On 1/17/2016 12:08 AM, Tony Hwang wrote:
Muggles wrote:
On 1/16/2016 6:46 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:

You folks all look like an expert. Let me ask a question.
I am a RC, do you believe in god? Do you trust in god?
What's the difference between this two questions? I am reading
a book right now, just read a few pages. Ran into this question.
Any one can answer that? BTW, some Mormon friends we have are all good
folks.

My take on your questions....

Mar 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are
possible to him that believeth. 24 And straightway the father of the
child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine
unbelief.

"Believing" and "trust" are both emotions, decisions, actions we all
struggle with as flesh and blood.

"I believe: Help my unbelief" is the place where we are at the end of
our ropes hanging onto the last thread of our hope that something bigger
than ourselves is possible; God exists. It means IF God exists, I want
to believe He does exist; BUT, in my own human frailty there's a part of
me that has a measure of doubt.

So, what's the difference between these two questions: do you believe in
god? Do you trust in god??

Trust is that point in time where you make the decision to believe in
something greater than humanity - a leap of faith, or even just
summoning up an inkling of a mustard seed to move forward in faith that
something important, or greater than human knowledge or wisdom really
does exist.

Do you understand then why Adam and Eve tried to avoid god(tried to hide
from him)?

They weren't innocent any more.

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Maggie