Trinity Flashcards
Define trinity
The belief that there are three persons in one God: the father , the son and the holy spirit are separate, but are also one being
Define mission
‘Sending out’ people with a job or function to perform
Define Baptism
The sacrament in which a person becomes a child of God and christian
Define triune God
Within the one God there is a three-ness
Define evangelism
Preaching the good news about Jesus to other people
Define consubstantial
Literally ‘of one being’ showing that the father son and spirit are not separate entireties but one God
Nicene creed - father
- Creator of heaven and earth
- Almighty
- Source of all life
Nicene creed - son
- Incarnate of a virgin
- One lord Jesus
- Begotten son of God
- Four our sake he was crucified, died and was buried
Nicene creed - holy spirit (4)
- The spirit or breath of God gives life to all
- The spirit comes from both the father and the son uniting them in love
- The spirit is equal in majesty, power and worship to the father and the son
- The spirit inspires people to let them know the will of God
The trinity in the old testament (4)
- The words ‘the lord alone’ stress there is only one God
- Through the teachings of Jesus in the new testament, Christians have come to believe that God is three person
- Even though there are three separate persons, there is still only one God
- “Hear, O Israel: The lord is our God, the lord alone”
Trinity in the new testament
“And when Jesus had been baptised just as he came up from the water suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the spirit of God descending like a dove”
Why was the Council of Nicea called?
At the start of the fourth century, a priest called Arius was teaching that only God the father was eternal not God the son - the bishops called a council to discuss this idea
What was the outcome of the council of Nicea? - what did it confirm? (2)
- Confirmed that the son is eternally begotten from the father
- The father and the son have always co-existed together
Why was the Council of Constantinople called?
To further discuss the nature of the trinity - including the nature of Jesus, led the bishops to call a second council to reform catholic beliefs
What was the outcome of the council of Constantinople? - what did it confirm? (2)
- The Holy Spirit is the third person of the trinity and fully God
- Jesus is both fully God and Fully human
What does the sacrament of baptism symbolise? (3)
- The start of a new stage of life as christian and a child of God
- Joining in with Jesus’ death and resurrection
- The Holy Spirit - during baptism a person is filled with the Holy Spirit
What is the importance of the sacrament of baptism?(5)
- It cleanses a person of all their sins
- It fills the person with the Holy spirit, to give them the strength to resist evil
- It is a pledge that the person will join God in heaven after they die
- It shares the life of the Father, son and Holy Spirit with the person
- Christians join in with Jesus’ death and resurrection, to share in Christ’s victory over the power of sin and death
St Augustine explanation about the trinity (4)
- He said that the bible states ‘God is love’
- Therefore to have love there must be three things: the person who loves, the person who i loved and the love that unites them
- The trinity can be thought as three persons united in love
- The holy spirit pours out into the hearts and lives of believers, sharing God’s love with all people
Catherine LaCugna explanation about the trinity (6)
- The son is continually, eternally coming from the father
- The holy spirit is the love that eternally unites the father and the son
- Constantly flows outwards into the whole of creation
- The son come from the father to save humanity
- Continually guiding believers towards the Father
- All things will be brought back to God
Similarities between St Augustine and Catherine La Cugna (2)
- The holy spirit is the love that eternally united the father and son
- The love is spread to the whole of creation
Differences between St Augustine and Catherine La Cugna (2)
- La Cugna placed more importance on the Outwards effects of the trinity - she thought the best way to know God is through understanding God’s actions in people’s lives
- St Augustine mainly focused on the relationship within the trinity - he said that understanding this is essential for understanding God
Why is music useful? (5)
- Unites people in praise
- Increases the beauty of worship
- Helps people to feel more involved in the worship
- Inspires people to praise God
- Can make worship feel more joyous or solemn
What are Psalms? (5)
- Pieces of poetry often set to music and sung at worship
- Important part of the divine office
- Centres around the praise of God
- Covers a wide range of human experiences and emotions
- Recognise the importance of God
What is Plainchant? (2)
- An ancient form of song - said in latin
* Ideal to use in the mass as it is “specifically suited to the roman liturgy”
What are traditional hymns (3)
- Songs that praise God - used over many generations
- Helps people to feel involved in worship
- Accompanied by an organ
What are Contemporary Worship songs (3)
- Religious songs that have been written recently to use in worship
- Helps people to feel involved in worship
- Seen as more accessible and appealing than traditional hymns
What are the 4 mass settings? (4)
- Gloria
- Alleluia
- Eucharistic Acclamation
- Mystery of Faith
Gloria (4)
- Praises God’s glory and goodness
- Aims to convey thankfulness to God for his care and love
- Not used during the more sorrowful seasons e,g lent and advent
- Used near the beginning of mass
Alleluia (4)
- Is a Hebrew word meaning praise God
- A hymn of joy and triumph
- Presence of God is announced
- Not used during lent
Eucharistic Acclamation (Sanctus) (4)
- Praises God’s holiness
- Based on Isiah’s vision in the temple, when the angels cried out “holy,holy,holy is the lord god of hosts”
- Used before the eucharistic prayer
- Not used during the resurrection
Mystery of faith (2)
- An acknowledgement that the whole saving event of Christs’s life, death and resurrection has been made present through the consecration
- Used after the consecration
Pros of traditional prayer (3)
- You don’t have to worry about coming up with the right words to use
- Not having to focus too much on the words allows me to open up more to the presence of God; it allows my mind to go deeper than the words
- When I’m upset, using familiar words comfort me
Pros of spontaneous prayer (3)
- it feels more sincere than traditional prayer because I’m opening up to God about my own personal concerns and worries
- Ir helps me to develop an individual relationship with God
- It comes from the heart and reflects how I feel at the moment
Example of how the Trinity influences christians (2
- Mission
* Evangelism
What does the mission involve?
- ‘mission’ means sending out people to help others
- For example, missionaries might be sent out by the church ro work with people in poverty, by providing education or medical care
How does Mission share God’s love (3)
- Missionaries want to share the love of God through their actions
- They believe they should love others as God loves them
- They follow the commandement that ‘those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also’ (1 John 4:21)
What does Evangelism involve? (2)
- ‘Evangelism’ means preaching the good news about Jesus to other people
- Evangelists share their knowledge and experience of christianity to influence the lives and attitudes of others
How does Evangelism share God’s love? (2)
- Evangelists are inspired by the holy spirit
* They want to help other experience the joy, peace and love that they experience as a christian
Examples of prayer postures (6)
- Kneeling - sign of humility
- Genuflecting - sign of respect
- Prostrating - sign of total humility and submission to God
- Stand with arms raised up - a position of pleading, asking for God’s help
- joined hands - a sign of asking
- Open hands - a sign of praise
