What Is Faith? (Aquinas 101)

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What Is Faith? (Aquinas 101) - Fr. James Brent, O.P.
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[@margpeterson9721]

"Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld." Heb. 11:1

[@user-br6px6ok9x]

Nothing can be assured....mistakes happen and things can go wrong.

[@ianf6755]

“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible”. St. Thomas Aquinas

[@konyvnyelv.]

That depends on if you like to believe or not. But at the same time you cannot refuse rationality to pick belief or unbelief

[@kolbatov7337]

@@konyvnyelv. Indeed. But Aquinas knew that, which is why he wrote thousands of pages explaining how there is no contradiction between faith and reason. So the quote should not be taken as implying that we need to turn off our reason to become a believer.

[@bodachglas1830]

This sounds extremely dystopian to me. Faith is just making the assumption that a cosmic mind is supervising, directing and creating the sum of existence and to live by it. There's nothing more to it. No evidence, just deductive reasoning under the unsubstantiated premise that god is real.

[@icrushchildrensdreams4556]

@@bodachglas1830 that's one way to deduct an argument of its entire premise and slap some "muh dystopian!!! literally hitler!!!" nonsense onto it

[@Bugsy0333]

Theists say, “I have faith in god.” or “I have faith in my religion.” Faith is believing in something when there is no concrete evidence or proof on which to base the belief. Faith requires no critical thinking, no reasoning or logic. Faith is thus unreasonable and illogical.

[@zacariaspedraza1293]

This is excellent! Thank you Father Brent! And thanks to everyone at the Thomistic Institute.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You're most welcome! We're glad you found the video helpful!

[@santiagolgb]

Impecable! Crystal clear, as always. Thank you, Father.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. God bless you.

[@nista67]

Clear, concise. Less than 10 minutes. Excellent presentation. Thank you.

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

You explain this very well. You help me consider my own faith.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Thank you! May the Lord bless you!

[@MrRonny411]

This is something that no doubt gets overlooked by many non believers. The story of Paul for example, many people don't even know it.

[@Francisco-Fe]

Awesome! Thank you.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. God bless you.

[@classicalliberalarts]

These videos are excellent. Thank you!

[@niccolosalvador2380]

Thank you Father Brent for this informative and meaningful video🙏🙏

[@worframtimoth9781]

Thank you father!

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@pawollatounenmoun]

The level of clarity and precision in your videos (and in Aquinas, of course) is so exciting, comforting, and beautiful.

[@NaruIchiLuffy]

Very helpful, thank you father

[@antoniomoyal]

So good! The necessity of faith.

[@josephzammit8483]

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[@jenniferc.bermudez176]

Huge thanks! Such clarity brings so much consolation.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aiantenor9080]

Thank you Fr Brent. May God bless you and TI more.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You're very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. May the Lord bless you!

[@luluq01]

Great video. So happy I found this channel. Appeals to my analytical, logical makeup. Sharing with my son in the hope that he will come back to the faith. Thank you.

[@PaulRezaei]

Great series!

[@Gwido7]

Very good. God bless you brother and us all

[@tropifiori]

Thanks Father

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@antoniomoyal]

Please we need this videos to better vertebrate our faith and spread the Gospel.

[@maryjohnstone4777]

Beautifully explained n succinct,thanks for you sharing Fr,

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You are welcome!

[@brentgarner3143]

Thank you

[@microbroadcast]

That was brilliant. Also great production values. Thanks for sharing.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

We're glad you enjoyed it! God bless you.

[@patricksee10]

Thanks Father, this is very clear and important video

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@Juanchooo21]

This is the type of material I will pay for 🙏🏽🙏🏽 thank you Thomistic Institute for this investment that is good of our souls and minds!

[@jonathanwestim9875]

Absolute great work.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Thanks! We're glad you found it helpful.

[@Paul-qr7hu]

Fantastic. So clear.

[@Intrepid_Insomniac]

I just discovered this channel and I’m loving it! I’m devouring all the knowledge now, thank you!! Peace be with you all. 🙏🏻🕊️

[@ThomisticInstitute]

We're so glad to hear it! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. May the Lord bless you!

[@chewher4171]

Thank you for helping me understand.

[@protgsowat7270]

very well said...with clarity

[@daymagtoto959]

Superb! Thank you

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@brayanguerrero4612]

asombroso. Gracias

[@wilfredocultura1887]

Faith is a genuine ascent of the intellect to truth which we received through hearing from an outside source.

[@Ekhart1]

Oh this was so clear and simple 🔅... Thank you so much, now i have got a new perspective about what faith is! My belief in the word of God is not because of how it is judged by any human principle, 🐾 but simply, i believe because God guarantees its truth 🍇 😍😍😍😍

[@L1011MD11]

Thanks Fr James , it was a profound explanation of what Faith is. Faith is a lens in which we see everything around us. With eyes of faith, we see the world as God sees us with love, compassion and mercy.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You are welcome!

[@jonathanw5518]

A very insightful explanation of the term faith with helpful distinctions; thank you!

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You are welcome. May the Lord bless you!

[@jonathanw5518]

@@ThomisticInstitute Thank you!

[@abrahemsamander3967]

This is the best explanation I’ve ever heard of faith, and it’s importance. And how it is comparable to ones reason.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

We're glad you found it helpful! God bless you.

[@abrahemsamander3967]

Thank you! God bless y’all too! You’re doing the lord’s work!

[@razadelibertad]

what a wonderful video!!! Thanks a lot

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@johnwake1001]

Thank you.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@johnwake1001]

@@ThomisticInstitute I am interested in this topic (nature of faith; "faith and reason are two wings", etc.) and talk about it sometimes with my more intelligent but incredulous friends. Will look forward to the signs that confirm the divine origin of the word of God (as announced at 8:20 of the video). God bless The Thomistic Institute.

[@liveforever4190]

Excellent video.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

We're glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!

[@samuelmeek8728]

This is beautiful. I've developed grrat skepticism about media outlets since I cannot verify their testimonies with my own eyes, but I never conceived of how that realization speaks to the very nature of faith. Wonderful, practical teaching.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

We're glad you found this helpful! God bless you.

[@omarpovento6923]

Great video!!! Thanks to the Thomistic Institute because it ignited my interest to learn more about Saint Thomas Aquinas writings/ teachings.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

We're so glad to hear it! Thanks for watching, and may the Lord bless you.

[@kevinburrell3359]

so faith is believing

[@Topazdemonia]

The bible describes faith in Hebrews 11:1, as "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." The original Greek work for " do not see" is βλεπομένων (blepomenōn) which is used in bible both as physical sight and as a synonym for discern. It's hard to say what it means exactly, but most likely it's talking about discerning not physical sight

[@Topazdemonia]

@B looo Do you honestly think I'm gonna read all of that on a KZbin comment? Like if it was a more appropriate forum I would, but it's KZbin my guy

[@devinhalford3764]

I like the investigation into the original Greek, but there are a couple things to be aware of here. [οὐ] βλεπομένων is a participle of βλέπω referring to πράγματων earlier in the sentence--a better literal translation being "assurance of things which are not seen." I would ask what you mean by discerning too, because "to discern" can easily mean "to see." In the context here I would say the author of Hebrews refers to physical sight, because it's precisely the fact that we don't physically see the thing we have faith in that makes it faith, not the thing which I have failed to discern. I advise caution with word studies like this, because a word will be used in a specific context, and sometimes it may have multiple meanings in such a context (e.g. λόγος in John), or it may just have one meaning as it does here.

[@Topazdemonia]

@B looo So there are other definitions of faith than the one found in Hebrews 11:1

[@colleenfrance]

🙌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻excellent! Great examples!

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Thank you! May the Lord bless you!

[@brentgarner3143]

I really love these videos, though some are over my head getting the courage to speak out.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Thanks for watching! Hope you stick with the videos.

[@Ivan-cr8ni]

This is great!

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Thank you! May the Lord bless you!

[@thomisticzoomer]

Awesome video, I am a Thomist myself and I love Aquinas. THANKS!!

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Thanks for watching!

[@krunkmonk9684]

Very informative, although I think it would be worth considering the difference between which beliefs from faith are and are not falsifiable.

[@user-br6px6ok9x]

The Dr can only tell you that he's done something before and how successful he's been in the past....he CAN'T tell you nothing will go wrong this time

[@smilebeforeyouopen4899]

I need faith. Please pray for me my brothers and sisters. I was born Catholic and became agnostic but going back to a journey to a Catholic faith.This is why I still don't know what I should do in my life and yeah it is really dysfunctional to me . I don't have confidence within myself coz I question everything even the information written by people (books) and God (Bible) . There is a part of myself that believes and there is a part of me that question its existence. God please strengthen my faith.

[@glynnispitcher9423]

(REHAB TIME!) FAITH IS LIKE LOVE IT DOES NOT LET ITSELF BEE FORCE! FACTS OVA FEELINGS!

[@banquo80s99]

He made an otherwise difficult question thru a case argument that’s so logical and convincing. Will copy that, Reverend. Thanks

[@aaronargottelopez3488]

❤

[@d.o.7784]

How are we supposed to have faith in something we have not seen or sensed or touched, something that points to the future, and yet discredit and not believe our own experiences, here and now? Also, what you are referring to in your examples, which are very informative, is Trust not Faith. Ex. I trust my friend ( an idea) but i don't follow his teachings (a concept). Finally, I love your videos, they are very challenging. Thank you.

[@Bugsy0333]

Theists say, “I have faith in god.” or “I have faith in my religion.” Faith is believing in something when there is no concrete evidence or proof on which to base the belief. Faith requires no critical thinking, no reasoning or logic. Faith is thus unreasonable and illogical.

[@alphazero5614]

@@Bugsy0333 While faith does ultimately surpasses empirical proof, a well-formed theological faith is not mere blind credulity but is a reasonable stance flowing from coherent metaphysical, spiritual and moral considerations. The natural knowledge of God through causal arguments and design inference provide rational foundations for supernatural faith, confirmed by scriptural witness and two millennia of lived experience illuminating revealed truths. Faith and reason are thus not opposed. And, faith does not preclude but demands the exercise of our rational faculties. As Aquinas stated, credere Deo (believing God) follows credere Deum (believing in God) - supernatural faith proceeds upon, not apart from natural lights. Revelation itself invites rigorous intellectual examination of its doctrines for consistency and correspondence with perceived realities. True, mysteries lie beyond rational deduction. But theology does not depend on feeble rationalism alone; it also responds to wider truths accessible through conscience, conscience and human spirit. So in accessory and willing submission to higher Reason, theological faith remains eminently reasonable - not contrary to but fulfilling our nature's innate rational impulse towards ultimacy. Logic and evidence have their place, but so too does love of wisdom, virtues and grace aiding grasp of final things.

[@ungas024]

You follow the evidence and you use your reason?

[@vikinghornsfromhell]

And what if another person told you something different? Who would you believe then? And we are back to square one.

[@joshuamartinpryce1237]

I believe your two definitions are one and the same. Faith is believing in something without evidence but also believing in something which goes beyond the 5 senses, touch, taste, sound, hear, and feel. Everyone uses natural faith which is designed for growth and development in this life. Growth and development does not work without exercising faith. Supernatural faith goes beyond 5 senses and is growth and development which doesnt just change natural senses but changes us from deep within and creates potential to do anything and be anything.

[@stephenpropps9925]

How does God give faith? Through the sacraments and private devotion?

[@indrekveskimae7267]

So is it true that one should not have high confidence using faith because it's always hearsay?

[@ababich1]

There is life without faith.

[@InterfaceGuhy]

This is clearly just defining Faith as "Trust in a person's word" and saying therefore everyone has faith. Sure, I have "faith" in my parents but that trust is not built on nothing. Trust in people and the things that they say is almost always built on material evidence and reason. Trusting in people's word is great, especially if that trust is built on evidence. Trusting someone's word without evidence at all WOULD BE an example of using Faith and there is absolutely nothing wrong with trusting people's words. However, its important to recognize that the lack of evidence IS what distinguishes Faith from Trust.

[@kevinphillips150]

What is the difference between faith and trust?

[@tamarakonczal6350]

by faith one can believe that a proposition is true. (Satan believes that God is God). But trust involves personal submission of one's self to that truth.

[@AlbornozVEVO]

the core of christianity is the concept of faith. no religion before asked you to _believe_ in God; at most some type of sacrifice was required. but now the sacrifice was the crucifixion itself. now, all that God asks is your faith. for you to _consider_ his Word even though you have no apparent reason to. He still loves you even if you curse Him, because at least that means you care enough to have Him in mind.

[@TheBepax]

I think there is an unfortunate weakness of language at work. Faith and belief are not the same things yet explained too often as if they are. Beliefs are acts of the will based on reasoned conclusions of sensible data. You believe something to be true or not true based on sensible experience, trust in another or by deductive reasoning as far as it can go. Beliefs change all the time as we experience, learn, mature, and reason more accurately and of course the world changes constantly. Our beliefs must change. Faith on the other hand, being a gift can be cherished in its use or squandered in its misuse or abandonment. Beliefs are like clothes. We change them and desire that they should proper, good, and becoming. We act to be clothed per our tastes, needs and opportunities. Faith is like your body. We may cherish it, protect it, seek what is good for it and avoid what is dangerous for it. We always have it even if we let it become weak and unreliable. Clothes and the body are closely related, dependent on each other in ways, but they are not the same.

[@chrisbernal5164]

The problem then stems from a definition of faith and belief, which the good father ignored. Perhaps, he was catering to the level of intelligence of his audience that it was proper to give examples of the terms rather than de-fining them. The problem with examples however lies in the conceptualization. Examples must be analogous to each other for an idea to be conceptualized. Too, he analogy of the examples must be perceived as such by the listener to have a true concept akin to certitude of objective reality. Absent this, "faith and belief are not the same things yet explained too often as if they are,"

[@zaviusfirerave]

I've had a problem with an atheist once about this topic. He said that he "trusts" instead of have faith. How can you differentiate between them?

[@namapalsu2364]

"Trust" is the Protestant's "fiducia." That atheist used to be a protestant. It was Luther who re-defined "faith" as trust because of his scrupulosity. So what's the difference? Check the "Sanctifying Grace" section of old Catholic Encyclopedia: www.newadvent.org/cathen/06701a.htm Search the word "fiducia" in that page.

[@zaviusfirerave]

@@namapalsu2364 ah, tengkyu

[@forironman3641]

Is this a reupload? Why do I have this on my downloads but only 3d ago uploaded???

[@thefub101]

Is there a claim one can’t believe based on faith?

[@frankcrawford416]

Are we saved because we believe in the death burial and ressurection or when we stand or believe we are saved. The knowledge of the truth that through Jesus we have eternal life

[@bekfastdude8022]

my question is if all i know about god is through human testimonies (specifically the preserved testimonies of the disciples who knew christ personally), can i get arguments for why those testimonies are trustworthy? the writers mustve done one of 3 things: - preaching that which they were sincerely mistaken about - insincerely lying to people - telling the truth the martyrdom argument is fair enough to deny the 2nd possibility, but i dont know, i want a little more to disprove the 1st possibility im a catholic, and its really easy to imagine myself going deep in faith, but its hard for me

[@ferventheat]

Faith sounds a lot like trust. Could we substitute trust for faith? Perhaps not, as faith only is operable and possible by the word of God and faith has promised attached in the word, unless i misunderstand.

[@enzoaraya4796]

I think there’s a huge difference between believing someone who said the sun rose this morning and believing someone who said a person rose from the dead. One is a mundane claim the other needs more veracity to be proven.

[@NothingCompares2U]

What happens if the person's faith is to believe in lies? What would be my faith, then?

[@falnica]

I agree that God would be the best witness, and we should have faith on what God says, but I've never talked with God, and the same is true for most people. We are told the Bible is the word of God, but people told that to us. They are witnesses that this is the word of the best witness, however as you yourself point out, people are flawed and we should not believe everything they say

[@nelsonelnene]

so another name for faith could be "trust"?

[@jamesr.g.2320]

Yes!

[@Rabbitburnx]

😢

[@koffeeblack5717]

While testimonial evidence is certainly an aspect of faith, I think reducing the meaning of faith to testimonial evidence is just that- reductive. Consider Corinthians 13:12. Faith is a kind of "knowing darkly" that involves the whole of the person (reason, feelings, aesthetics, perceptions, etc.) in symphony, and not just in summation. I would go so far as to say that our very existence, in terms of its existential wholeness, is *faithing*, so to speak; a knowledge through participation in the Truly Existent One. Contemplation is the highest form of faith: a letting go into the unknowing knowing of our bare beingness and thereby coming to a deeper and wider embodied realization of God within the illumined stillness of the soul.

[@ThomisticInstitute]

Thank you for your remarks. There is much more to the story of faith than can be presented in such a short video format, and Thomas Aquinas basically agrees with your point when he writes: "In many respects faith perceives the invisible things of God in a higher way than natural reason does in proceeding to God from His creatures" (ST II-II q.2 a.3 ad 3). He says much more also in his questions on the Spirit's gift of Wisdom (ST II-II q.45) and on contemplation (ST II-II q.179 and q.180). Blessings on you!

[@frankcrawford416]

There is so much info hear it may actually hurt faith, dunno.

[@brentgarner3143]

Or text in the comment part same thing?

[@jarosawszustek909]

1:14 - wrong! Whole is not always greater than a part of it, for example: -1 < - 0.5

[@m.lorigami]

[@d.o.7784]

Its all nice and sweet, only if you had posted these videos before WWI and WWII.

[@johnfisher247]

The "Holy Spirit" not the "Spirit" which can have many meanings!

[@syphaxafricanus]

Thanks a lot for your videos, they are well-made and accessible to average non-catholics like myself. However, I don't think that believing your friend when he tells you he saw the sunset is merely an act of faith. You believe him because you've seen sunsets before and you've heard other people talk about them. Had you heard your friend tell you that he saw the sunset at noon while the sky was green and the sun was a purple square, you wouldn't believe him as easily.

[@benhutchinson9808]

If your argument is that little pieces of evidence taken together make a belief more reasonable, then that's exactly the point from a believer's perspective. In terms of religion, a belief really only has to be reasonable (rather than certain), and then Pascal's Wager starts to kick in.

[@williamwimbourne856]

Is it an act of faith? Or is it a belief?. I do not have faith in a Spanish person asserting a spanish word interpretation in English. I would say I have a belief.

[@yousefnadjarzadeh]

Dear Master, Although you have given a full explanation of words such as faith and trust in speech, it is possible for you to say what the God of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad looks like according to the knowledge that you have of faith and trust.

[@jamesof7seven]

All you've done is attach a high probability to something. If my friend says it's raining then I attached a high probability that he is not lying. Someone says "I heard from God" I have no reason to attach a high probability to that really happening. You're persuasive to the innocent, and it's highly likely they're easily parted from their money...

[@elijahhallberg1847]

I have a question that is unrelated. What does it mean when aquinas says the Hypostatic Union is created? It is in this question the 3rd part of the Summa Question 2 Article 7 ( aquinas.cc/la/en/~ST.III.Q2.A7 ). aquinas sounds very arian is some of his language ie: " And since this union has its being nowhere save in a created nature, as was said above, it follows that it has a created being." How is this question to be understood since it seems arian?

[@thepubliceye263]

The arian view is that God the Son was created by God the Father. However arguing that the hypostatic union is created is not the same as arguing that the Word of God (the Son) was created. The "created nature" Aquinas talks about above is the human nature of Christ, which was brought into existence with the Incarnation, and thus the union between this and the Word of God (Uncreated Son of God) is also created. I would recommend reading Aquinas' Catena on the Last Gospel of St. John where he clearly discusses how God the Son was not created by God the Father but begotten.

[@edgarmorales4476]

In the gospels, Jesus stated: if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will be able to move mountains. This statement is a misinterpretation of what Jesus truly said and it reveals how the disciples and gospelers misunderstood the teachings of Jesus. If a person are to have "faith" the size of a mustard seed - what does that mean? How can you measure faith in such a way? Faith is faith. It is the "power of total conviction" in the mind, possessing the mind, and it cannot be restricted in "size." Faith, arising out of your need to believe in something, because such a belief will serve your purposes in some way, can be powerful and strong, but never can it be estimated in "size!" Belief is even stronger. Belief is the offspring of hearsay and logic. Because you have heard something and you have been convinced that what you have heard or read is true, you develop a deep belief in what you have heard. You believe it to be true. You believe in a total, complete way which defies contradiction. Jesus was constantly telling people: "Believe you will receive - and you will receive." However, Jesus knew at the time, that it would be almost impossible for people to ever have the faith which would cause miracles to happen, since no matter how much Jesus might explain Truth to people, they would still never have the intense knowing given Jesus in the desert. Up to this time, some people have had faith in "Jesus Christ" but they have been like precocious children. Their faith has been partially blind and accepting, yet interwoven with much doubt. Therefore, whatever they needed to be done for them, they depended on "Jesus" for the work to be accomplished. Whereas, in fact, much of what they believe they have derived directly from "Jesus" has been their own "faith in Jesus" made visible in the form of things asked for. While this child-like "faith" is very important to our well-being, those who are capable of moving onward on the spiritual path to perfection, must now reach a deeper level of true knowledge of the relation between mind and "matter." Without this foundation, people will continue to flounder in myths and will be locked into the misery of the human condition.

[@Michael-Hammerschmidt]

7:06 With all due respect Father, I believe you misuse this quote of John if the intent is to provide an argument for the faith one has in the Bible. There is no doubt, in the case where we already know a source to be of divine origin, we thus know the source to be reliable, as, implicit in the knowledge of divinity is the knowledge of the infallibility of the divine. To know God is to know God to be infallible. However, it is inapplicable when asking whether a source is of divine origin in the first place. To establish this, we must first have faith in those claiming it is to be so. Thus, to have faith in Biblical infallibility cannot, I would argue, be reduced to faith in divinity itself. Rather than afforded the foundationalist epistemic rigor of the divine, faith must be grounded upon a coherentism based on a myriad of fallible parts. This is why, for faith to succeed, no man can truly be an island.

[@deltabrogden3350]

"Beliving something on the word or the testimony of another person is called Faith". This statement is found at the 2:00/ 9:11 time stamp. Faith, according to this message is "to believe because someone else told you to believe. This means you must rely on the authority, word, or testimony of someone else. This is false. This is NOT what faith is. To believe because someone else says to believe is NOT what faith is. To accept things under the authority of another without any ability to verify the results for one's self is to trust others to guide you and not Christ within you. How can I say this? Actually, the scriptures you can read for yourself. Matthew 23:10 says "call no man teacher. You have one teacher, Christ". If Christ is the teacher to honor, then to listen to another man's testimony and accept it as true without the ability to confirm for oneself, is to have faith in that man and not Christ within you, "your hope of glory". Sorry, but this answer is not scriptural, nor does it clearly articulate what faith is. "Faith is believing something on the word of a witness". Timestamp 2:19 / 9:11. Again, to believe something in someone else's word is to accept things because others tell you to. Do you, therefore, have faith in God, or faith in a witness? This again is false. To have faith in the doctor's prognosis as true is to abandon one's own hope for health and place one's faith in a man's opinion. To remain hopeful that God can deliver us from all things, THAT is faith. Faith, therefore, is NOT rational or reasonable, because it requires us to rely on an unseen God. How? By having hope for something that we have no supporting evidence for, from our senses. Hope is the beginning of all things desired. This hope you have for something every day. Hope that God will bring the unseen hope into reality, and fulfill the desires of one's heart. This is why scripture tells us, "The just shall walk by FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT". Faith is a reliance on "HE that is in you", and not another man that is your brethren. Jeremiah 17:5 "5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD."

[@Cuisinenomade1]

There NO such a thing as "the senses AND The Mind", BOTH ARE The Mind! Usually when Creatures OF God try to become "smart", instead they beging to mix things up, not as a mistake but as PROOF for Faith to the Sons of The Most High!

[@ababich1]

Correction ...there is no life without faith

[@IgnoranceBegetsConfidence]

and the doctor HAS A repocussions for lying to you. IF HE botches your surgery. this will have a significant impact on his life. So you dont trust him or her you trust that there are consoquinces for his actions. lie lie lie desort truth lie and distort and lie and distort and lie. GOod job my friend

[@frvillegas9312]

then why you teach "your faithful" to kiss, kneel and bow down to statues or things made by human hands?

[@earlduque6149]

faith is God-Infused

[@sswswswswsws4334]

Faith is simpler father , but you telling good. My point is real faith its puzzle. U can see how it will look at the end but you need time to collect all the puzzels which you need. Faith its trusting in God everyday. Knowing that God exist or suspecting it , its just one of the many puzzles u need to collect. Trusting God with every breath its phillar of faith. Its base. Everyone including me who wants to be real follower of God cannot fear beacause God is with us. We should not cry but trust that God is with us. We should remove all bad habbits. When evrything is done and ull be cured from sin so faith will start to work in our life...and trust me...many miracles will start to happen in the name of Jesus Christ.

[@Ekhart1]

Without Catholic theology where else would we get the authentic meaning of the revealed truth🤷

[@PInk77W1]

Scientists have faith that the universe is knowable

[@sttonep242]

dude what?

[@PInk77W1]

@@sttonep242 scientists start from the idea that there is an answer in the universe. Scientists start with FAITH

[@NoName-wp8er]

Why would you be here if not for doubt of something you can not prove..I have never investigated whether the sun rises