Lesson 2 - Our Loving God: Father and Creator Flashcards
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
Isaiah 26:3
“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Deuteronomy 31:8
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Matthew 11:28-29
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
central to all other aspects of our Catholic faith.
Belief in one true God
a loving Father, in charge, directing us to our destination.
God, our Father
beliefs in only one God
Monotheistic religions
Monotheistic religions
Judaism
Christianity (Father)
Islam (Allah)
‘mono’ means?
one
‘theos’ means?
God
‘poly’ means?
many
beliefs in many Gods
Polytheistic religion
Polytheistic religion
Hinduism (Yahweh)
most popular religion
Christianity (33.32%)
believes that God created the universe, but that he takes no further interest in it
Deists
people that do not believe in the existence of God
Atheists
claims the world can operate without any recourse to God
Secular humanists
people who claim that God’s existence cannot be known
Agnostics
man can know God with certainty, on the basis of his works.
By natural reason
order of knowledge, which man cannot possibly arrive at by his own powers:
the order of Divine Revelation.
God has revealed himself and given himself to man.
Divine Revelation
God has fully revealed this plan by…
sending us Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
St. Thomas Aquinas’ Intellectual Proofs for God’s Existence
The Unmoved Mover
First Cause
Everything Comes from Something
Supreme Model
Grand Designer
whatever is in motion must be
moved by something else
The Unmoved Mover
nothing causes itself
First Cause