Catechism of the Catholic Church
To obtain eternal life:
a). We must have the supernatural virtue of faith.
b). We must persevere in our faith.
c). Once we know God in faith, our salvation is assured.
d). Our faith must show itself in good works.
e). a, b, and d.
f). a and c.
A, B and D. Para. 162: Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to man. We can lose this priceless gift, as St. Paul indicated to St. Timothy: Wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith' (1 Tim 1:18-19). To live, grow, and persevere in the faith until the end we must nourish it with the word of God; we must beg the Lord to increase our faith (Cf. Mk 9:24; Lk 17:5; 22:32); it must be working through charity,' abounding in hope, and rooted in the faith of the Church (Gal 5:6; Rom 15:13; cf. Jas 2:14-26)."
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