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Reinhold Niebuhr

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history therefore we must be saved by faith.

Reinhold Niebuhr

Faith

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True, beautiful, or good things often don’t fit neatly into the specific events or situations happening right now in history. Because of this disconnect, we need faith to trust in their value and meaning beyond what we can immediately understand.

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