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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite. —Bertrand Russell

Trust / Belief

April 26th, 2005 Posted in Spirituality

At a Bible study yesterday, I shared my thought about [belief vs. trust](/faith/belief.html), both of which, along with “faith,” are legitimate translations of the same word “pisteo.”

Today I realized, isn’t it interesting that we have no single word for one who trusts? There’s believer, but no “trustor.” (Even trustee, but no “trustor.”) Trust is in the heart, belief is in the head, less threatening there, I guess. We try to work things out in the head because the heart is vulnerable–that’s where faith really comes in.

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