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