Inspirational Quotes on Faith

“It is never on account of its formal nature as a psychic act that faith is conceived in Scripture to be saving. It is not, strictly speaking, even faith in Christ that saves, but Christ that saves through faith. The saving power resides exclusively, not in the act of faith or the attitude of faith or nature of faith, but in the object of faith.”

“Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.”

“Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see; it is above, not against them.”

“Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.”

“Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.”

“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.”

“It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.”

“Faith is a gift of God.”

“Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can go only so far, but faith has no limits.”

“I'm not doubting. I don't doubt God. I have firm faith absolutely in God. It's religion I'm doubting.”

“Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.”

“We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”

“Sainthood lies in the habit of referring the smallest actions to God.”

“Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods.”

“A man can eat his dinner without understanding exactly how food nourishes him.”

“Any fool can write learned language. The vernacular is the real test. If you can't turn your faith into it, then you either don't understand it or you don't believe it.”

“To be able to look into God's face, and know with the knowledge of faith that there is nothing between the soul and Him, is to experience the fullest peace the soul can know. Whatever else pardon may be, it is above all things admission into full fellowship with God.”

“The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God. ”

“If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe Him at all.”

“"But," say others, "God has elected them on the foresight of their faith." Now, God gives faith, therefore He could not have elected them on account of faith which He foresaw.”