The Triune God
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- Created by: tidgywidgy
- Created on: 03-04-18 21:56
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- The Triune God
- How is music good for worship?
- unites people in praise
- increases the beauty of worship
- helps people to feel more involved in worship
- can make worship feel more joyous or solemn
- inspires people to praise God
- can bring people closer to God
- Vatican Council 'adds delight'
- it can be upbeat and more modern, appealing to a younger generation
- Acclamation's
- Gloria
- hymn to praise glory and goodness
- 'glory to God'
- used near beginning of Mass
- not used in sorrowful seasons e.g. Advent + Lent
- Alleluia
- Hebrew word meaning 'praise God'
- hymn of joy and triumph that praises God
- announces the presence of Christ, before Gospel
- sung 3x during Easter Vigil to announce resurrection
- not used during Lent
- Sanctus
- Latin word meaning 'holy'
- hymn to praise Gods holiness
- used before Eucharistic Prayer
- not used in sorrowful seasons e.g. Advent + Lent
- based on Isaiah vision in the Temple when angels cried 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts
- Mystery of Faith
- an acknowledgement that the whole saving event of Christs life, death + resurrection is made present in the consecration
- used after the consecration (when bread + Wine have become Blood + Body of Christ
- Gloria
- Explained in the Bible...
- Deuteronomy 6:4
- 'the Lord alone' = there is only one God
- God is three persons but there is still only one God
- Matthew 3:16-17
- God reveals himself as the Trinity in Jesus' baptism
- Holy Spirit = 'descending like a dove' = the love that unites the Father and the Son
- Father = 'a voice from heaven' = God
- Son = ''this is my son'' = Jesus (God incarnate)
- shows belief that there are 3 persons who coexist at the same time
- Jesus'baptism
- Galatians 4:6
- helps explain the relationship between the Trinity + Christians (God's 'children')
- 'God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba! '
- shows Christians are children of God - 'Abba' = Father
- Holy Spirit is shared with all believers + gives us strength + courage
- Mark 1
- Jesus' baptism
- God is three persons: the Holy Spirit ('a dove' ), the Father ('a voice'), the Son (Jesus himself)
- Deuteronomy 6:4
- What does the Nicene Creed teach about the Trinity?
- God the Father = creator = 'maker of heaven + earth'
- eternal = 'before all ages'
- 'by the holy spirit was incarnate' = God made flesh
- Jesus suffered + died as a human = 'he suffered death'
- after death Jesus 'ascended into heaven' and took his place as the Son of God at the 'right hand of the Father'
- Holy Spirit = 'giver of life'
- Holy Spirit = inspires people to learn about the will of God = 'who had spoken through the prophets'
- What does Genesis 1 teach about the Trinity?
- 'God created the heavens and the earth' = Father
- 'wind from God' = Holy Spirit = present in the creation of the universe
- God created the universe with the power of his Word (Word = reference to Jesus = Son) - '''Let there be light'', and there was light'
- How does the belief in the Trinity influence Christians?
- the love of the Father + Son for each other (the Holy Spirit) flows outwards into the lives + hearts of believers as grace
- just as the love of the Trinity is shared with Christians, they should be inspired to pass on the love to others
- Mission
- means sending out people to help others
- missionaries share the love of God through actions
- they believe they should love others as God loves them
- Evangelism
- means preaching the good news about Jesus to other people
- evangelists share their knowledge + experience to influence the lives + attitudes of others
- inspired by the Holy Spirit
- Jesus' last instructions = 'go therefore and make disciples of all nations.. teaching them'
- Evangelism
- means preaching the good news about Jesus to other people
- evangelists share their knowledge + experience to influence the lives + attitudes of others
- inspired by the Holy Spirit
- Jesus' last instructions = 'go therefore and make disciples of all nations.. teaching them'
- St Augustine
- a theologian born in the 4th centuary who wrote 'On the Trinity',
- The Bible says, 'God is love' and love cant exist on its own. There needs to be: the person who loves, the person who is loved and the love that unites them
- The Father loves the Son and the Son loves the Father: the love that unites them is the Holy Spirit
- Holy Spirit = shares Gods love with others
- explains the relationship WITHIN the Trinity
- Catherine LaCugna
- a theologian who lived in second half of 20th century who taught about OUTWARD effects of the Trinity
- the Son is continually, eternally coming from the Father
- the Holy Spirit is the love that unites the Father + Son, which flows outwards into creation
- the son came to earth to bring redemption and to restore the relationship with the Father, broken by Adam and Eve's disobedience
- Holy Spirit = guides believers to the Father
- once redemption is over, all things will be brought back to God
- The Authority of the Magisterium
- Jesus' first disciples = 12 apostles
- when the apostles went to a new area to preach they chose someone to lead the Church in that Area = Bishop
- In the ceremony to become Bishop - laying on of hands - symbolic gesture that passes on the power of the Holy Spirit and the apostolic authority
- Bishop of Rome = Pope = head of Catholic Church
- unbroken succession of Bishops of Rome since Peter
- Pope + Bishop form Magisterium = teaching authority of the Catholic Church
- whatever councils (meetings of Pope + Bishops) decide, is believed to be infallible as the Church is guided by the Holy Spirit
- Why was the Nicene Creed produced?
- Council of Nicaea (325 CE)
- Arius taught only God the Father was eternal, not the Son, so a council was called to discuss this
- council confirmed: the Son is a part of the Father, the Father + Son have always coexisted and they are both equal and of the same nature
- Arius taught only God the Father was eternal, not the Son, so a council was called to discuss this
- Council of Constantinople (381 CE)
- there was further dispute about the Trinity, including the nature of Jesus, so a council was called
- council confirmed that: the Holy Spirit is the 3rd Person of the Trinity + fully God and that Jesus is both fully God + fully human
- Creed was made as a statement of faith that all Catholics accept which mention the Churches beliefs about the Trinity
- council confirmed: the Son is a part of the Father, the Father + Son have always coexisted and they are both equal and of the same nature
- Creed was made as a statement of faith that all Catholics accept which mention the Churches beliefs about the Trinity
- council confirmed that: the Holy Spirit is the 3rd Person of the Trinity + fully God and that Jesus is both fully God + fully human
- there was further dispute about the Trinity, including the nature of Jesus, so a council was called
- Council of Nicaea (325 CE)
- Baptism
- symbolises start of new life
- the people being baptised commits their life to God, like Jesus, after death they will join God
- symbolises joining in with Jesus' death (being submerged in water) + resurrection (raising up out of the water)
- use of water also symbolises the Holy Spirit, to give strength + resist evil
- cleanses a person of all their sins
- sacrament of initiation where the person becomes a member of the Church
- person = baptised 'in the name of the Father, Son and of the Holy Spirit' = sharing in the life of the Trinity
- Prayer
- conversation between a person and God
- opening up to God
- highest form of prayer = Jesus offering himself to the Father on the cross
- Spontaneous prayer = no set format or words = Holy Spirit guides them = more personal + sincere = develop individual relationship with God = reflects feeling in the mometn
- Traditional prayer = set words passed from generations e.g Our Father = opening up more to presence of God as less focus on words = using familiar words = comforting
- Postures in Prayer
- kneeling = humility = acknowledging God's authority = forgivenes
- sitting = comfortable = focus on communication with God
- standing with arms stretched to sky = willing to accept = sign of praise = respect
- bowing with joined hands = respect = praise = request for help = God is great
- Prostrating(lying flat on floor) = total humility = pleading for help + mercy
- genuflecting (bending on one knee) = respect = acknowledgement on Christ's presence
- How is music good for worship?
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