Deposit of faith
The deposit of faith (
U.S. Episcopal Church
for their own belief.
Catholic usage
The "sacred deposit" of the faith (depositum fidei) refers to the teachings of the
2 Timothy 1:14 "Guard this rich trust with the help of the holy Spirit that dwells within us" (NAB).[1]
According to Dei Verbum, "Sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture form one sacred deposit of the word of God, committed to the Church [...] both of them, flowing from the same divine wellspring, in a certain way merge into a unity and tend toward the same end."[2]
They are interpreted and transmitted through the
Fidei depositum, in which he said: "Guarding the deposit of faith is the mission which the Lord has entrusted to his Church and which she fulfils in every age."[4]
According to
divine revelation ended with the death of the last apostle, John. The development of doctrine does not add to this revelation, nor does it increase the deposit of faith, but it increases the understanding of it.[5] The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: "Even if the Revelation is already complete, it has not been made fully explicit; it remains for Christian faith gradually to grasp its full significance over the course of the centuries".[6]
Episcopal Church in the USA
In the Episcopal Church, the "deposit of faith" refers to "[t]he saving revelation of Christ that has been given to the church, especially as known through biblical witness and tradition".[7]
See also
- Law given to Moses at Sinai, a similar concept in Judaism
References
- ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd ed.). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraph 84.
- ^ "Dei verbum". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd ed.). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraphs 85, 100.
- ^ "Fidei Depositum (October 11, 1992) | John Paul II". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "The Deposit of Faith And The Development of Doctrine". The Wanderer Newspaper. 2014-09-21. Archived from the original on 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd ed.). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraph 64.
- ^ "Deposit of Faith, The". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2022-01-07.