CFHY Chapter 3: Faith

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CFHY Chapter 3 Faith
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What Do You Believe In.

• Pair up with a partner and come up with a list of
  things you believe in common
• Share with a pair nearby and come up with another
  list
• Share with everyone

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Creed

• Credo
• Latin
• I believe or I set my heart on
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vEsTPbnq5Hdk
• Creed
• A formula containing in brief statements, or
  articles, the fundamental tenets of Christian
  belief. Catholic Encyclopedia

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The Creeds of the Church

• Apostles Creed
• I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of
  heaven and Earth.
• And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who
  was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the
  Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
  crucified, died, and was buried. He descended
  into hell the third day He rose again from the
  dead He ascended into heaven, and sits at the
  right hand of God the Father almighty, from
  thence He shall come to judge the living and the
  dead.
• I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic
  Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness
  of sins, the resurrection of the body and life
  everlasting. Amen.

• Nicene Creed
• I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,
  the maker of heaven and earth, of all that is
  seen and unseen.
• I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son
  of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God
  from God, Light from Light, true God from God,
  begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
  Through Him all things were made. For us men
  and for our salvation He came down from heaven
  by the power of the Holy Spirit H was born of the
  Virgin Mary, and became Man.
• For our sake He was crucified under Pontius
  Pilate He suffered, died and was buried. On the
  third day He rose again in fulfillment of the
  Scriptures He ascended into heaven, and is
  seated at the right hand of the Father. He will
  come again in glory to judge the living and the
  dead, and His kingdom will have no end.
• I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver
  of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the
  Son. With the Father and the Son He is
  worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through
  the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic,
  and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism
  for the forgiveness of sins. I look for the
  resurrection of the dead, and the life of the
  world to come. Amen

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Old Testament Elements of the Creed
Genesis 1-2, The Creation Narrative
Genesis 181-15 Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre
Isaiah 421-7, 491-6, 504-9, 5213-5312 The
Servant Songs
Zechariah 99-17, 1210-14 The Coming Ruler of
Gods People
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New Testament Elements of the Creed
Luke 126-38, 21-20 Jesus Birth
Matthew 26-28 The Passion, Death,and Resurrection
of our Lord
Acts 16-11, 21-13 The Ascension and Pentecost
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The Creed in the Early Church

• Apostles composed the creed on day of Pentecost
• Each disciple contributed 1 article
• Symbolum Apostolicum
• The symbol of the apostolic Church
• Used in baptismal rites as a Profession of Faith
• Often asked as a series of questions
• Creed was to be memorized, not written down

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The Nicene Creed

• Many regional versions of the Apostles Creed
• Tertullian in Africa, Irenaeus in France, and
  Eastern Churches speaking Greek had slightly
  different versions
• Nicene Council (4th century AD) the first
  ecumenical council to bring people together from
  all parts of Christendom
• Unify Church doctrine on Christology- Christs
  nature
• Composed a creed to combat Arian heresy
• First Council of Constantinople ratified the
  creed, so officially the creed we recite at Mass
  is called the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed

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Belief

• Pisteuw Pisteuo
• Greek verb
• To consider something to be true and therefore
  worthy of ones trust
• To entrust oneself to an entity in complete
  confidence
• Belief
• Trust

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12 Points of Belief in the Creeds

• 1. I believe in God the Father, the Almighty, the
  creator of heaven and earth
• 2. I believe in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, our
  Lord. Jesus Christ is our True God, eternally
  existing in one being with God and the Holy
  Spirit.
• 3. I believe Jesus Christ came down from heaven
  to became man. He was conceived by the Holy
  Spirit and born from the womb of the Virgin Mary.
  
• 4. I believe Jesus Christ was crucified under
  Pontius Pilate, suffered, died and was buried.
• 5. I believe on the third day He rose again in
  fulfillment of the scriptures.
• 6. I believe He ascended into heaven and is
  seated at the right hand of the Father.
• 7. I believe He will come again to judge the
  living and the dead
• 8. I believe in the Holy Spirit, who is in unity
  with God the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ.
• 9. I believe in the Triune Christian God is
  spoken of in the Old Testament.
• 10. I believe in one, holy, catholic, and
  apostolic Church. I believe in the communion of
  saints.
• 11. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness
  of sins.
• 12. I look for the resurrection of the dead and
  the life of the world to come.
• Amen.

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Amen

• Derived from Hebrew verb, aman
• strengthen
• to confirm
• Amen, Latin word of Affirmation
• I agree
• I believe
• Yes!
• Traditional closing to prayers
• see Vulgate or Douay-Rheims translation of Tobit
  912
• http//www.newadvent.org/bible/tob009.htmverse12

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Sources

• Catholic Encyclopedia. from New Advent.org,
  http//www.newadvent.org/cathen/. Accessed
  11/4/08.
• Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic
  Church. 2006, United States Conference of
  Catholic Bishops
• Catholic Youth Bible. NAB translation. 2005,
  Saint Marys Press.
• The Holy Bible. Douay-Rheims/Clementine Vulgate
  parallel version. from New Advent.org,
  http//www.newadvent.org/bible/. Accessed
  11/5/2008.
• Videos for Rich Mullins Credo and Credo in
  Unum Deum courtesy YouTube. www.youtube.com.
  Accessed 11/4/2008.