Comments on: Faith http://panesofglass.org/christianity/faith/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:24:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta2-14526 By: Julie Riley http://panesofglass.org/christianity/faith/comment-page-1/#comment-4688 Julie Riley Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:50:52 +0000 http://panesofglass.org/?p=300#comment-4688 Great post, Ryan! The concept of what faith truly looks like and is seems to be (thankfully) a constant conversation. I agree with your conclusion - we cannot limit the amazing gift faith is to our menial rules and logic, rather we must just walk, trusting His power, persevering to the end. Since this inherently takes out the checklist of rules and expectations (as a rules-follower, this is quite challenging for me), we are *forced* to communicate with Him directly. Developing our relationship with Him as a product of our perseverance, not a product of our well-intentioned logic. It is definitely humbling that at the end of the Luke passage, Christ asked in question form, "Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”. I know it is a question I should consistently ask myself... Great post, Ryan! The concept of what faith truly looks like and is seems to be (thankfully) a constant conversation. I agree with your conclusion – we cannot limit the amazing gift faith is to our menial rules and logic, rather we must just walk, trusting His power, persevering to the end. Since this inherently takes out the checklist of rules and expectations (as a rules-follower, this is quite challenging for me), we are forced to communicate with Him directly. Developing our relationship with Him as a product of our perseverance, not a product of our well-intentioned logic.

It is definitely humbling that at the end of the Luke passage, Christ asked in question form, “Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?â. I know it is a question I should consistently ask myself…

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