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Faith - Faith
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Part of Faith:

1. Way to Faith

2. Faith

3. Motive of Faith

4. Preambles of Faith

1. Dimensions of faith. God has revealed himself to man in his Son made man (Heb 1:1; Jn 1:14–18; Mt 11:25–27); revelation is the mystery of God who draws near to man in the human word of his eternal Word. Man’s response to God revealing himself in Christ is called faith; faith, therefore, is as supernatural as revelation itself, and together they constitute the mystery of God’s encounter with man in Christ. In this encounter it is God…

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Juan Alfaro, “Faith - Faith”, in: Sacramentum Mundi Online, General Editor Karl Rahner, SJ. Consulted online on 02 October 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-483X_smuo_COM_001502>
First published online: 2016



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