Faith
Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.
The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.
The belief in the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of its teachings, sometimes called historical and speculative faith.
The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in the person and work of Christ, which affects the character and life, and makes a man a true Christian, -- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.
That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan faith; and especially, the system of truth taught by Christ; as, the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a Christian society or church.
Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person honored and beloved; loyalty.
Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith.
Credibility or truth.
By my faith; in truth; verily.
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Faith Quotations
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
Muhammad Ali
Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
Abraham Lincoln
Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.
Khalil Gibran
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Mahatma Gandhi
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.
Benjamin Franklin
To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.
Benjamin Franklin
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.
Benjamin Franklin
Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them.
William Shakespeare
Faith Translations
faith in Afrikaans is vertroue
faith in Danish is tillid
faith in Dutch is geloof, fiducie, vertrouwen
faith in French is foi
faith in German is vertrauen
faith in Italian is fede
faith in Latin is fides
faith in Norwegian is tro, tillit
faith in Spanish is fe, credo
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