him. There is only one way to do this, and it is through prayer. Charles Stanley
faith religious prayer
Prayer is an act of faith. Just by praying to God, you are declaring our trust in someone other than yourself. Your faith is increased as you pray and watch how God answers your prayers. God says in Jeremiah 33:3, Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. God is awesome in power and there is never a time when He is not beside you. He is faithful and holy.
faith morning faces
Wash your face every morning in a bath of praise. Charles Spurgeon
faith foundation obedience
Faith is the fountain, the foundation and the fosterer of obedience.
faith distance possession
Faith obliterates time, annihilates distance, and brings future things at once into its possession.
faith religious men
Men will never be great in theology until they are great in suffering.
lds easy
It is not easy to compete when you have LD, but it is possible. Henry Winkler
lds people essentials
The revelation to store food may be as essential to our temporal salvation today as boarding the ark was to the people in the days of Noah. Ezra Taft Benson
lds faithful inheritance
A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift. ....The Lord has declared that those who serve him and keep his commandments are called his servants. After they have been tested and tried and are found faithful and true in all things, they are called no longer servants, but friends. His friends are the ones he will take into his kingdom and with whom he will associate in an eternal inheritance. Marvin J. Ashton
lds grace survival
God’s grace will cover us like a cloak-enough to provide for survival but too thin to keep out all the cold. Neal A. Maxwell
lds enlightening obedient
God not only loves the obedient - He enlightens them. Henry B. Eyring
belief stressful stuck
It's our nature to be free, and until we're stuck in a stressful belief system, we're pretty happy. Byron Katie
beliefs characters common connects conscious emotional encompass religious
My beliefs encompass all religions. But I never show my religious inclination in my films. My characters have dark sides; they aren't the god-fearing characters. It wasn't a conscious decision. I'm a very lazy and emotional person who connects with the common man. Madhur Bhandarkar
belief cartoon challenge explicit goal knew newspaper point
The point of any cartoon in any newspaper is to challenge belief systems. We knew it would offend, but that doesn't make it the explicit goal of the cartoon.
belief causes groups resistant shot
There are some groups that are resistant to vaccination because of the belief that influenza shot causes the flu. It doesn't.
belief whole universe
Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth or not. Kurt Vonnegut
belief bigger disbelief
Have a belief in yourself that is bigger than anyone's disbelief. August Wilson
belief great piece puzzle share takes
We also share in the belief we do have what it takes in this locker-room and there's no great piece of the puzzle out there we're missing. Andrew Ference
belief blazing embers
Even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
belief truth-is accepted
Even the most time-honoured truths do not have to be accepted until they are your truths. Deepak Chopra