beliefs on the trinity

Question 1

what do catholics believe about god? (4)

Answer 1

1. only one God
2. God exists as three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
3. Each of these three persons is fully God
   4 But there are not three Gods

Question 2

what is the trinity?

Answer 2

Each of these three persons is distinct from the other two

Question 3

why do catholics believe in one god?

Answer 3

made himself known to the world (revelation) as three separate persons

Question 4

what is the doctrine of the trinity considered as?

Answer 4

fundamental belief for all Catholics

Question 5

why is the trinity a mystery in terms of how it works?

Answer 5

Catholics can never fully understand this idea because it is only fully known by God

Question 6

how does the trinity help catholics?

Answer 6

to understand the different qualities of God

Question 7

where is the doctrine of the trinity set out in?

Answer 7

the Nicene Creed

Question 8

doctrine

Answer 8

belief

Question 9

what is the Nicene Creed?

Answer 9

a statement of Catholic beliefs that date back to 325AD

Question 10

what do catholics do when they attend mass?

Answer 10

say the creed weekly

Question 11

why do catholics believe that each person of the trinity performs a special function?

Answer 11

1. God the Father created heaven and earth
2. God the Son, Jesus, passed on God’s message and died as a sacrifice
3. God the Holy Spirit is an invisible spiritual power which guides, helps and inspires human beings.

Question 12

what is the source of authority from the nicene creed?

Answer 12

“We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty.. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God…We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life.’

Question 13

why is the concept of the trinity important?

Answer 13

Without a belief in the Trinity, it would not be possible for Catholics to believe that Jesus is God

Question 14

what is the most important christian belief?

Answer 14

belief that Jesus is God

Question 15

how is the importance of trinity demonstrated?

Answer 15

shows its central role within religious practice.

Question 16

what is the catholic prayer?

Answer 16

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

Question 17

what is the eucharist prayer?

Answer 17

Many prayers are said to or in the name of the Trinity
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit

Question 18

what does the word ‘trinity’ not appear directly in?

Answer 18

bible

Question 19

how long was the doctrine of trinity developed?

Answer 19

over several hundred years

Question 20

what happened when the first Christians began to reflect on their experience of Jesus?

Answer 20

they began to see that they experienced the One God in three different ways

Question 21

where is the concept of one god found many times?

Answer 21

new testament

Question 22

new testament:
1. what did jesus teach his disciples to do?2.
2. what does the john gospel state?
3. what does the mark chapter 1 state?

Answer 22

1. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit… (Matthew 28:19)
2. “the word became flesh and dwelt (lived) amongst us”
3. ” We also see the Trinity at Jesus’ baptism”

Question 23

what idea did st augustine used to explain the trinity?

Answer 23

that god is love

Question 24

what are the 3 things that love needs?

Answer 24

1. The person who is doing the loving
2. The person who is being loved
3. Love itself

Question 25

what did st augustine believe about the 3 aspects of love?

Answer 25

they are present in god says that the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit is like this Trinity of love, lover and beloved.

Question 26

what is the source of authority from st augustine's de trinitate?

Answer 26

"There are three things in love... love is of someone that loves, and with love something is loved. Behold, then, there are three things: he that loves, and that which is loved, and love."

Question 27

what would jews agree with catholics?

Answer 27

that there is one God as they are monotheist

Question 28

where is jews belief in only god stated? (2)

Answer 28

the most important prayer for Jews; the Shema Ten Commandments which are found in the Torah which is the Jewish written law

Question 29

who is the jewish patriarch?

Answer 29

abraham

Question 30

what did the jewish patriarch taught the early jews?

Answer 30

that they were to believe in one God only as part of the covenant (promise/agreement) made with God

Question 31

why do jews reject the trinity?

Answer 31

they do not accept Jesus as the Son of God

Question 32

what are the ONLY characteristics of the ONE god?

Answer 32

'lawgiver', judge and creator'

Question 33

what does jews believe these attributes of god mean?

Answer 33

are not separate persons, but are just the different ways in which human beings experience God

Question 34

what could orthodox jews argue about the trinity?

Answer 34

that the belief in the Trinity challenges the first commandment "You shall have no gods before me"

Question 35

what do jews believe if you have a belief in the trinity?

Answer 35

would break the covenant that God made with Abraham and Moses