The person who knows that he has a Father who is gracious to him through Christ truly knows God. He also knows that God cares for him. In a word, he is not without God, as are the heathen. For devils and the ungodly are not able to believe this article: the forgiveness of sins. Hence, they hate God as an enemy and do not call Him and expect no good from Him. Augustine also warns his readers about the word faith and teaches that the term is used in Scriptures, not for the knowledge that is in the ungodly, but for the confidence that consoles and encourages the terrified mind.
~BOC, AC, XX, 24-26
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