Faith
From someplace on the Internet:
"In the 17th century, the people that we would now call atheists were called nullfidians. The state of insufficient faith was also of common enough interest to be given a name - petty fidianism.
"John Trapp, in his Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, 1647, recorded the term:
" 'O ye of little faith. Ye petty fidians; He calleth them not nullifidians.' "
I'm afraid I'm a petty fidian. Never knew it before. Always thought I had doubt, and that was okay because everyone does from time to time.
At least I'm not a nullifidian. What faith I have, I keep, and guard carefully.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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