Catholic beliefs

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  • Catholic Beliefs
    • The Trinity
      • The Father
        • Provides Sustainability to the world
        • Transcendent voice from Heaven
      • The Son
        • Divine and Human
        • Model for Christian behaviour
        • A saviour
      • The Holy Spirit
        • Presence of God in the world
        • Often represented by a dove
        • The love that unites father and son
      • Key Quotes
        • "Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone"
        • "God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts"
      • The Nicene Creed
        • Church leaders gathered in AD325 to understand the concept of the trinity
        • What does it show?
          • One god who exists in three persons
          • Father is creator of all things
          • Holy spirit inspires people
          • Jesus the son died in order to forgive others from sin
          • Jesus rose from the dead and is seated in heaven
        • "We believe in one god, we believe in one lord (the son), We believe in the holy spirit"
    • Life After Death
      • Key Quotes
        • Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.
        • "This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God … is called ‘hell'"
        • I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.
      • Personal Judgement
        • Catholics believe that they are judged on their individual actions.
        • Judged again on day of judgment
      • The body dies but the soul lives on
      • Purgatory
        • Persons soul undergoes purification before it can go to heaven
          • Sins are punished
      • Some believe that heaven and hell are states of mind
        • Whereas some think they are physical places
      • On the day of judgment Christians believe God will judge them and they'll end up in heaven or hell
    • Redemption
      • Death
        • Sky turned dark and there was an earthquake
        • Even in his darkest hour he continued to love
        • Forgave his executioners
        • Bowed his head and gave up his spirit to the world
        • By accepting death, Jesus fulfilled prophecies
      • Resurrection
        • He could be touched
        • His followers did not recognise him
        • He knew everything
        • The apostles were afraid
      • Ascension
        • Jesus no longer works among humans as a human being
        • Jesus is with his father
        • The perfection of what god wants and the promise of awaits humans
      • Burial
        • "he descended into hell"
        • Nothing can separate them from Gods love
        • Body placed in tomb
      • Salvation
        • God showed how loving he is and able to forgive humans
        • Jesus was a perfect human - he had no sin
        • God placed the sins of the world upon him at his crucifixion
        • Jesus’ actions meant that there was reconciliation between God and humanity

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