biblical understanding of trinity Flashcards
what is the creed
a formal statement of belief
what is the significance of creed (6)
tells us god can not be fullt understood but should be worshipped regardless
god different to humans
central to belief of catholics
god father- helps us understand his power and creativity
god son helps us to understand gods love
god holy spirit helps us to understand gods presence
what are we told about trinity in old testement
gods speaks word to create and spirit hovers over creation
god sends his word and spirit to create and guide
what are we told about the trinity in new testement
jesus baptisises the desciples in the name of father son and holy spirit
st paul makes reference to trinity in his letters
how was the trinity present as jesus baptism
son was jesus in jordan
holy spirit descended on him as a dove
god the father spoke from heaven
what do other believe about who jesus is
Jews - prophet from God
Adoptionists - jesus an ordinary man born to joseph and mary who became son of god at his baptism - adopted by god
Arianism was created by god at start of universe son of god but not god
Why was council of nicea form
egyptian priest excommunicated by bishop of alexandria becasue he agreed with arianism. Emporer constontine was not happy that the church was divided and called the council of nicea
- they agreed with the bishop and produced a statement of their beliefs - nicaea creed. it confirmed the son was consubstancial with the father
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what does consubstancial mean
made of the same
outline 4 featueres of the development of the creed
council of nicea confirmed the son was consubstancial with the father
St Basil established 3 persons in 1
Gregory taught god had 2 natures divine and human
council of constantinople expanded creed to include holy spirit
