tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post9208653389770256486..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: Lacunae, Part 1a - Faith & KnowledgeSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-37583664868027324432007-09-13T17:48:00.000-06:002007-09-13T17:48:00.000-06:00That paragraph was my favorite, too.That paragraph was my favorite, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-4405026917241423542007-09-13T16:40:00.000-06:002007-09-13T16:40:00.000-06:00M&M - Don't worry about derailing. You raised very...M&M - Don't worry about derailing. You raised very good points. I have often felt that there is a power of faith that I have access to, but am afraid to use. I believe in order to stop being afraid, I have to perfect my love for God and His children. In other words, to reach the truest level of faith, one must attain true charity.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for posting that link. It has framed feelings SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-69805445012094295282007-09-13T14:08:00.000-06:002007-09-13T14:08:00.000-06:00OK, sorry for derailing you in my comments.Along t...OK, sorry for derailing you in my comments.<BR/><BR/>Along this line, then, have you read this by Terryl Givens?<BR/><BR/>http://speeches.byu.edu/reader/reader.php?id=10924m_and_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552368137212513094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-44757674819750379142007-09-13T04:40:00.000-06:002007-09-13T04:40:00.000-06:00M&M - Oh, there is definitely more to faith than a...M&M - Oh, there is definitely more to faith than as relates to knowledge. Faith is all the things I've mentioned and more. It is the hope, it is the evidence, it is also the driving motivation. More than these, it is a power.<BR/><BR/>I believe that faith has levels we haven't even touched. It is a very real power which we tend to deny because we don't understand it. Though in these posts, I'm SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-66913846518122278022007-09-12T18:35:00.000-06:002007-09-12T18:35:00.000-06:00Hm. So how does faith fit into the whole action th...Hm. So how does faith fit into the whole action thing?<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm thinking of the fact that "the world was created by faith" (The Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, p.62). I think there is more to faith than just as relates to knowledge.<BR/><BR/>Thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-36858418567159545162007-09-10T20:08:00.000-06:002007-09-10T20:08:00.000-06:00I think I will let this sink in before I read part...I think I will let this sink in before I read part two. I know to my family who are nonmembers, they may think that I have been a blind follower as they do not know of my own journey and thoughts that I seldom share with them as well as answers to my prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-61560872201133569272007-09-10T04:42:00.000-06:002007-09-10T04:42:00.000-06:00I guess it is faith that enables me to trust that ...<I>I guess it is faith that enables me to trust that someday all will be revealed (in this life or the next); and . . . there is probably a good reason for letting us bumble along for now.</I><BR/>This, Roann, summarizes my position on knowledge quite nicely. In researching these topics in the scriptures, however, an idea that this position is insufficient has been confirmed to me. That is what ISilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-27747740127298723102007-09-08T20:30:00.000-06:002007-09-08T20:30:00.000-06:00Thank you for reminding me of the definition of fa...Thank you for reminding me of the definition of faith. I definitely have a HOPE that God lives and loves me, but I have no such knowledge. I am back to the point of not understanding even part of the fullness of the gospel, and am seeking answers, but only HOPING that God will answer me, not so much believing he will.<BR/><BR/>It's a long way down from feeling like you understand most of the woundedharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516794959236939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-82660488602627221252007-09-08T15:40:00.000-06:002007-09-08T15:40:00.000-06:00This is a very interesting way of looking at faith...This is a very interesting way of looking at faith. After asking myself the question, “Do I believe I understand the fullness of the Gospel?” I guess my "faith" has grown into "knowledge" regarding quite a few principles of the Gospel; but I rely on a fairly large amount of faith to enable me to be very comfortable with the things I don't understand. What I feel I do “know” gives me the courage Rosalie Erekson Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985594370560172873noreply@blogger.com