Our Journey The Nicene Creed Our Journey CLASS

Our Journey The Nicene Creed

Our Journey CLASS 1 - FAITH One of the Theological Virtues - Faith, Hope, Love God – being their origin, motivation, object Faith is a personal act; conscious and free Requires our trust, assent of the intellect and obedience Simplest of terms – Faith is our personal response to God’s communication of self and His divine will The Nicene Creed I (believe) Question: Does doubt necessarily indicate a lack of faith? • NO – it’s alive, dynamic, and seeks through grace to penetrate the mystery of God He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. Mark 6: 16

Our Journey CLASS 2 – THE BIBLE 73 Books; more akin to a library The Nicene Creed I believe 43 in the OT, 27 in the NT In summary – OT a record of the experience of the Israelite people had of Yahweh In summary – NT themes are that of Jesus Christ The Speech of God As It Is Put Down in Writing Under The Breath of The Holy Spirit. CCC 81 Question: Did Catholics add books to the Canon or did Martin Luther remove? • Martin Luther removed books around 1517. The Roman Canon came about A. D. 382, 393, 397, 419 and made explicit in 1545. Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have to come not to abolish but to fulfill. Matthew 5: 17

Our Journey CLASS 3 - TRINITY The whole history of salvation is identical with the history of the way and means the one true God, Father, and Holy Spirit reveals himself to man. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God. The Nicene Creed in One God, We speak of the Father as the Creator. The Son as our Savior. Question: How do we speak of the Holy Spirit? • Our Sanctifier The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Cor 13: 13

Our Journey CLASS 4 - CREATION Think of a relationship. Relationships have rights and responsibilities – Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David Two Main Things: 1. 2. By calling God “Father”, He is the first origin of all things And, at the same time, goodness and loving care for all His children The Nicene Creed the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1: 1

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, but before we continue, lets paws for a moment…

God made every kind of wild animal, every kind of tame animal, and every kind of thing that crawls on the ground. God saw that it was good.

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Son of Mary Christological Titles Son of Man Lord (Adonai) Messiah / Christ Rabbi Savior Immanuel Lamb of God Logos Suffering Servant 7 “I AM’ Metaphors of John’s Gospel Son of God The Bread of Life The Light of the World The Gate for the Sheep The Good Shepherd The Resurrection and the Life The Way, the Truth, and the Life The True Vine