Luke Timothy JohnsonAny profession of faith…entrusts the mind and heart to a truth that cannot be proven but can be lived.
About This Quote
The first half of this quote is an extremely important point that carries a lot of weight. When one puts their faith into something that they can’t prove, it makes it easy to forget the very things that should remind them of their faith. As you read through your life, you will see many people who act as if they were never wrong. They act as if their faith is 100 percent true right up until the moment they are proven wrong.
They live as if nothing could change their minds about any subject. But time and time again, their minds are proven wrong. They are so close to having faith in something that they cannot prove, yet they cannot let that faith go.
Source: The Creed: What Christians Believe And Why It Matters
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