III. The Characteristics of Faith
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Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to man. We can lose this
priceless gift, as St. Paul indicated to St. Timothy: “Wage the good
warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, certain
persons have made shipwreck of their faith.”44 To live, grow and
persevere in the faith until the end we must nourish it with the word of God;
we must beg the Lord to increase our faith;45 it must be “working
through charity,” abounding in hope, and rooted in the faith of the
Church.46
- SECTION ONE “I BELIEVE” – “WE BELIEVE”
- CHAPTER THREE MAN’S RESPONSE TO GOD
- Article 1 I BELIEVE
- III. The Characteristics of Faith
- Article 1 I BELIEVE
- CHAPTER THREE MAN’S RESPONSE TO GOD
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
Original Link: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__PX.HTM
