Lutheran Theology

Our Faith and the Faith

The word “faith” is used in two different ways:

The Christian Faith

We often use the word “faith” to mean the personal trust in a person’s heart.
!This kind of faith is only as strong (or as good) as the thing it trusts.
!In this sense, everyone has “faith”—because everyone trusts in something or someone. !Christian faith trusts Christ and depends on his Word.
!“fides qua creditur” (Latin for “the faith that believes”) refers to the human act of believing.

The word “faith” also means the object of a person’s trust, the person or thing a person’s heart clings to.
!The Christian faith is centered in what God has done for us in Jesus Christ.
!The Christian faith = Christian doctrine (what God teaches in his Word)
!“fides quae creditur” (Latin for “the faith that is believed”) refers to what we believe in.

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Our Faith and the Faith

The word “faith” is used in two different ways:

The Christian Faith

We often use the word “faith” to mean the personal trust in a person’s heart.
!This kind of faith is only as strong (or as good) as the thing it trusts.
!In this sense, everyone has “faith”—because everyone trusts in something or someone. !Christian faith trusts Christ and depends on his Word.
!“fides qua creditur” (Latin for “the faith that believes”) refers to the human act of believing.

The word “faith” also means the object of a person’s trust, the person or thing a person’s heart clings to.
!The Christian faith is centered in what God has done for us in Jesus Christ.
!The Christian faith = Christian doctrine (what God teaches in his Word)
!“fides quae creditur” (Latin for “the faith that is believed”) refers to what we believe in.

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