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Originally Posted by Ohio
I think this is where you got stuck. You don't see real faith as the scripture does. You continually discredit faith as "mere credence," which is probably due to one verse in James which says "even the demons believe."
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BB,
And of course, if it is mere credence, then it is not much. But it does take some credence. It takes some mental acceptance of the facts as presented. That is part of the deal.
Like I mentioned in another post, pointing to creed, or declaration of faith, and declaring it is "mere" is a distractor. It is a misdirect. It is possbily a misrepresentation of the facts. Just because you only know of the statement of belief does not make it unreal. Or the works non-existant. Just not visible to you.
I fear that there is too much desire in some to seek the scirptures for a formula rather than seeking God. You don't have to find a formula to believe in the "creed" of Jesus, and obey what he commanded (or at least keep trying) as you seek Him for your help in achieving.
And expecting that at death you will still not be fully there.