Potts(1905-1910) 9239
9239. CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD
THE DOCTRINE OF CHARITY AND FAITH
Men speak of believing in God, and of believing those things which are from God. Believing in God is the Faith that saves; but believing the things which are from God, is a Faith which without the former does not save. For believing in God is knowing and doing; whereas believing the things which are from God is knowing and not as yet doing. Those who are truly Christians both know and do, thus they believe in God; but those who are not truly Christians know, and do not. These are called by the Lord "foolish," but the former are called "prudent" (Matt. 7:24, 26).
Elliott(1983-1999) 9239
9239.23
TEACHINGS ABOUT CHARITY AND FAITH
People speak of believing in God and of believing the things that come from God. Believing in God is faith which saves; but believing the things that come from God is faith which by itself, without belief in God, does not save. For believing in God implies knowing those things and doing them, whereas believing the things that come from God implies knowing but not yet doing them. Those who are truly Christian know and do them, and in that way believe in God, whereas those who are not truly Christian know them but do not do them. The Lord calls the latter 'foolish' but the former 'wise', Matt 7:24, 26.
Latin(1748-1756) 9239
9239. EXODI CAPUT VICESIMUM TERTIUM DOCTRINA CHARITATIS ET FIDEIDicitur credere in Deum, et credere illa quae a Deo: credere in Deum est fides quae salvat, at credere illa quae a Deo, est fides quae absque priore non salvat; nam credere in Deum est scire et facere, at credere illa quae a Deo, est scire et nondum facere; qui vere christiani sunt, illi sciunt et faciunt, ita credunt in Deum, at qui non vere Christiani sunt, illi sciunt et non faciunt; sed hi a Domino vocantur `stulti,' illi autem `prudentes,' Matth. vii 24, 26.