Topic > Faith and Love in John Henry Newman - 1030

People are born with the love of God within them. Newman uses a child as an example of this: “We see how it exists in children, who obey the internal law without knowing it. For a sort of natural service, as plants and trees perform the functions of their own nature." A child is born pure and full of love, it is the nature with which all children are brought into the world. The trees are grown with everything necessary to provide clean air and shade. Each of these things was brought into this world with the means to accomplish what God intended. God has given all people the desire and ability to love as God loves. “Our duty therefore lies in faith working through love: love is the sacrifice we offer to God, and faith is the sacrificer. Yet they are not distinct from each other except in our way of seeing them.” The presence of God lives in the love and faith of people who practice holiness. Although Newman argues that love forms faith, it can be seen as a complete act of holiness. Love and faith are fundamental values ​​and virtues that help a person become holy. Holiness is a way of life that brings man closer to God. It is an experience that clearly reveals the presence of God through faith and