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Faith is an interesting thing. It starts with saying YES to God; taking hold of the gospel and saying I believe that. That is the start of faith. Like a seed, or an acorn that has fallen ripe and ready from its parent plant and now awaits the changes that mark setting roots, sending up a stem, growing leaves, and slowly and surely growing to maturity. The start is one kind of faith. It consists mainly in accepting things that are taught; the teacher may be scripture, a church, preacher, or books or a combination of them all.
Another kind of faith is implied in the kind that accepts. This other kind of faith is what grows and how it grows. It is the maturing of the acceptance that was given to things that were taught. It is the difference between knowing of fatherhood and becoming a father who experiences it. It is the difference between studying piano and playing it. It is the difference between believing what Jesus teaches and doing it.
Christians start with the first kind of faith and end with the second if they remain faithful.
Another kind of faith is implied in the kind that accepts. This other kind of faith is what grows and how it grows. It is the maturing of the acceptance that was given to things that were taught. It is the difference between knowing of fatherhood and becoming a father who experiences it. It is the difference between studying piano and playing it. It is the difference between believing what Jesus teaches and doing it.
Christians start with the first kind of faith and end with the second if they remain faithful.