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In today's GB News Daily Reflection, we look at what the opposite of faith might mean.Some might say, the opposite of faith is doubt.But is it fear? We live in an age of profound and crippling anxiety and fear.At the heart of this fear is a loss of confidence. A lack of faith in who we are. It's a crisis of identity and a crisis of belonging.

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00:00the chibi news daily reflection hello my name is johnny dade and i'm a vicar in the church of
00:10england i was once asked what i thought the opposite of faith was well now you'd answer
00:19that question some might say the opposite of faith is doubt but i don't think so the opposite
00:29of faith isn't doubt which is merely a symptom but fear we live today in an age of profound anxiety
00:40it's crippling actually at the heart of this fear because that's what it is is a loss of confidence
00:48a lack of faith in who we are and in whose we are it's a crisis of identity and a crisis of belonging
00:59and it's a live issue in society right now particularly amongst younger generations
01:08but in the midst of this crisis the bible speaks a word love god is love writes saint john and perfect
01:20love casts out fear for christians it is within the love of god that we find our identity and our place
01:32of belonging not as temporal things that are fluid or up for grabs but as firm foundations on which we
01:42can stand fear erodes confidence in the truth and breeds insecurity perfect love delights in the truth
01:55and is an anchor in the waves so i choose perfect love how about you
02:11you

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