Whether the object of faith can be something seen?
Objections
❌ Objection 1 : It would seem that the object of faith is something seen. For Our Lord said to Thomas (Jn. 20:29): "Because thou hast seen Me, Thomas, thou hast believed." Therefore vision and faith regard the same object.
❌ Objection 2 : Further, the Apostle, while speaking of the knowledge of faith, says (1 Cor. 13:12): "We see now through a glass in a dark manner." Therefore what is believed is seen.
❌ Objection 3 : Further, faith is a spiritual light. Now something is seen under every light. Therefore faith is of things seen.
❌ Objection 4 : Further, "Every sense is a kind of sight," as Augustine states (De Verb. Domini, Serm. xxxiii). But faith is of things heard, according to Rm. 10:17: "Faith . . . cometh by hearing." Therefore faith is of things seen.