The Triune God

Question 1

music in worship

Answer 1

unites people in praise
make worship more joyous or solemn
inspires people to praise god
increases beauty of worship
helps people feel more involved in worship

Question 2

psalms

Answer 2

centre around praise
talk about joy of praise
cover wide range of human experiences and emotions
recognise everything comes from god

Question 3

plainchant

Answer 3

usually unaccompanied to a limited range of notes
ideal to use in the mass as its ‘specially suited to the roman liturgy’

Question 4

traditional hymns

Answer 4

religious songs that praise god
help people feel involved in worship
have stood the test of time

Question 5

contemporary worship songs

Answer 5

accompanies by modern instruments eg guitar
often more upbeat
help people feel more involved
some think its more accessible and appealing than tradt hymns
others think its disrespectful and distracts from worship

Question 6

mass setting

Answer 6

parts of the mass that are sung rather than said
help people feel more involved in worship
help mass appeal to whole congregation

Question 7

gloria

Answer 7

hymn to praise gods glory and goodness
not used during sorrowful seasons eg lent
‘glory to god in the highest heaven’

Question 8

alleluia

Answer 8

means ‘praise god’
hymn of joy, triumph and praise
announces presence of christ
sung 3 x during easter vigil
not sung during lent

Question 9

sanctus

Answer 9

meaning ‘holy’
praise gods holiness
not used during sorrowful seasons, advent/ lent

Question 10

mystery of faith

Answer 10

acknowledgement that the whole saving event of christ’s life, death and resurrection has been made present through consecration
used when bread and wine become body and blood

Question 11

deuteronomy 6:4

Answer 11

‘hear, o israel: the lord is our god the lord alone’
stresses belief that there is only one god

Question 12

triune god in jesus’ baptism

Answer 12

holy spirit is love uniting father and sond
represented by dove
father is ‘voice from heaven’
the father calls jesus his son

Question 13

galations 4:6

Answer 13

’ god has sent the spirits of his son in to our hearts crying , abba father!’
explains relat between trinity and a christian

Question 14

nicene creed- god the father

Answer 14

creator of all things
‘father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible’

Question 15

nc- god the son

Answer 15

eternal - ‘before all ages’
no distinction in nature between father and son - ‘consubstantial with the father’
look on limitations of human to become jesus
rose into heaven to take place as son of god

Question 16

nc- god the holy spirit

Answer 16

gives life to all things - ‘ the giver of life’
unites father and son in love- ‘who proceeds from the father and the son’
equal in majesty and power - ‘is adored and glorified’
inspires people to let them know the will of god

Question 17

trinity in creation

Answer 17

‘wind from god’ is holy spirit
‘god’ refers to father as he is creator
god created with his word- jesus is the son or word of god§

Question 18

influence of belief in trinity

Answer 18

holy spirit is love of father and son
enters peoples lives as grace
inspires them to show love to others

Question 19

mission

Answer 19

sending out people to help others
share love of god through their actions
they should love others as god loves them

Question 20

mission quote

Answer 20

‘those who love god must love their brothers and sisters also’

Question 21

evangelism

Answer 21

preaching the good news
share knowledge and experience to influence lives of others
inspired by holy spirit
want to help others experience joy , peace and love

Question 22

meaning of trin at jesus’ baptism

Answer 22

trinity involved in salvation brought about by jesus’ life, death and resurrection

Question 23

st augustine

Answer 23

love cant exist on its own
there’s the lover, one who is loved, and love than unites
trinity is three persons united in love
holy spirit shares god’s love with all people

Question 24

catherine lacugna

Answer 24

son is eternally coming from the father
hs eternally unites in love
love constantly flows outwards to whole of creation
son comes from father to save humanity
hs continually guides believers to father
all things will be brought back to god

Question 25

council of nicaea

Answer 25

confirmed: son is eternally begotten from the father
father and son have always co-existed
both equal and of the same nature

Question 26

council of constantinople

Answer 26

confirmed: hs is third person in trinity and is fully god
jesus is both fully god and fully human

Question 27

symbolism of baptism

Answer 27

start of a new stage of life- begins life as christian
joining in with jesus’ death and resurrection
person commits their life to god in the same way jesus did

Question 28

importance of baptism

Answer 28

person becomes member of church
cleansing of sins
fills person with holy spirit
gives strength to resist evil

Question 29

what is prayer

Answer 29

conversation with god
opens up to/ communicates with god
inspired by hs
jesus’ offering is highest form of prayer

Question 30

traditional prayer

Answer 30

not having to find words allows people to open up and focus on worship
familiar words can be more comforting
allows mind to go deeper than the words

Question 31

spontaneous prayer

Answer 31

more sincere/ personal
develop individual relationship
comes from the heart
reflects feelings at that time