Tuesday, October 18, 2011

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.

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