Ultimate Reality - Beliefs Flashcards
What does it mean that the trinity is One
The Trinity is the source of all creation and gives purpose to all that exists
The Trinity is Consubstantial
‘one God in three persons’
‘Consubstantial trinity’
(CCC253)
The Trinity is Distinct
‘distinct from one another’(CCC 254)
The three persons are in relation
Trinity is a mystery
‘Central mystery’ of the Christian Catholic tradition (CCC 234)
‘beyond human understanding’, ‘it is not God’
The Trinity is Incarnate
‘true God true Man’ (CCC464)
The Trinity is creator
‘maker of heaven and earth’ (nicene creed)
‘Visible and invisible’
‘mankind in his own image’ (Gen 1:27)
Trinity is the answer
The trinity is co equal and co eternal
(Athenesian creed)
The Trinity always existed