Which term describes a gift from God and a human act by which a person believes in God and the truth God has revealed; a theological virtue given by God?

Which term describes a gift from God and a human act by which a person believes in God and the truth God has revealed; a theological virtue given by God?

• A. Hope
• B. Prayer
• C. Faith
• D. Charity

Answer: (C)

Faith is a gift from God that enables a person to believe in God and in the truths He has revealed. It is a theological virtue given by God and it includes a free act of assent from the person—believing with the mind and consent of the will to what God has revealed. This combination of being given by God and being actively accepted by us is what makes faith the best answer. Think of faith as both receiving God's truth and choosing to trust it wholeheartedly. For example, believing that Jesus is the Son of God and that He died and rose again because God has revealed this truth through Scripture and the Church. Hope, while also a virtue, is about trusting in God’s promises and desiring eternal life. Prayer is the act of talking with God. Charity is love for God and neighbor. These are valuable, but they describe different aspects than the belief in revealed truths that faith specifically expresses.

Faith is a gift from God that enables a person to believe in God and in the truths He has revealed. It is a theological virtue given by God and it includes a free act of assent from the person—believing with the mind and consent of the will to what God has revealed. This combination of being given by God and being actively accepted by us is what makes faith the best answer.

Think of faith as both receiving God's truth and choosing to trust it wholeheartedly. For example, believing that Jesus is the Son of God and that He died and rose again because God has revealed this truth through Scripture and the Church.

Hope, while also a virtue, is about trusting in God’s promises and desiring eternal life. Prayer is the act of talking with God. Charity is love for God and neighbor. These are valuable, but they describe different aspects than the belief in revealed truths that faith specifically expresses.