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Deposit of faith — Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A Definition

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GCSE Religious Studies · key term

Deposit of faith

Definition

The revealed faith entrusted to the Church; recognised private revelations do not belong to it.

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Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A · 1RA0

Specification 1.4 · Paper 3

Some have been recognised by the Church, but they do not belong to the deposit of faith, the revealed faith entrusted to the Church. Their purpose is not to improve or complete Christ’s Revelation, but to help people live more fully by it in a particular period of history.
Revise: Religious Experiences as Argument for God

Edexcel Religious Studies A past papers

Exam tips

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Do not assume that an experience without Church approval has been proved false, or that an approved private revelation becomes part of the deposit of faith.

Related key terms

Atheist
Humanism
Magisterium
Naturalistic explanation
Private revelation

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Public Revelation

Religious experience