So sorry Jeannie got your name wrong there , I was 60 last month I think I may have been thinking of my cousin in Minnesota USA , lifetime catholic my faith has matured at last partly thanks to two or three REAL scholars like yourself, will be listening, subscribed . Take care
I have a genuine question, why name something “search the Scriptures” when the full quote says “you search the scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life”? Is there another scriptural reference of this phrase?
The full quote is "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life." But that would be a really long name for a podcast
Isn't faith a gift of Grace? Or can I create faith within myself? I don't understand why Jesus rebukes those who are faithless. Can they actually help it whether they have faith or not? I know that I haven't been able to force myself to have faith, nor have many people that I know.
The Greek word "pistis" has traditionally been translated universally in the Bible to "faith," but there's a more recent group of scholars that believe it would often be more appropriately translated to "faithfulness." Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick has a fairly recent video on this subject entitled "What is Faith?" I pray you find the answers you're looking for, brother
It is a Grace to be in “consolation” where you feel close to God rather than “desolation” where you feel far because of our sins. But what you feel is different from your choice. Love is a choice, you choose to love and follow God and believe in God even when you have difficulties or doubts and you pray to God to grant you consolation. But you make this choice to love God regardless of your passing feelings as an act of the will.
@@undolf4097 Sorry, this doesn't answer my question. I don't think you can "choose" to believe. I and others I know have struggled our whole lives to believe, and yet that belief does not come. For example, if you are Orthodox, try "believing" in the legitimacy of the Pope and see if you can. Yet millions of Roman Catholics do. They are not choosing to believe, they believe because it seems true to them. If you'd like to better understand my question, the Fr. Damick video called "Whati is Faith?" mentioned by the previous commenter addresses it quite well.
@@leapoecile5318 sure you can. You can choose despite your weak trust and ask God to help you grow in your trust. The same way you can choose to love someone even when you’re angry with them, or choose to forgive even when you’re hurt.
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So excited to find you on UA-cam Dr! I have learned so much about Orthodoxy and the Bible from you🙏❤️
Dr Brant Pitre and yourself are the only real professionals I have found , besides a couple catholic priests of course🙏👨🎓👩🎓
Hey nice to "meet" U Julie , god bless from Willesden London,
So sorry Jeannie got your name wrong there , I was 60 last month I think I may have been thinking of my cousin in Minnesota USA , lifetime catholic my faith has matured at last partly thanks to two or three REAL scholars like yourself, will be listening, subscribed . Take care
I have a genuine question, why name something “search the Scriptures” when the full quote says “you search the scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life”? Is there another scriptural reference of this phrase?
The full quote is "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life."
But that would be a really long name for a podcast
Isn't faith a gift of Grace? Or can I create faith within myself? I don't understand why Jesus rebukes those who are faithless. Can they actually help it whether they have faith or not? I know that I haven't been able to force myself to have faith, nor have many people that I know.
The Greek word "pistis" has traditionally been translated universally in the Bible to "faith," but there's a more recent group of scholars that believe it would often be more appropriately translated to "faithfulness." Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick has a fairly recent video on this subject entitled "What is Faith?" I pray you find the answers you're looking for, brother
It is a Grace to be in “consolation” where you feel close to God rather than “desolation” where you feel far because of our sins.
But what you feel is different from your choice. Love is a choice, you choose to love and follow God and believe in God even when you have difficulties or doubts and you pray to God to grant you consolation. But you make this choice to love God regardless of your passing feelings as an act of the will.
@@christianmedina6343 Thank you, the Fr. Damick talk you mentioned is very helpful.
@@undolf4097 Sorry, this doesn't answer my question. I don't think you can "choose" to believe. I and others I know have struggled our whole lives to believe, and yet that belief does not come. For example, if you are Orthodox, try "believing" in the legitimacy of the Pope and see if you can. Yet millions of Roman Catholics do. They are not choosing to believe, they believe because it seems true to them. If you'd like to better understand my question, the Fr. Damick video called "Whati is Faith?" mentioned by the previous commenter addresses it quite well.
@@leapoecile5318 sure you can. You can choose despite your weak trust and ask God to help you grow in your trust.
The same way you can choose to love someone even when you’re angry with them, or choose to forgive even when you’re hurt.