Faith:
Faith is a gift which can be given or withdrawn; it is something infused into us, not produced by us. (Robert Benson)
The act of faith is more than a bare statement of belief, it is a turning to the face of the living God. (Christopher Bryant)
Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers, fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable - and, most of all, fear puts hopelessness at the heart of life, while faith rejoices in its God. (Harry Fosdick)
It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, sets it free. (Harry Fosdick)
One of the mysteries of faith is that, although it constitutes our deepest response to God for what He has don for us in Jesus Christ, yet it is, at the same time, a gift from Him when we lift our eyes beyond ourselves. He meets us with faith when we want to have faith. (John Gunstone)
Faith tells us of things we have never seen, and cannot come to know by our natural senses (St. John of the Cross)
I do not want merely to possess faith; I want a faith that possess me! (Charles Kingsley)
Believing in God means getting down on your knees. (Martin Luther)
Ultimately, faith is the only key to the universe. The final meaning of human existence, and the answers to the questions on which all our happiness depends cannot be found in any other way. (Thomas Merton)
Faith is illuminative, not operative; it does not force obedience, though it increases responsibility; it heightens guilt, it does not prevent sin; the will is the source of action. (John Newman)
Belief is a truth held in the mind. Faith is a fire in the heart. (Joseph Newton)
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