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mountain
which is moved neither by storm nor lightning. On the other hand, the belief of those of dogmatic
theology and he who guards his belief with the classified debate is like a thread hanging in the
air, blown
to and fro by the wind.
This is true of all except those who have heard the proof of faith and have accepted it through
fellowship, just as they have taken hold of belief itself and accepted it through fellowship, since
there is
no difference in fellowship between learning the proof or the proved.
Learning the proof is one thing; arriving at it through independent thinking is another which is
far from
it.
If the child were to be brought up on this firm belief then occupy himself with gaining his
livelihood, he
might not be more enlightened. But according to the belief of the people of the truth he will be
saved.
which is moved neither by storm nor lightning. On the other hand, the belief of those of dogmatic
theology and he who guards his belief with the classified debate is like a thread hanging in the
air, blown
to and fro by the wind.
This is true of all except those who have heard the proof of faith and have accepted it through
fellowship, just as they have taken hold of belief itself and accepted it through fellowship, since
there is
no difference in fellowship between learning the proof or the proved.
Learning the proof is one thing; arriving at it through independent thinking is another which is
far from
it.
If the child were to be brought up on this firm belief then occupy himself with gaining his
livelihood, he
might not be more enlightened. But according to the belief of the people of the truth he will be
saved.