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Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to

Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite. – Paul Tillich

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Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of a meaning of our life. – Paul Tillich

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The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt. – Paul Tillich

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Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls like Wesley, Wilberforce, Bonhoeffer, John Paul the Second, and Billy Graham. Each showed, in their own way, the relentless and powerful influence of the message of Jesus Christ. – Mitt Romney

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True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role of human judgment in making tough calls. We dont expect flawless interpretation. We expect good faith. We demand honesty. – Eric Liu

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Faith activates God – Fear activates the Enemy. – Joel Osteen

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In properly organized groups no faith is required what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him. – G. I. Gurdjieff

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