If he knew he was God's son, then his human relationship to the Father had nothing in common with ours, for he would have lived in
certitude while we must live by faith.
Not exact matches
While the patterns don't repeat with mathematical
certitude, they do recur often enough to provide an edge to savvy, disciplined investors.
On several occasions, and notably in a general audience of July 28, 1999, John Paul II has cautioned against excessive
certitude in speaking about hell and damnation,
while emphasizing that «eternal damnation remains a real possibility.»
Even
while not being able to offer
certitude, he can suggest reasons why the faith of the believer is plausible, whether that faith be in the literal continuance of subjective experiencing in a heaven or hell, or in some kind of objective permanence in human history.
Faith recognizes the inherently complex and problematic nature of events and experiences,
while certitude seeks to escape doubt by ignoring the complex and problematic.
While the text works in this exhibition are manifestos of a sort, they also lack any trace of the optimism,
certitude and confidence of the heroic modernist artist.