Justified
Puritan Board Sophomore
I had a conversation one time with a friend who is a Roman Catholic. He made an interesting argument to the effect that the Reformed confound faith and hope. Faith for a Roman Catholic is just assent (which is why in part that JBFA seems like such a strange doctrine to them). To put it somewhat simply, hope is putting one's trust in God, but for the Reformers trust was a constituent of faith. Therefore, the Reformers confounded these two theological virtues.
Another question. Faith in Scripture is often opposed to sight (1 Cor. 5:7). Likewise, one does not hope in what he sees (Rom 8:24). Therefore, in the beatific vision all that we'll have is charity; faith and hope will no longer be necessary. Will we stop trusting in Christ in the Beatific Vision? Someone try to help me get a nuanced position of these issues.
Another question. Faith in Scripture is often opposed to sight (1 Cor. 5:7). Likewise, one does not hope in what he sees (Rom 8:24). Therefore, in the beatific vision all that we'll have is charity; faith and hope will no longer be necessary. Will we stop trusting in Christ in the Beatific Vision? Someone try to help me get a nuanced position of these issues.