EDEXCEL A RE - CATHOLIC CHRISTIANITY - BELIEFS AND TEACHINGS

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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