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To: Mitch Blevins who wrote (32973)	10/6/2001 9:05:01 PM
From: Stan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Good day to you Mitch: You appear to be arguing not for the objectivity of your faith, but the objectivity of the target of your faith. Yes. Maybe it is the act of faith itself rather than the object of the faith that provides benefits? With all due respect, that sounds similar to saying, "the act of studying has more value than what is studied." I don't think anyone can derive more benefit from faith than its object can provide. What seems to make a difference, in my view, is how much one gives himself to the things he believes. It's this that seems to create variations in experience. I readily confess that I have not always been true to my own faith. If I do anything I know violates the truth I am to live by (i.e., biblical), the presence of God that I normally enjoy is clouded over. Not only that, but I produce a problem for myself that hurts my life or in some way damages my soul. If I turn away from those things, I find His presence again and restoration. I know this sounds subjective, but it does fulfill promises which have been written for us to find. When I serve Him as I am called, then the words of Jesus are mine too, "My food is to do the will of God. . ." (John 4:34) I mean, I find such meaning and enjoyment in the life He has given me. It is the most wonderful thing. Stan