BlackSand
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In my opinion:
"Faith is not determined by reason or sight." -- Agreed!
But no, it's not like knowing. It's like "belief." That thing we atheists admit to lacking, right upfront. Simply having faith doesn't cut it for us. Not just in reference to gods or religions either. It's real life. Deciding upon who to trust as one's plumber, mechanic, child's school teacher, doctor, partner,.. can only prove a wise, happy choice for one given sufficient time and experience.
If say, one's mechanic seems too good to be true at first, they likely are. Given two or three consecutive satisfactory transactions one may reasonably begin to relax a bit. As favorable evidence builds trust begins proving warranted. Besides being human nature, it behooves us to trust others to some extent initially -- to lend them some benefit of the doubt. But then we must question, research, test, and verify depending on the situation, else forever just be suckered. If every problem just looks like another pill prescription to one's family practitioner, then it's time one found a real doctor.
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I don't mean to be too esoteric, but ...
It is only when you Surrender to God, that His Blessings become apparent.
God's Grace is unmerited favor, so any attempt to justify it would be fruitless ... Essentially, we don't deserve it.
Amazing Grace is the moment one realizes what they are looking at, and sees a part of God in everything,
from the material (a tree) to the immaterial (a choice).
He is there, with or without our understanding.
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I don't mean to be too esoteric, but ...
It is only when you Surrender to God, that His Blessings become apparent.
God's Grace is unmerited favor, so any attempt to justify it would be fruitless ... Essentially, we don't deserve it.
Amazing Grace is the moment one realizes what they are looking at, and sees a part of God in everything,
from the material (a tree) to the immaterial (a choice).
He is there, with or without our understanding.
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