Guaro, Sdiney F.

07/22/16
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Paradoxical Characteristics of Faith

A. Certain, Yet Obscure

-Faith is certain because it is our personally committed loving knowledge based

on convincing signs of God revealing Himself in the person of Jesus Christ. Today, God
reveals himself to Magisterium and the scriptures and traditions. Faith is yet obscure
because not everything is clear and obvious but we come to the Lord without seeing
Him.

B. Free, Yet Morally Obliging

-Faith is free because we are free to respond to God yet it is obliging because we
are willing to return God’s unconditional love but not forcing us to do so.

C. Reasonable, Yet Beyond Natural Reason

-We are having faith because we completely believe, It can take us to

satisfaction. This quotes the words “Unless you believe, you will not understand.”

D. An Act, Yet a Process

E.
-It is an act because we are going to choose whether we are going to believe or
not. It Is also a life-long process because we act as a Christian and we take the way of
life being a Christian.

F. A Gift, Yet our Doing

-It is a gift already given to us yet we need to respond to it.