Catechism of the Catholic Church
Paragraph 153
When St. Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, Jesus declared to him that this revelation did not come "from flesh and blood," but from "my Father who is in heaven." Faith is a gift of God, a supernatural virtue infused by him. "Before this faith can be exercised, man must have the grace of God to move and assist him; he must have the interior helps of the Holy Spirit, who moves the heart and converts it to God, who opens the eyes of the mind and makes it easy for all to accept and believe the truth.'" (552, 1814, 1996, 2606)
Biblical citations
Magisterial citations
- Dei Verbum·§5
Related passages (suggestions)
- §5·Dei Verbum§5
A Deus que revela é devida a «obediência da fé» (Rom. 16,26; cfr. Rom. 1,5; 2 Cor. 10, 5-6); pela fé, o homem entrega-se total e livremente a Deus oferecendo «a Deus revelador o…
- §2·Dei Verbum§2
Aprouve a Deus. na sua bondade e sabedoria, revelar-se a Si mesmo e dar a conhecer o mistério da sua vontade (cfr. Ef. 1,9), segundo o qual os homens, por meio de Cristo, Verbo …
- Acts of the Apostles 8:37·BibleActs of the Apostles 8:37
[Filipe respondeu: “Se crês de todo o coração, podes sê-lo.” – “Eu creio”, disse ele, “que Jesus Cristo é o Filho de Deus”.]*