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FAITH

 

The acceptance of the word of another, trusting that one knows what the other is saying and is honest in telling the truth. The basic motive of all faith is the authority (or right to be believed) of someone who is speaking. This authority is an adequate knowledge of what he or she is talking about, and integrity in not wanting to deceive. It is called divine faith when the one believed is God, and human faith when the persons believed are human beings. (Etym. Latin fides, belief; habit of faith; object of faith.)

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.


12 posted on 01/31/2014 7:11:56 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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It is called divine faith when the one believed is God, and human faith when the persons believed are human beings.

Believed? Christians never stop believing God.

Catholics, mormons, and muslims, JW, etc are using natural/worldly faith as they are believing in man/human beings. That's why they are deceived. They are NOT spirit filled so they do not have the supernatural faith of God. And, thus, they cannot understand the inspired Word of God.

"The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit."

Catholicsm, mormonism, muslim, JW, etc teachings are NOT from God for they are man made teachings, They are NOT supernatural but natural/worldly from man who is evil. They fight against Truth and refuse to believe Truth and do not even recognize It when they hear or read It. The two thieves on their cross, one recognized Truth/Jesus and one did not.

Catholicism rests on man alone. No one can serve two masters. 'man made believers ignore God's Word and seek 'man's word' instead. They chose death and destruction instead of Jesus who is LIFE.

Natural faith is what man sees, hears, feels and touch. All are born with that faith/worldly; and only those born again of the spirit have the faith of God which is supernatural faith so His Church can do the things Jesus did and even greater works.

26 posted on 02/01/2014 3:08:14 PM PST by presently no screen name
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