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"By ''''analogy of faith'''' we mean the coherence of the truths of faith among themselves and within the whole plan of Revelation" [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p1s1c2a3.htm#114 (CCC #114).] | |||
== Scripture == | |||
The phrase '''"analogy of faith"''' is found in [http://usccb.org/bible/rom/12:6 Romans 12:6:] | |||
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<sup class="versenum">6</sup> Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, '''in proportion to the faith'''; | |||
<sup class="versenum">7</sup> if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching; | |||
<sup class="versenum">8</sup> if one exhorts, in exhortation; if one contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, with diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. | |||
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:: ἔχοντες δὲ χαÏίσματα κατὰ τὴν χάÏιν τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν διάφοÏα, εἴτε Ï€Ïοφητείαν κατὰ '''τὴν ἀναλογίαν τῆς πίστεως.''' | |||
:: "''kata ten analogian tes pisteos''" literally means "according to the analogy of faith." | |||
:; Latin | |||
:: "''analogia fidei''" = "analogy of faith" | |||
:: The early Fathers of the Church used "''regula fidei''" ("rule of faith") to mean "something extrinsic to our faith, and serving as its norm or measure"<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05766b.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' "The Rule of Faith."]</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_Faith ''Wikipedia,'' "The Rule of Faith."] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_Faith ''Wikipedia,'' "The Rule of Faith."] | ||
* ''Catholic Answers,'' [http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/what-is-the-analogy-of-faith "What is the 'analogy of faith'?"] | |||
* ''Catholic Encyclopedia,'' [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05766b.htm "The Rule of Faith."] | |||
* ''Wikipedia,'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_Faith "Rule of Faith."] | |||
* John Hardon, ''Modern Catholic Dictionary,'' [http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=31791 "Analogy of Faith:"] "The Catholic doctrine that every individual statement of belief must be understood in the light of the Church's whole objective body of faith." | |||
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[[Category:Scripture Studies]] | [[Category:Scripture Studies]] | ||
[[Category:Theology]] | [[Category:Theology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:02, 14 June 2015
"By 'analogy of faith' we mean the coherence of the truths of faith among themselves and within the whole plan of Revelation" (CCC #114).
Scripture
The phrase "analogy of faith" is found in Romans 12:6:
6 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in proportion to the faith;
7 if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching;
8 if one exhorts, in exhortation; if one contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, with diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
- Greek
- ἔχοντες δὲ χαÏίσματα κατὰ τὴν χάÏιν τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν διάφοÏα, εἴτε Ï€Ïοφητείαν κατὰ τὴν ἀναλογίαν τῆς πίστεως.
- "kata ten analogian tes pisteos" literally means "according to the analogy of faith."
- Latin
- "analogia fidei" = "analogy of faith"
- The early Fathers of the Church used "regula fidei" ("rule of faith") to mean "something extrinsic to our faith, and serving as its norm or measure"[1]
References
Scripture
6 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in proportion to the faith [ἀναλογίαν τῆς πίστεως];
7 if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching;
8 if one exhorts, in exhortation; if one contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, with diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
14 But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
15 For neither does circumcision mean anything, nor does uncircumcision, but only a new creation.
16 Peace and mercy be to all who follow this rule and to the Israel of God.
Patristic Era
Ignatius (Philadelphians 7-9); Irenaeus (Against Heresies 3:17); and Tertullian (Prescription, 9,13,37,44).[1]
- Let our "seeking," therefore be in that which is our own, and from those who are our own, and concerning that which is our own, - that, and only that, which can become an object of inquiry without impairing the rule of faith.[2]
Etymology
- Greek
- ἀναλογίαν
- κανών
- Latin
- regula fidei
- analogia fidei
- English
- analogy
- rule, ruler
References
- ↑ Strong's Concordance, 2583, kanón.
- ↑ On Prescription Against Heretics, 12: see also chapter 13: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 3, eds. Roberts and Donaldson, 1976, p. 249
Links
- Wikipedia, "The Rule of Faith."
- Catholic Answers, "What is the 'analogy of faith'?"
- Catholic Encyclopedia, "The Rule of Faith."
- Wikipedia, "Rule of Faith."
- John Hardon, Modern Catholic Dictionary, "Analogy of Faith:" "The Catholic doctrine that every individual statement of belief must be understood in the light of the Church's whole objective body of faith."