Quote by Matthew Simpson
Taking it in its wider and generic application, I understand faith

Taking it in its wider and generic application, I understand faith to be the supplement of sense or, to change the phrase, all knowledge which comes not to us through our senses we gain by faith in others. – Matthew Simpson

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If we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own senses how wide is that we gain from other sources. – Matthew Simpson

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If, then, knowledge be power, how much more power to we gain through the agency of faith, and what elevation must it give to human character. – Matthew Simpson

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Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the passing age. – Matthew Simpson

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Faith is a dynamic and ever-changing process, not some fixed body of truth that exists outside our world and our understanding. Gods truth may be fixed and unchanging, but our comprehension of that truth will always be partial and flawed at best. – Gene Robinson

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Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church? – John Calvin

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I dont need faith. – Maurice Sendak

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Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them. – Mahalia Jackson

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