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title: "8 Faith Consists Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Faith Consists quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Faith Consists sayings and thoughts."
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> [Faith consists, not in ignorance, but in knowledge, and that, not only of God, but also of the divine will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calvin/faith-consists-not-in-ignorance-but-in-knowledge-and-that-not-only-of/)

[John Calvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-calvin/)

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> [Faith consists not in ignorance, but in knowledge - knowledge not of God merely...but when we recognize God as a propitious Father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calvin/faith-consists-not-in-ignorance-but-in-knowledge-knowledge-not-of-god/)

[John Calvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-calvin/)

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> [The essence of our Faith consists simply in this freedom of the Ishta.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/the-essence-of-our-faith-consists-simply-in-this-freedom-of-the-ishta/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

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> [Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tillich/faith-consists-in-being-vitally-concerned-with-that-ultimate-reality/)

[Paul Tillich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-tillich/)

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> [Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/voltaire/faith-consists-in-believing-when-it-is-beyond-the-power-of-reason-to/)

[Voltaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/voltaire/)

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> [All faith consists essentially in the recognition of a world of spiritual values behind, yet not apart from, the world of natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/all-faith-consists-essentially-in-the-recognition-of-a-world-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/voltaire/faith-consists-in-believing-what-reason-cannot/)

[Voltaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/voltaire/)

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> [Faith consists in believing not what seems true, but what seems false to our understanding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/voltaire/faith-consists-in-believing-not-what-seems-true-but-what-seems-false/)

[Voltaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/voltaire/)

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