RE Catholic Christianity - The Triune God

Keywords for the GCSE RE Spec B Catholic Christianity unit, The Triune God. (16 keywords to study)

Triune God

Christian belief in one God in three Persons

Trinity

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Father

Creates the world, takes care of his children

Son

Brings salvation, acts in obedience with the Father

Holy Spirit

Is present with believers, guides the church

Magisterium

Teachers within the Catholic Church (Pope and cardinals) guided by the Holy Spirit to teach without error.

council/concilar

Meetings of the teachers of the Church to make important decisions about the faith, led by the Spirit.

Apostolic authority

The idea that the authority of the Apostles has been passed down to the leaders today

doctrine

Teaching that all in the Church agree with

heresy

Teaching that the Church agrees is FALSE (not in line with Scripture or Tradition)

Council of Nicaea

Held to discuss the relationship between the Father and the Son and to refute heresies about Jesus

Council of Constantinople

Agreed the Holy Spirit was consubstantial with the Father and the Son.

consubstantial

of one substance

Arius

Early Christian bishop who taught that only the Father was eternal and that Jesus was not. Declared a heretic at Nicaea.

Creed

statement of beliefs

Nicene Creed

Statement written after early councils to declare Christian beliefs about the Trinity.