the threadbare stock of the ordinary social whirl. This is not faith-thinking. Faith-thinking is done only by one who has caught sight of the inner truths of Being, and who feeds his thinking faculty upon images generated in the heart.
Faith-thinking is not merely an intellectual process, based upon reasoning. The faith-thinker does not compare, analyze, or draw conclusions from known premises. He does not take appearances into consideration. He is not biased by precedent. His thinking gives form, without cavil or question, to ideas that come straight from the eternal fount of wisdom. His perception impinges upon the spiritual and he knows.
When there has been an aspiration and a reaching out for the spiritual life, the faith faculty becomes active in consciousness. Spiritual faith includes unfailing assurance and immediate response. Faith in the reality of the invisible builds a real, abiding substance in the mind and in body. All kinds of ideas grow quickly when planted in this rich substance of the mind.
There is but one real faith. The avenue of expression determines the character and power of faith. Trust is a cheaper brand of faith, but trust is better than mistrust. People who merely trust in the Lord do not understand all the law. If they had understanding they would affirm the
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