Catechism of the Catholic Church
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163 Faith makes us taste in advance the light of the beatific vision, the goal of our journey here below. Then we shall see God "face to face", "as he is". 47 So faith is already the beginning of eternal life:
When we contemplate the blessings of faith even now, as if gazing at a reflection in a mirror, it is as if we already possessed the wonderful things which our faith assures us we shall one day enjoy. 48
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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH |
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SECTION ONE: "I BELIEVE"-"WE BELIEVE" |
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CHAPTER THREE: MAN'S RESPONSE TO GOD |
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ARTICLE 1: I BELIEVE |
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III. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF FAITH |
Notes for the above paragraph:
47 I Cor 13:12; I Jn 3:2.48 St. Basil De Spiritu Sancto 15, 36: PG 32, 132; cf. St. Thomas Aquinas, STh II-II, 4, 1.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.
