Oh, and Crusty, my faith is neither unquestioned nor blind. I could turn right around and say to you that from MY view, your LACK of faith is due to YOUR blindness, but that would get us nowhere. Suffice it to say, you have your beliefs, I have mine, and to each of us, our reasons are sound.
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Who says I lack faith?
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Well, Crusty, from your remarks, it certainly doesn't SEEM that you have faith in prayer. It doesn't seem that whatever it is you DO have faith in could be even close to the God that *I* have faith in, if you can tell me I am unquestioningly and blindly accepting Him.
You MAY be one who believes in some sort of "higher power". But that is NOT the same as the Faith in Jesus that I have.
So, let me amend my statement: MY faith is neither unquestioned nor blind. I could turn right around and say to you that your lack of faith in JESUS, is due to your blindness.
But as I said, that will get us nowhere. Whatever it is you believe in, you are welcome to it.
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I find it convenient that you don't ask God for anything you can't find on your own. As to my faith, I don't find God interfering in our day-to-day lives, and I wouldn't expect him to.