Faith
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- 172 III. Only One Faith Through the centuries, in so many languages, cultures, peoples and nations, the Church has constantly confessed this one faith, received from the one Lord, transmitted by one Baptism, and grounded in the …
- 173 III. Only One Faith "Indeed, the Church, though scattered throughout the whole world, even to the ends of the earth, having received the faith from the apostles and their disciples. . . guards [this preaching and …
- 174 III. Only One Faith "For though languages differ throughout the world, the content of the Tradition is one and the same. the Churches established in Germany have no other faith or Tradition, nor do those of …
- 175 III. Only One Faith "We guard with care the faith that we have received from the Church, for without ceasing, under the action of God's Spirit, this deposit of great price, as if in an excellent …
- 176 IN BRIEF Faith is a personal adherence of the whole man to God who reveals himself. It involves an assent of the intellect and will to the self-revelation God has made through his deeds …
- 177 IN BRIEF "To believe" has thus a twofold reference: to the person, and to the truth: to the truth, by trust in the person who bears witness to it.
- 178 IN BRIEF We must believe in no one but God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- 179 IN BRIEF Faith is a supernatural gift from God. In order to believe, man needs the interior helps of the Holy Spirit.
- 180 IN BRIEF "Believing" is a human act, conscious and free, corresponding to the dignity of the human person.
- 181 IN BRIEF "Believing" is an ecclesial act. the Church's faith precedes, engenders, supports and nourishes our faith. the Church is the mother of all believers. "No one can have God as Father who does …
- 182 IN BRIEF We believe all "that which is contained in the word of God, written or handed down, and which the Church proposes for belief as divinely revealed" (Paul VI, CPG # 20).
- 183 IN BRIEF Faith is necessary for salvation. the Lord himself affirms: "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned" (Mk 16:16).
- 184 IN BRIEF "Faith is a foretaste of the knowledge that will make us blessed in the life to come" (St. Thomas Aquinas. Comp. theol. 1, 2). Previous - Next Copyright © Libreria Editrice Vaticana
- 1814 II. The Theological Virtues Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he …
- 1815 II. The Theological Virtues The gift of faith remains in one who has not sinned against it. 80 But "faith apart from works is dead": 81 when it is deprived of hope and love, faith does …
- 1816 II. The Theological Virtues The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it: "All however must be prepared to …
- 2087 I. "You Shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve" Our moral life has its source in faith in God who reveals his love to us. St. Paul speaks of the "obedience of faith" 9 as our first obligation. He shows that …
- 2088 I. "You Shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve" The first commandment requires us to nourish and protect our faith with prudence and vigilance, and to reject everything that is opposed to it. There are various ways of sinning against faith: …
- 2089 I. "You Shall Worship the Lord Your God and Him Only Shall You Serve" Incredulity is the neglect of revealed truth or the willful refusal to assent to it. "Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic …