Miles wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:37 pm
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Knowledge---Knowing
Belief---Believing
Faith---Having faith that
Without relying on outside sources, what do you regard as the most significant aspect of each, and how do you see them differing from each other?
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Most significant aspect of each thing? Okay, I'll give it a go.
For KNOWLEDGE, the most significant aspect is INTIMACY. Especially intimacy with God. Intimacy requires knowledge of the person you love (and vice versa), it requires knowing that you each communicate and reciprocate your feelings. Without knowledge there is no connection, hence no intimacy, and without intimacy, there is no connection that leads to greater knowledge. But this is isn't exclusive to persons. Intimacy involves the details of any other field of knowledge. If you do not know something intimately, you don't really know it, because you are not thoroughly acquainted with all the details.... Thus, you can't really judge it.
For BELIEVING, the most significant aspect is TRUST. If you don't have trust in what you believe, you don't really believe it. It's only lip service. If you distrust the source of your Belief, you cannot make a true Act of Belief. And you can't grow in knowledge either, because it is uncertain, and you don't want to spend time investing your life in it.....
For FAITH, the most significant aspect is OPENNESS. Faith for me is prior to full-bodied Belief. It is pro·pae·deu·tic
/ˌprōpēˈd(y)o͞odik/ (propaedeutic) to belief. A preliminary. Unless you open the door of faith, by being WILLING to DO SO and OPENING your MIND, faith is a non-starter. Thus, openness is the most important factor here....
Hope that helps! Prayers!