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==Faith as a virtue==
==Faith as a virtue==
[[Image:Konrad Witz – Petri fiskafänge.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The 'walking on water' episode, which both showed and tested St Peter's faith ([[painting]] by Konrad Witz).]]
[[Image:Konrad Witz – Petri fiskafänge.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The 'walking on water' episode, which both showed and tested St Peter's faith ([[painting]] by Konrad Witz).]]
''See also:'' [[Virtue]]
[[St Paul]] identified faith, [[hope]] and [[love]] (or [[charity]]) as the three greatest [[virtue]]s that are central to Christianity, and this idea is repeated and elaborated upon throughout Christian tradition. Faith is put first because it provides the foundation upon which the other two are built: a faithful heart and mind cause one to have hope, and hope causes one to have love for God and one's fellow man.
[[St Paul]] identified faith, [[hope]] and [[love]] (or [[charity]]) as the three greatest [[virtue]]s that are central to Christianity, and this idea is repeated and elaborated upon throughout Christian tradition. Faith is put first because it provides the foundation upon which the other two are built: a faithful heart and mind cause one to have hope, and hope causes one to have love for God and one's fellow man.