Triune God Flashcards
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Why can music in worship be good
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- unites people in praise
- can make worship feel more joyous or solemn
- inspires people to praise God
- feel more involved with worship
- increase beauty in worship
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What is psalms
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- pieces of poetry from the book of psalms in the old testament
- e.g. ‘The Lord’s my Shepard’
- highly centred around praising God
- recognises everyone comes from God and without him we’d be nothing
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What is plainchant
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- ancient form of music usually sung unaccompanied, used in monasteries
- the catholic church considers it to be ideal to use in the mass, as it it ‘specially suited to the Roman Liturgy’ (Sacro sanctum Concilium 116)
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What are traditional hymns
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- religious songs that praise God
- have been used by generations of believers
- there ability to help people pray has been proven over many years
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What is contemporary worship songs
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- often sound more upbeat than traditional hymns, though some are more reflective
- helps people to feel involved in worship
- upbeat nature can be distracting
- others think it is more accessible and appealing than traditional hymns
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What is mass setting
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- the parts of the mass that are sung rather than said e.g. the alleluias, the Sanctus, and the Gloria
- since the 1960s, the music has become simpler, allowing the congregation to join in more often
- helps mass seem more appealing
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What is the gloria
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- a hymn to praise God’s glory and goodness
- Used near the beginning of mass
- not used during sorrowful seasons
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What is the Alleluia
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- A hebrew word meaing ‘praise god’
- a hymn of joy and triumph that praises God
- used to introduce the reading of the gospel at mass to greet the prescence of christ
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What is the Sanctus
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- A latin word meaning ‘holy’
- A hymn to praise God’s holiness
- used before the eucharistic prayer in mass
10
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What is the mystery of faith
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- an acknowledgement that the whole saving event of christ’s life, death and resurrection has been made present through the consecration
- used after the bread and wine have been turned into the body and blood of christ
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What is said in Deuteronomy 6:4-5
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- ” Hear, O’Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone “
12
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How is the trinity explained in Jesus’ baptism
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- That the holy spirit is the love that unites the father and the son (represented by the dove)
- The father is the ‘voice from heaven’ in Mathews description of the baptism
- The father calls Jesus his son (Christians believe God the son took on human form to become Jesus)
- The baptism is when God reveals himself as the trinity
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How is the trinity explained in Galatians 4:6
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- This verse helps to explain the relationship between the trinity and a Christian
- Christians are god’s children and brothers or sisters to Jesus
- God the father pours out the holy spirit into a Christians heart (this is the love that unites the father and the son, and it fills with that persons grace)
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What is Galatians 4:6
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“And because you are children, God has sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying ‘Abba! Father’”
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What does the Nicene Creed teach us about god the father
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- God the father is the creator of all things (“I believe in one God, the father almighty, maker of heaven and earth”)
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What does the Nicene Creed teach us about god the son
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- Like God the father, God the son is eternal (“…The only begotten Son of God, born of the father before all ages”)
- There is no distinction in nature between the Father and the Son (“…consubstantial with the father”)