Faith means to believe in the truth of an idea that cannot be proven. Hebrews 11:1 in the Bible describes faith as being sure of something that is unseen.
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The term "the faith" is sometimes used to refer to Christianity in general.
Faith in Jesus as God's son who brings eternal life is central to being a Christian. John 3:16 describes this truth:
In the Christian philosophical tradition which originated in the Middle Ages, especially through the work of Thomas Aquinas, faith is defined as one of the three so-called "theological virtues"[1] that were described by the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:13 in the Bible:
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- ↑ For an introduction to the theological virtues cf. Josef Pieper: Faith, Hope, Love, Ignatius Press 1997, ISBN 0898706238
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