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date: 27 March 2025

Martin Luther on Faithlocked

Martin Luther on Faithlocked

  • Philipp StoellgerPhilipp StoellgerUniversität Heidelberg

Summary

Faith is not a human act but rather (a) an act of God—that is, the power or action of God as a “divine work in us”; and (b) relation before God (coram Deo), or more precisely, a passive relation and responsorial action (vita passiva). Furthermore, the genesis of faith and its execution should be systematically conceived as (c) communication (unio, communio et communicatio cum Christo) in the event of justification; or (d) the encounter of a pure gift by the power of the Holy Spirit in the word event; (e) ensuing the exchange of gifts or the response of the vita passiva.

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  • Theology and Philosophy of Religion
  • Christianity

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