“Seek not to understand that thou mayest believe but believe that thou mayest understand.”
More from Saint Augustine on Faith
“God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.”
“Faith is to believe what you do not yet see the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.”
“Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost and was found is saved from being lost again.”
“Order your soul reduce your wants live in charity associate in Christian community obey the laws trust in Providence.”
“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need the remainder is needed by others.”
“Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.”
“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.”
“I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.”
“O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.”
“Faith is to believe what you do not see the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
Others on Faith
Elizabeth George
30 quotes“Your trials and difficulties are a golden opportunity to illustrate your faith in God.”
John Piper
27 quotes“All heroes are shadows of Christ”
Billy Graham
26 quotes“The world may argue against a creed, but it cannot argue against changed lives.”
Rick Warren
24 quotes“Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
24 quotes“When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available w...”
A.W. Tozer
22 quotes“A God less than sovereign could not bestow moral freedom upon His creatures. He would be afraid to do so.”
John Calvin
21 quotes“There is no knowing that does not begin with knowing God.”
Charles Spurgeon
20 quotes“It is not great counts God blesses so much as likeness to Jesus.”
C.S. Lewis
17 quotes“Every story of conversion is a story of blessed defeat.”
Max Lucado
17 quotes“God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed.”
Joel Osteen
16 quotes“Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.”
Jesus Christ
14 quotes“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with h...”