The difference between believing and knowing

It is by the Holy Ghost that we believe in Christ, that we seek Christ, that we find Christ, that we know Christ, that we testify of Christ, and that we see Christ. Faith and believing has been compared to a seed. When a seed is planted in the ground and is watered it swells up until it burst its’ shell. It then it begins to unfold and moving up through the ground toward the light. It burst through the ground and comes unto the light. We can see it then. That seed might get stepped on and crushed, or dry up from lack of water or nourishment, but if it continues to grow in the light we know that it is real. That it lives. The seed will continue to grow becoming stronger and stronger.  This is exactly like our knowledge of Christ. Even after we know that he lives if we don’t nurture that knowledge like we water and nurture the seed it will die. Some day if we continue in growing we can see Christ.

One such account of a visual witness of Christ is recorded in Acts 7:55  “But he (Stephen) being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.”