What Bible passage says something along the lines of this:?

Question

God blesses those who take a leap of faith

Answer 1

John 20:29 states:

Jesus said to him, "Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

But we are not to believe blindly. We are to use both our faith and reason.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Dear Dana,

I wonder if you might be thinking along the lines of Hebrews 11 which many Christians think of as "The Faith Chapter of the Bible".

My Life Application Bible has wonderful descriptive information on the books, people etc.

For the book of Hebrews the outline is -
A. The Superiority of Christ (Hebrews 1:1-10:18)
B. The Superiority of Faith (10:19-13:25)
- A Call to Persevere
- By Faith (chapter 11)
- God Disciplines His Sons (chapter 12)
- Warning Against Refusing God
- Concluding Exhortations (chapter 13)

So many non-believers seem to think in terms of a gigantic leap across a gaping chasm. I now see it as a baby step.

I have baby steps on my mind because my grandson who turned 1 earlier this week will be taking his first step any moment. He has been crawling for the past 4 months and can really get around fast. He also "walks the walls" but we wait with open arms for him to take his first step. In much the same way our heavenly Father is waiting for us with open and eager arms.

Answer 3

None that I am aware of. Has someone quoted it to you or did you see it somewhere? It could be a term used by a paraphrased Bible, maybe The Message?

Certainly there is literature around the "leap of faith" that the philospher Kierkegaard wrote about. The following information has been taken from Wikipedia.

"A leap of faith, in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in something without, or in spite of, available empirical evidence. It is an act commonly associated with religious belief as many religions consider faith to be an essential element of piety.

The phrase originates with Søren Kierkegaard's book The Concept of Anxiety. In his book he describes Adam's qualitative leap into sin. Adam's leap signifies a change from one quality to another, mainly the quality of possessing no sin to the quality of possessing sin. Kierkegaard maintains that the transition from one quality to another can take place only by a "leap" (Thomte 232). This means that when the transition happens, you move directly from one state to the other, never possessing both qualities" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_of_faith)

Answer 4

John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Will you take a leap of faith and believe? You would be blessed.

Answer 5

Faith in Christ is not a "leap". It is not a blind, mindless faith. In fact, the Bible exhorts people to examine the facts, examine the Scriptures, and think.

That is why some of the greatest minds in history have been Christian (Blaise Pascal, Sir Isaac Newton, Jonathan Edwards, etc.)

Answer 6

if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this moutain move and it will be, not so much a leap of faith. all he askes if to have faith ( substance of things hoped for)and he will come through. But knowing that what we want isnt always in his plan, it comes in his time. We can pray and believe he will do this, like make us rich, but his plan may be to make it to where our needs are meets without struggle, and to most that is being rich. that isnt that he hasnt aswered our prayers, its just he might know if he gave us wealth beyond measure we would stray and not think we need him anymore, or worse not want him.

Answer 7

It depends on your meaning of "leap of faith"....for God or yourself?

Answer 8

I don't see that exact one..." but without faith it is impossible to please God".. and we "have been given the measure of faith".