Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!udel!rochester!rutgers!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jhpb@granjon.garage.att.com Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Did Erasmus live in vain? Message-ID: Date: 29 Nov 90 05:23:15 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Labs (Liberty Corner) Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu A comment for the Unitarian who posted the original article in this thread. Faith is not the mere fact of belief in the absence of compelling evidence, as (it seems to me) you assume. It is true, that is an important part of Faith. But it does not exclusively pin down what Faith is. Suppose I believe that the Giants are going to win the Super Bowl this year. Is that a matter of Faith? No. So what is it that is additionally necessary to make a belief a matter of Faith? It is simply this, the grace of God. Beliefs due to reason proceed from our own selves. Beliefs due to Faith proceed from the grace of God. Joe Buehler