"We walk by faith, not by sight."
What an intriguing verse. Seven words, oft repeated in sermons, Bible studies, movies... remember Indiana Jones' 'leap of faith'? It is a good thought, a practice to which we should aspire, a helpful reminder, a nice credo...but does it require any deeper investigation or study? Is it not pretty straight forward?
The image that comes quickly to mind here, and the one I have heard most often taught, is that we are to close our eyes and 'step out' in faith. We even use the term "blind faith".
I think there is more to this (no pun intended) than meets the eye.
What do you think?
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"Faith is to believe what we do not see,
and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe."Augustine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Questions
1. What does this verse say to you?
2. How do you define "faith"?
3. How do you define "sight"?
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