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6問 • 2年前

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God calls men to serve Him in Spirit and in truth. Consequently, they are bound to Him in conscience but not coerced. God has regard for the dignity of the human person which He himself created: the human person is to be guided by his own judgment and to enjoy freedom. We Filipinos experience this paradoxical combination of freedom and obligation in our family relationships and friendships. Persons who love us the most have the most claim on us yet force us the least. We naturally respond to them in love. God, who by loving us the most has the greatest claim on us, leaves and keeps us most free.

free yet morally obliging

Such a sure foundation could never come from ourselves, or from other limited men or women. It could never arise from some self-evident truth, or some logical deduction that compels assent (CCC 156). All these need to be, themselves, grounded on some unshakeable foundation. Only the very Word of God could possibly offer such a foundation. Faith is certain because it rests on God who reveals Himself in the person of Jesus Christ, present to us in His Spirit.

certain yet obscure

Christian Faith is in no conflict with our reason. On the contrary, only rational creatures can believe. Yet faith itself is a grace that enlightens our minds. “Unless you believe, you will not understand” (Augustine’s quote of Is 7:9). Our faith in Christ illumines our reason because we believe him who claims “I am the light of the world. No follower of mine shall ever walk in darkness; no, he shall possess the light of life

reasonable yet beyond natural reason

Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and him whom you have sent, Jesus Christ.” (Jn 17:3). But this faith in Christ is much more than a single, personal decision for Christ. It is an enduring way of life within the Christian community, the Church

an act yet a process

involves discerning God’s presence to us through events in our lives, our companions, our inner thoughts, yearnings and fears, etc. In brief, faith is also our active response to the witness to Christ and the Gospel given us by others. This active response is motivated and inspired by the prayer and worship we share with our fellow members of Christ’s Church

A gift yet our doing

We received the grace of faith when we were baptized and received into the Christian community, the Church. Within our Christian families and our parish community, the faith implanted in Baptism grows and matures. Through catechesis, through the Sacrament of Confirmation, through the Word of God preached and explained, and especially through the Eucharistic celebration of Christ’s Paschal sacrifice, we grow in faith

Personal yet ecclesial

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