faith

"If belief consists in an emotional reaction of the entire man on an object, how can we believe at will? We cannot control our emotions.... But gradually our will can lead us to the same results by a v…"

"God’s greatness lies in forgiving, in showing mercy, and in this greatness He is greater than the heart which condemns itself. Behold, this is that greatness of God which we have to speak of especiall…"

"I don’t believe money is evil, but it can be terribly corrosive."

"I say it because I don't believe."

"What does it mean to have a god? or, what is God? Answer: A god means that from which we are to expect all good and to which we are to take refuge in all distress, so that to have a God is nothing els…"

"Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic faith." It is not necessary, before all things, that he be good, honest, merciful, charitable and just. Creed is mo…"

"I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty."

"When I saw Rijkaard entering the referee's dressing room I couldn't believe it. When Drogba was sent off I didn't get surprised."

"Unfortunately, there are many irrational conclusions and beliefs in our culture from which to choose. Those analyzed at some length—and as precisely as possible—are those with which I am most familiar…"

"I believe not only in "special providences," but in the whole universe as one infinite complexity of "special providences."

"If I went to America and I went in to a big room and there was a thousand super models inside in that room, naked, all trying to seduce me, and if there was a pint of beer at the end of the room, I wo…"

"A very sincere and serious freshman student came to my office with a question that had clearly been troubling him deeply. He said to me, “I am a devout Christian and have never had any reason to doubt…"

"The trouble is I don't believe my unbelief."

"In banking or insurance trust is the only thing you have to sell."

"And they know neither sect nor idolatry, with the exception that all believe that the source of all power and goodness is in the sky, and they believe very firmly that I, with these ships and people, …"

"Never confuse faith, or belief — of any kind — with something even remotely intellectual."

"Are All Believers Overcomers? by J. Sidlow Baxter"

"Theodicy is the Achilles Heel of faith. There is no reasonable answer to the problem of gratuitous evil , and the will to continue believing in the face of such things truly shows the folly of faith. …"

"My convictions, positive and negative, on all the matters of which you speak, are of long and slow growth and are firmly rooted. But the great blow which fell on me seemed to stir them to their founda…"

"Perhaps you see nothing wrong with believing the theory of evolution, even if it can't be substantiated. But remember - your information will govern your actions... If you believe evolution is true, a…"