Our Catholic Faith Living What We Believe

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Our Catholic FaithLiving What We Believe

• CHAPTER 1
• Our Loving God Father and Creator
• ? One, True God
• ? Beliefs about God
• ? Divine Revelation
• ? Who Is God?
• ? Creator of Heaven and Earth

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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and CreatorOne,
True God

• We need never fear the journey if we realize that
  God is our Father, a loving Father, and that he
  is in charge, directing us to our destination.
• Belief in one true God is central to all other
  aspects of our Catholic faith.

The heavens declare the glory of God the sky
proclaims its builders craft. Psalm 192
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorBeliefs about God

• Few questions are more important than the
  question of Gods existence.
• Through history, the vast majority of people
  have worshiped some kind of deity.

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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorBeliefs about God

• Monotheistic religions
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam

Polytheistic religion Hinduism
mono one theos God poly many
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorBeliefs about God
? Deists believe that God created the universe,
but that he takes no further interest in it ?
Atheists do not believe in the existence of
God ? Secular humanists claim the world can
operate without any recourse to God ? Agnostics
people who claim that Gods existence cannot be
known
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorBeliefs about God
By natural reason man can know God with
certainty, on the basis of his works. But there
is another order of knowledge, which man cannot
possibly arrive at by his own powers the order
of divine Revelation. Through an utterly free
decision, God has revealed himself and given
himself to man. This he does by revealing the
mystery, his plan of loving goodness, formed from
all eternity in Christ, for the benefit of all
men. God has fully revealed this plan by sending
us his beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and
the Holy Spirit. Catechism of the Catholic
Church no. 50
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorBeliefs about God
Intellectual Proofs for Gods Existence 1. The
Unmoved Mover whatever is in motion must be
moved by something else 2. First Cause nothing
causes itself 3. Everything Comes from Something
nothing cannot create something 4. Supreme
Model we can only speak of different degrees of
qualities (truth, beauty, goodness) by comparing
them to a reference point 5. Grand Designer the
beauty, immensity, symmetry, and power in the
world forces us to conclude that a Grand Designer
made it all
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorBeliefs about God
Heartfelt Proofs for Gods Existence 1. An
unquenchable thirst for joy and happiness God
implanted a homing device that causes us to be
restless until we find him 2. An experience of
beauty and truth when we experience profound
joy and truth, we get a taste of Gods beauty and
truth 3. A sense of personal conscience, moral
goodness, and justice we sense there is an
absolute moral authority that teaches the
standard of human behavior 4. Love love comes
from love itself God
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorDivine Revelation

• Divine Revelation Gods self-revelation

Human Reason
Salvation History
Covenant
Noah
Bible
Abraham
Sinai
Jesus Christ
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorDivine Revelation

• The Deposit of Faith
• ? entrusted by Christ to the Apostles

Sacred Tradition the living handing on of the
Churchs Gospel message
Sacred Scripture divinely inspired writings
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorDivine Revelation
Sacred Tradition Sacred Scripture
Christ
The Apostles
Magisterium Pope bishops
dogma central truths
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and CreatorWho
Is God?
Personal
Omnipresent everywhere
Omnipotent almighty
Immutable unchanging
Utterly simple

• Yahweh
• I Am

Contains all things
Infinite
Unique
Holy
Immense
Eternal
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and CreatorWho
Is God?
God

• The Blessed Trinity

Father
The central mystery of faith
Son
Holy Spirit
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorCreator of Heaven and Earth

• Truths about Gods creation
• God freely created an orderly and good world out
  of nothing.
• God is totally beyond us. At the same time, God
  is present to us, upholding and sustaining
  creation.
• God guides creation through divine providence.
• God created human beings in hisimage and
  likeness.

In the beginning,when God created theheavens
and the earth Genesis 11
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorCreator of Heaven and Earth

• Truths about Gods creation
• God created us male and female out of love and
  for love.
• God is the creator of all that is seen and
  unseen.
• Though essentially good because God made us,
  humans are tainted with sin.
• Through Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy
  Spirit, God invites us into a personal
  relationship with him.

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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorCreator of Heaven and Earth
The Fall and Original Sin
misuse of freedomdisobedience
Adam Eve
Original Sin
? Loss of Original Holiness and Justice ?
Disunity between God and their descendants ?
Disharmony between nature and humans ? Alienation
from each other
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorCreator of Heaven and Earth

• Our fallen human nature
• Ignorance
• Suffering
• Concupiscence
• Death

• Liberation from Original Sin
• Only through Jesus Christ
• Baptism
• Constant help of Holy Spirit

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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorCreator of Heaven and Earth
The rewards for those who believe in the one,
true God 1. We come to knowledge of Gods
greatness and his love for us God loves us
unconditionally 2. Our life has meaning we
have dignity and should care for one another 3.
God will always care for us God will not
abandon us when we sin
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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and
CreatorVOCABULARY

• Atheist (16)
• Monotheistic (17)
• Polytheistic (17)
• Deism (18)
• Secular Humanist (18)
• Agnostic (18)
• Doctor of the Church (21)
• Revelation (22)
• Salvation History (22)
• Covenant (22)
• Bible (22)
• Sacred Tradition (25)

• Dogma (25)
• Omnipresent (26)
• Omnipotence (26)
• Yahweh (26)
• Blessed Trinity (27)
• Abba (27)
• Divine Providence (30)
• Original Sin (30)
• Original Holiness and Justice (31)
• Concupiscence (31)

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Chapter 1 Our Loving God Father and Creator
The LORD is my shepherd there is nothing I
lack. In green pastures you let me graze to
safe waters you lead me you restore my
strength. You guide me along the right path for
the sake of your name. Even when I walk through a
dark valley, I fear no harm, for you are at my
side your rod and your staff give me
courage. You set a table before me as my enemies
watch You anoint my head with oil my cup
overflows.
Psalm 23