Truman G. Madsen, Professor of Philosophy at BYU
BYU Devotional, November 1983
“Faith is sometimes thought to be, in the religious world, a substitute for knowledge and, in fact, a form of credulity. It is thought to be assurance that something is or isn’t. But the first principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ is not such faith. It is faith in a person about whom we already have some knowledge. Faith does not exist in a vacuum. Trust in a person is based upon acquaintance with the person, or at least belief about the person. It may begin secondhand. But the whole point of the gospel is to make it firsthand.”
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Souls Aflame: The Prayer Heritage of the Latter-day Saints (Truman G. Madsen)
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