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How is the Trinity reflected in worship and belief?
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Every mass begins with a welcome in the name of the trinity
Worshippers stating their belief in the Trinity in the Nicene Creed in mass
Trinity is the main belief of Nicene Creed
Belief in the god and holy spirit help christians understand the presence of god in the world
How is belief in the Trinity reflected in the life of a Catholic today?
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Praying to the Father, through the Son, in the presence of the Holy Spirit gives Catholics a spiritual sense of God (beyond us, with us, in us)
Trinity gives Catholics the sense that God is active and present in the world through the trinity
The Trinity teaches Catholics that they must work together to bring God’s love into the world
How is the trinity hinted in the OT?
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In Genesis, God speaks the Word to create and the Spirit hovers over creation
The prophet, Isaiah, claims that God sends his Word and Spirit to create and guide.
How is the trinity hinted in the NT?
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Jesus’ final words in Matthew are to make disciples, baptising them in the name of the Trinity.
St Paul makes several references to the Trinity in his letters
St Peter begins his first letter with a reference to the trinity
How is the trinity shown in the baptism of Jesus?
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As he is being baptised, God the Holy Spirit descends like a dove and rests on him
God the Father speaks from heaven, announcing that this is his beloved son
Believing in God as 3 persons is important for catholics because
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God the Father helps Catholics understand God’s power and creativity and his care for the world and its people
God the Son helps Catholics understand the love of god, the sacrifice of god leading to salvation from sin and the promise of eternal life
God the HoS helps Catholics understand the presence of God in the world and the strength that it brings Catholics.
What are the accounts of Genesis 1
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God created the whole universe in 6 days
God started with the heavens and Earth
God ended with the creation of humans
What are the accounts of Genesis 2-3
God created heavens and Earth
God formed Adam, then the other stuff like birds
Serpent tempted them to eat the forbidden fruit and become Godlike
What is the Fundamentalist Protestant view of Creation?
Bible is the true word of God
Meaning Genesis is factually correct
Genesis 1 gives overall picture of Creation
Genesis 2-3 concentrates on OG Sin
They do not accept Big Bang and Evolution
What is the Mainstream Protestant view of Creation?
Bible is the Word of God but not his actual words
Genesis 2-3 is a commentary of Genesis 1 rather than a different story
Genesis 1 is fairly factual
They do accept the Big Bang and Evolution
What is the Liberal Protestant view of Creation?
Bible is peoples words about God rather than the words of God
Genesis 1 is a story about Creation where the main moral is that the universe was created by God
They see Genesis 2-3 as written by a different person
They accept the Big Bang and Evolution
What does Creation show about the nature of God?
God is omnipotent
God is benevolent
He is eternal because he has no beginning
What is Stewardship?
Looking after something so it can be passed onto the next generation.
What does Stewardship mean Catholics have a responsibility to do? (4)
They must look after God’s creation and pass it onto the future generation
Make sure creation is not exploited by humans (eg: by pollution)
Make sure that Earth’s resources are shared out fairly
Make sure that humans treat God’s creation fairly and harmoniously
What are Humanists understanding of humanity’s relationship with Creation?
Reason and science teach that people need to care for and look after the planet so that it can provide for future gens
What do non-religious people understand about humanity’s relationship with Creation?
There are 2 views
some think that people should work to preserve the environment for the future
Others believe that the world is to be enjoyed by people however they like
What is the Incarnation?
God became a human being in Jesus
Why is Incarnation important to Catholics? (3)
Shows that God cared so much for the world that he came to Earth in Jesus to save the people from their sins
Through the incarnate of Jesus, we can see the nature of God
Through incarnation, God began the process of salvation from sin
What is the Paschal Mystery?
Death and resurrection of Jesus and their effects on salvation
What happened in the Last Supper?
Jesus enjoyed a meal with his disciples in Jerusalem.
He shared bread and wine, saying it was the representation of his body and blood, establishing the Eucharist
What happened in the Garden of Gethsemane? (4)
Jesus left the disciples while he went to pray and asked God, “take this cup from me< not yet my will but yours be done”
When he came back, all of the disciples were asleep
When they woke up, Judas came with the Chief priests to arrest Jesus
The disciples attempted to fight back but Jesus stopped them
What happened during the trials?
Jesus was convinced of Blasphemy
He was then taken away and found innocent, they would release either him or a Jewish freedom fighter and the crowd chose Barabbas
What happened in the Crucifixion?
Gospels agreed he’d be crucified on the Friday
Jesus was mocked by bystanders
Jesus forgave his killers
What happened during the resurrection and ascension?
Jesus’ female followers came to anoint his body on the Sunday and the bomb was empty
Jesus continued to appear for 40 days
Then he told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the gift of the HoS
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