Faith + Evidence = Integrity
Truth and knowledge must begin with questions. Lack of qualified discernment creates hypocrisy and ignorance.
So… What is faith?
Perhaps it is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen /1.
What about evidence? Does faith require proof for an ultimate truth?
It occurs to me that asking the hard questions takes more courage than yielding to the common belief. I am more comfortable when faith meets truth. And, it is the search for this credibility factor that generates my own sense of integrity.
Peace be to my Brothers and Sisters.
brian patrick cork
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1/ Websters says this is an option…
belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims; a system of religious belief: the Christian faith; the Jewish faith; and, Christian Theology. the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.
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