Quotes about Understanding
Reason is in fact the path to faith, and faith takes over when reason can say no more.
— Thomas Merton
We are obliged to love one another. We are not strictly bound to "like" one another.
— Thomas Merton
Faith is not the opposite of reason. Faith rests squarely upon reason, but with the added component of revelation.
— Francis Collins
It is fatally easy to think of Christianity as something to be discussed and not as something to be experienced.
— William Barclay
If I want to understand the laws of physics I have to first believe what I read about physics. I have to have faith in what I read.
— Ray Comfort
Faith is caught rather than taught.
— Henrietta Mears
Theology is faith seeking understanding, but understanding is more than theoretical. If we really grasp who and where we are as disciples, we should know how to live out our faith.
— Kevin Vanhoozer
Faith is not opposed to the mind. It's superior to the mind which is why the renewed mind enhances faith.
— Bill Johnson
Faith is the only thing that will ever close the gap between our theology and our reality.
— Beth Moore
My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.
— Mahatma Gandhi
One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people's faith, one cannot make fun of faith.
— Pope Francis
Faith isn't blind, it's visionary
— Marianne Williamson