Revelation and the Trinity Study guide

Divine Revelation

What God reveals to us through scripture, tradition and the Magesteruim.

Natural Revelation

What we can come to know by using our intellect and reason and by looking at the world around us.

inerrant

Without error

Inspired

God Breathed

Apostolic Succession

This handing on of the faith through the bishops of the Church.

Ecumenical councils 

When either a council of bishops come together to discuss a topic.

Ex cathedra 

‘From the chair of Peter” Our first bishop.

Covenant

A Kinship bond. It makes a family. A sacred bond that cannot be broken.

Sabbath

A day of rest and renewal for mankind, not God. We are renewing our relationship with God!

The Fall

The event that takes place that causes sin to enter the world.

Image and likeness

Being made in the image and likeness of someone that means that we are their son or daughter, we are family.

Trinity

God is a Trinity of Persons. Means threefold.

Monotheism

The worshiping of ONE God.

Polytheism

The worshiping of more than on God the doctrine of the Trinity is NOT Polytheism.

Mystery

The Trinity, something we can come to know through God revealing things to us.

Filial

Means to have a parent-child relationship.

Abba

Daddy

Hypostatic Union

Jesus is FULLY God and FULLY Man. This is because he is both the SON of God and the SON of Mary. We call this divine and human nature.

Christ

ONE in Hebrew

Messiah

To be ANOINTED, means a person is chosen for a special mission, Jesus Christ was chose to save us from sin.

Advocate

meaning he wants to help us and strengthen us for holiness!

Paraclete

The Greek Word for Advocate.

Pentecost

Where the Holy Spirit is fully revealed to the Apostles.

What is the Deposit of Faith made of? 

Makes up of divine revelation:

Tradition: Tradition comes first, protected by the magesteruim

Scripture: Written word, comes from tradition

For what reason does God inspire the authors of Scripture to write what they do (hint: for the sake of…)?

For the Sake of our Salvation.

Who were the first bishops of the Church? 

The apostles and Peter.

What are the two times a teaching can be considered “infallible”? 

When a council of Bishops comes together to discuss a topic or the Pope expresses that he is speaking ex Cathedra.

What does a covenant make? 

God makes covenants with his people throughout all of time.

What is a covenant an exchange of? 

An exchange of persons

What is a contract an exchange of? 

An exchange of goods.

Who is the Sabbath for? Why (2 reasons)? 

For US its a day of rest and to renew our relationship with God.

Who are we made to have relationships with (2 persons)?

God and companionship.

What are our relationships on earth a reflection of? 

Our ultimate desire for a relationships with God,

Who are the three persons the Trinity is made of? 

• Father

• Son

• Holy Spirit

What is the role of the Father? 

It is the generator and creates us out of nothing.

What does the Son become?

Incarnate in Christ to save us from Sin.

What does the Holy Spirit give? 

Gifts to strengthen us in our faith and through trials of life.

Did all three persons of the Trinity always exist? 

Yes they have ALWAYS existed.

What is the Trinity an exchange of? 

Of LOVE

What does the Father create out of? 

Love

What are the two ways we know God is our Father? 

Image and likeness

What does Jesus invite us to call God? 

Our Father

Who is Jesus? 

FULLY GOD and FULLY MAN.

What was Jesus chosen to do?

To save us from Sin.

What is the Holy Spirit called (hint: we say this in the creed)?

“The Lord the Giver of Life”

What are two symbols of the Holy Spirit’s presence? 

The tongues of fire and wind.