For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind.
I believe in God, which means I am open to some absurd possibilities. But I understand the power of that faith, and I understand the metaphor of that belief.
I say to people today, 'You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.'
What I believe in is I believe in law.
I believe that in this world it is impossible to understand God.
The word 'belief' is a difficult thing for me. I don't believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it - I don't need to believe it.
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.
If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe.
Basically, it comes down to this: do you believe in God, or don't you believe in God.
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