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The Trinity

What is the Trinity?

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doctrine stating that God exists as one being in three co-equal, co-eternal, and distinct persons:
1. the Father
1. the Son
1. the Holy Spirit

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The Trinity

Why do Christians worship only one God?

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  • it is the teaching of the Bible
  • Jesus taugh there is only on God
  • God’s unity is the teaching of the Magisterium, the Creed’s and the Catechism
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The Trinity

What is the Nicene Creed, what does it explain?

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The Christian statement of belief
* One God exists as three persons - all equal and co-eternal

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The Trinity

What does believing in God the Father mean?

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Catholics believe:
* a Christians relationship with God should be like a Child’s relationship with its father
* God has a continuing relationship of love and care with his creation
* God will provide and protect

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The Trinity

What does believing in God the Son mean?

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Catholic’s believe:
* Jesus is God who became a human being
* Christians can worship Jesus because he is God
* Jesus was conceived by the action of the Holy Spirit (the virgin birth)

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The Trinity

What does believing in God the Holy Spirit mean?

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Catholic’s believe that the Holy Spirit:
* is the means by wich God communicates with humans
* inspired the Bible
* is the means by which God helps the Church preserve and explain Christ’s teaching
* is the means by which all the sacraments of the Church put believers into communion with Christ

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The Trinity

How is the Trinity is reflected in worship and belief?

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  • every Mass beginning with a welcome in the name of the Trinity
  • worshippers stating their belief in the Trinity in the Nicene Creed in the Mass - reaffirm their belief in the Trinity during Mass
  • the trinity is the main belief of the Nicene Creed
  • belief in God the Holy Spirit helps Christians understand the presence of God in the world
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The Trinity

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 power of the Holy Spirit gives Catholics the spiritual sense of God as ‘beyond us, with us and in us’
  • the Trinity gives Catholics the sense that God is active and present in the world
  • the Trinity teaches Catholics must work together to bring God’s love into the world, just as the person of the Holy Trinity work together to bring God’s love into the world
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The Trinity

What are some SOWA’s on The Trinity?

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Nicene Creed - “we believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father”
Nicene Creed - “we believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen”

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Creation

What happened according to Genesis 1?

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  • God created the whole universe, ex nihilo, in six days
  • starting with the heavens and the earth and ending with the creation of humans
  • each part of the creation came about because of God’s words
  • God made humans to have authority over the world and its contents

from nothing

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Creation

What happened according to Genesis chapters 2-3?

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  • God created the heavens and the Earth, then formed Adam, then created Eve from Adam’s rib, then vegetation, birds and animal
  • Eve fell into temptation - ate the fruit, gave some to Adam…
  • first sin and were banished from the Garden of Eden
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Creation

What is the Catholic understanding of Genesis?

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  • Catholic Church believes the Bible was written by writers were inspired by God
  • it shows the eternal, not literal, truths about God’s purpose and human sinfulness
  • accept the scientific view but believe Genesis reveals the truth that creation came from God
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Creation

What different Christians veiws on creation?

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  • Fundamentalist Protestants believe the Bible is the word of God and is true, so Genesis is factually correct
  • Liberal Protestants believe that the Bible is the word about God’s rather than the words of Gods
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Creation

What does the creation show about the nature of God?

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Creator - created heaven and earth
omnipotent - created the universe out of nothing (ex nihilo)
omnibenevolent - created the world for humans, amde it a good place for them to live
eternal - no beginning or end
omniscient - knows all things before they happen

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Creation

What are some SOWA’s for Creation?

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Genesis 1:1 – “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”
Genesis 1:27 – “So God created mankind in his own image…”

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The Trinity - Bible

How is the trinity hinted in the
Old testemant?

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in Genesis, God speaks the word to create and the spirit hovers over the creation
the prophet Isiah claims that God sends his word and spirit to create and guide

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The Trinity - Bible

How is the trinity shown in Jesus’ baptism?

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  • God the Son goes into the Jordan to be baptised
  • as he’s being baptised, God the Holy Spirit descends like a dove and rests on him
  • God the Father speaks from heaven
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The Trinity - Bible

Why is the belief in God as 3 persons important for Catholics?

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helps Catholics understand the different ways that God has shown his presence in the world:
* Father - power, creativity, care for the world
* Son - the love of God, sacrifice of God leading to slavation from sin and promise of eternal life
* Holy Spirit - presence of God in the world and strength that it brings to Catholics

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The Trinity - Bible

What did the heresies of Adoptionism and Arianism teach, and what councils responded to them?

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Adoptionism:
* the belief that Jesus was an ordinary man - born of Joseph and Mary, who became the Christ and Son of God at his baptisn

Arianism:
* the belief that the Son was created by the Father at the beginning of the universe - the Son is therefore a god but not God

Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople - explained the doctrine of the Trinity and formulated the Nicene Creed as a statement of Christian belief

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The Trinity - Bible

What are some SOWA’s on Biblical understandings of the Trinty?

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Matthew 28:19 - Jesus tells His disciples to baptise coverts in the name of the: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

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The nature of humanity

What did God create humans in, what does this mean?

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his image (imago dei)
* have free will, reason and conscience
* have freedom to choose between good and evil

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The nature of humanity

What does the teaching of being created in God’s image remind Catholics?

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  • each human being is special, unique and sacred in God’s sight
  • humans are more than animals and are not to be used as objects
  • have fundemental human rights - e.g freedom of conscience and expression
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The nature of humanity

What is humanities relationship with creation?

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  • we have a responsibilty care for God’s creation (the planet)
  • Catholic Church teaches that Christians should regard the whole of creation as a gift from God + to be used in the way God intended
  • God gave humans control of all the Earth, but only as stewards - complete the work of creation
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What does stewardship means Christians have a responsibility for?

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  • look after God’s creation - it’s a gift
  • make sure creation is not explpoited by humans - resulting in thinks like pollution - use resources wisely
  • make sure the Earth’s resources are shared out fairly - don’t waste what others need
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# The nature of humanity What are **different** understandings of **humanity's relationship with creation?**
**athiests:** * some think people should work to preserve the enviroment for the future * others think the world should be enjoyed by however they want
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# The nature of humanity What are some **SOWA's** on **the nature of humanity?**
**Genesis 1:27** - "So God created mankind in his own image..."
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# The incarnation What is the **incarnation?**
* word becoming flesh * God became a human (Jesus)
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# The incarnation How is the incarnation shown in **scriptures?** | Use as SOWA's
* **John 1** - “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... and the **Word became flesh** and lived among us” * **Luke 1 (The Annunciation)** - The Angel Gabriel tells Mary she will conceive by the Holy Spirit and give birth to Jesus, the Son of God * **Matthew 1** - Joseph is told in a dream that Mary’s child is from the Holy Spirit, fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy
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# The incarnation Why is the **incarnation important** to **Catholics?**
* **shows God’s love** – God didn’t stay distant but **entered human history** * **salvation** - God became **human** to **save humanity from sin** * **revelation** - through the Incarnation, God **revealed Himself** fully - we can see explicitely what God is like
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# The incarnation What is the **nature of Jesus?**
**Fully Human, Fully Divine** **Human**: * born of a woman (Mary) * felt hunger, pain, sadness * died on the cross **Divine**: * performed miracles (e.g. healing, calming storms) * forgave sins * rose from the dead
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# The incarnation What is the **virgin birth**, why is it **important?**
**Immaculate Conception** - Mary **conceived Jesus** by the power of the Holy Spirit (**not sexual intercourse**) - * confirms Jesus' **divine origin** * fulfilled **Old Testament prophecies** (e.g. Isaiah 7:14) * showed Jesus had **2 natures** - human + divine
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# Paschal mystery What are the events of the **paschal mystery?**
**Jesus'...** * **Passion (suffering and crucifixion)** - Jesus was found guilty of blasphemy, condemned to death and then crucified * **Resurrection** -Jesus' women followers found the tomb empty and told the disciples, Jesus then appeared to 2 disciples walking from Jeruselum, he continued to appear * **Ascension** - after 40 days, he told the disciples to wait for the gift of the Holy spirit and was taken up into a cloud
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# Paschal mystery Why is the **death** of **Jesus important?**
* Jesus’ death was a **sacrifice for sin** * Shows Jesus’ **obedience to God** * Jesus’ suffering reminds Catholics that **God understands human pain**
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# Paschal mystery Why is the **resurrection important?**
**Proof of Divinity** - confirms that Jesus is truly the Son of God and has power over life and death **Jesus defeats death and sin**, opening the way for eternal life for all believers
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# Paschal mystery Why is the **ascension important?**
* **Prepares for the Holy Spirit** - before ascending, Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit (John 14:26), who would guide and **empower the Church** - without the Ascension, **Pentecost wouldn’t happen** * **Promise of Eternal Life** - Jesus' return to heaven shows what is promised to believers too - gives Catholics **hope and purpose**
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# Paschal mystery What are some **SOWA's** on **paschal mystery?**
**Crucifixion**: **CCC** - “By his death, Christ liberates us from sin” **Resurrection:** **CCC** - “Christ’s resurrection is the source of our future resurrection” **Ascension:** **John 14:2** - “I go to prepare a place for you”
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# Salvation and Grace What is **salvation**, what are the **2 types** of **sin?**
**being saved from sin** 1. **original** - inherited from the actions of the first humans 1. **personal** - consequence of peoples own actions
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# Salvation and Grace Why is **sin bad?**
seperates a person from God Jesus came to earth to restore the relationship
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# Salvation and Grace Why is salvation **important?**
* without it a persons sins will **prevent** them from going to **heaven** * Catholics believe salvation means they can be **united** with God in heaven, giving life **meaning and purpose** * was the **whole purpose** of Jesus coming to **earth** and founding Christianity
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# Salvation and Grace What is **Grace?**
The **free** and **undeserved gift** of **God’s love, help and mercy**
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# Salvation and Grace How do **Catholics recieve grace?**
**through the Sacraments** - outward signs of inward grace * baptism - Holy Spirit breathes grace into them **through Prayer** - opens the heart to receive grace and strengthens the relationship with God
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# Salvation and Grace What are some **SOWA's** on **salvation and grace?**
**John** 3:16 - those who believe in Jesus will have eternal life **CCC 169** – “Salvation comes from God alone” **CCC** - “Our justification comes from the grace of God”
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# Escahtology What is **eschatology?**
refers to religious beliefs about **death, judgement and life after death**
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# Escahtology What are the **different types** of **judgement**, **when** do they **happen?**
* Each person faces **particular judgement** immediately after death * **Final Last Judgement** - the end of time... Christ will return at the **end of the world** and the **dead will be raised**, God will **judge everyone**
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# Eschatology What is **heaven and hell**, who goes where?
**heaven** - a place of infinite peace in the presence of God * Christians who are **perfectly purified** **hell** - eternal seperation from the love of God * very evil people who have **totally rejected god**
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# Eschatology What is **purgatory?**
a place of **purification** and **healing**, a **preperation for heaven** Christians who died with **unforgiven sins** will go to **get purified**
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# Eschatology What are **different beliefs** about **life after death?**
Non-Catholic Christians don't believe in purgatory - not mentioned in the Bible
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# Eschatology Why is belief in **life after death important** to **Catholics?**
* **gives life meaning and purpose** - believe they are created by God to know, love, and serve Him in this life, and to be united with Him in heaven after death * **brings hope and comfort in suffering** - reassures them that death is not the end, and that they will see loved ones again * **encourages them to live a good Christian life** - loving God and thy neighbour
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# Eschatology What are some **SOWA's** on **Eschatology?**
**Judgement:** * **Hebrews** - “People are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.” **Heaven:** * **CCC** - beyond human understanding and description **Hell:** * **Matthew** - “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life"

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