Chapter 5 handouts + notes

Flashcards for theology chapter 5

Blasphemy

• To speak insult or disrespect to God or about God.

• Jesus was a “blasphemer” because he said he was God.

Heresy

A teaching by a baptized person that contradicts or goes against religious truth revealed by God.

Dogma examples

1. There is 1 God.

2. Mary is a virgin.

3. One God in three divine Persons

Arianism

Taught that Jesus is not truly God and he is not the same substance as God.

Docetism

Taught that Jesus appeared to be a man but was not a man.

Gnosticism

Taught that Jesus only looked like a man, but was not because the human body was corrupt.

Nestorianism

Taught that Jesus was only a human person and was joined separately to the divine person.

Monophysitism

The human nature of Jesus ceased to exist when the divine son of God took over. Denies Jesus’ humaninty.

What were Church Councils?

The gathering of Church leaders to resolve issues in the Church.

Apostles Creed

• The original creed established by the apostles.

• Required to recite to be baptized.

Nicene Creed

• 325 AD

• A catechism (summary of the Catholic beliefs)/religion class for all people attending Mass

• Recited every Sunday at Mass

How is the Creed divided?

The Nicene Creed is divided into three parts. Each part corresponds to one part of the Holy Trinity – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Ecumenical Council

A gathering of bishops and Church leaders to address the issues in the Church.

Council of Jerusalem

• First Council of Church leaders

• 50 AD

• Called by Peter and the other Apostles

• Discussed whether men should be circumcised

  ↳ Resulted in both men and women needing to be baptized to become members of the Church.

Council of Nicea

• 325 AD

• Called by the bishops and discussed heresy (Arianism and Gnosticism)

• Established the Nicene Creed

Council of Constantinople

• 381 AD

• Declared Arianism as a heresy and backed up the Nicene Creed.

Council of Chalcedon

• 451 AD

• Declared Jesus as co-substantial: human and divine.

Council of Ephesus

• 431 AD

• Declared Mary as the mother of God

Council of Toledo

• 675 AD

• Contains the dogma of the Holy Trinity — the Trinity is equal and the Holy Spirit comes from the Father and Son.

Eros

• Romantic Love

• Has passion and desire

• Also consists of sexual intimacy

Philia

• Friendship/brotherly love

• Love based on mutual respect, loyalty, and friendship

• Typically found in friends and family

Agape

• Unconditional love for all people

• It is love for all in need

• Teresa of Calcutta showed agape love

First letter of John “God is Love”

• Implications for the Holy Trinity

• The father loves the son, the son loves the father, and the Holy Spirit loves the Father and son.

God the Father (Nicene Creed)

• Believe in one, almighty God

• Creator of visible and invisible

• Maker of heaven and earth

Jesus Christ (Nicene Creed)

• One Lord Jesus Christ — only Begotten Son

• Through him and, all things were made

• Crucified, suffered, and died. He later rose on the third day

• Came down from heaven when he was born

• Cosubstantial with the father

• Became human for our salvation

• Will return to judge us

• Will be at the right hand of the Father

Holy Spirit (Nicene Creed)

• The one who gives life

• Comes from the Father and Son

• Talked about by prophets

• Adored and glorified

• AKA. “The Lord”

The Church (Nicene Creed)

• One, holy, catholic, apostolic

• One Baptism to become a member

• Gives us the sacrament of Reconciliation for the forgiveness of sins

• There will be the resurrection of the dead

• Heaven is forever

• The Eucharist is given

All three divine Persons share the same attributes

All are all-loving, all-knowing, faithful, truthful, eternal, and so on.

The central mystery of Christian faith and life.

The Holy Trinity

Having a negative self-image may…

Weaken the confidence to build positive and healthy relationships with other people because the self that we are offering to others is not our true self.

The trinity of human life

Love God, yourself, and others

Christian life is called to be

An image of the trinity, as is all human life

1 John 4:7–8

Let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.

Matthew 28:19

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

Church’s responsibility

To interpret authentically the meaning of this Revelation.

God revealed himself to Moses as…

YHWH

(I am who I am)

How do we know God is a triune?

God himself revealed it out of love.

Three prominent Creeds

Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed.

Andrei Rublev

• c. 1360- c. 1439

• One of the greatest medieval Russian icon painters

• A monk who lived in Russia when Mongolia was invading and massacring the country

  ↳ He painted the Trinity so that people could pray to help their suffering.

• Took “The Hospitality of Abraham” and then removed Abraham and Sarah → Emphasized the importance of the Holy Spirit

The Trinity by Andrei Rublev

• In his icon, the Son is wearing red and blue, the Father is wearing yellow and blue, and the Holy Spirit is wearing green and blue.

  ↳ Blue symbolizes divinity, green symbolizes life(The Holy Spirit is the “Giver of Life”), yellow symbolizes glory, and red symbolizes humanity.