Transcript Creo en Dios, Padre todopoderoso

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I believe in God, the Father Almighty
QUELLINUS, Artus II
God the Father
c. 1682
Marble
O.-L. Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp
Compendium of the Catechism
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36. Why does the Profession of
Faith begin with the words, “I
believe in God”?
198-199
The Profession of Faith begins
with these words because the
affirmation “I believe in God” is
the most important, the source of
all the other truths about man and
about the world, and about the
entire life of everyone who
believes in God.
Introduction
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The first words of the Creed are
“I believe in God, the Father
Almighty”. Our profession of
Christian faith starts with:
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God, because God is the First
and the Last, the Beginning
and the End of everything.
 God the Father, because God
the Father is the First Person
of the Holy Trinity.
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MAULBERTSCH, Franz Anton
Christ and Godfather
1758
Ceiling fresco
Parish Church, Sümeg
We are children of God!
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"Our Father, who art in
Heaven” (Matthew 6:9).
Main ideas
1. I believe in only one God
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"Hear, Israel: the Lord is our God,
the Lord is One. And you shall love
the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and
with all your might” (Deuteronomy
6:4-5).
Faith in one God moves us to
return to Him like to Him who is our
first cause and our final end; and to
give Him preference over all
things.
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Through the Son of God’s teaching
we know that only one God exists
in three divine Persons: the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
BALEN, Hendrick van
Holy Trinity
1620s
Oil on panel
Sint-Jacobskerk, Antwerp
2. The name of God
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God revealed His name to
Moses: "I am who I am"
(Exodus 3:14), Yahve. In other
words, “God is”
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God is who He is without
depending on anyone, without
beginning or end, the origin
and cause of all creation.
God is revealed as being rich
in love and fidelity:
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God is a spiritual being,
eternal, merciful and allforgiving, infinitely wise and
good, omnipotent and just, the
pure being and supreme love.
FETI, Domenico
Moses before the Burning Bush
1613-14
Oil on canvas, 168 x 112 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
3. God the Father
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First article of the Symbol. It
begins with the confession of
faith in the mystery of the
Trinity :
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FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO MARTINI
God the Father
c. 1470
Panel, 36 x 51 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington
God the Father; God the Son,
God the Holy Spirit, one God,
pure essence, in three truly
distinct Persons.
Alongside the declaration that
God is One, not Three, the
Symbol proclaims:
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the mystery of the incarnation
made by the Son of God to
redeem humanity,
 and the mystery of
sanctification, attributed to
the Holy Spirit.
4. God the Almighty Father
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The Symbol reminds us of His
omnipotence, as it speaks of
creation, which is attributed to the
Father. Yet the Son and the Holy
Spirit are omnipotent like the
Father:
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the divine essence is one
 all persons are equal in perfection.
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Acknowledgement of the
omnipotence of God is necessary
because our faith is often tested
owing to the existence of pain and
evil.
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God is omnipotent and merciful,
and remains close to us with His
Divine Providence in order to help
us.
EYCK, Jan van
The Ghent Altarpiece: God
Almighty
1426-27
Oil on wood, 212,22 x 83,1
cm
Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent
5. Our Father
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"This is how you should pray:
our Father " (Matthew 6:9).
Different levels of filiation:
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Jesus is the Son of God by
nature, by the same nature as
the Father;
 our relationship with regard to
God is one of adoption by
means of the supernatural gift
of grace which is instilled in us
when we are baptized.
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BLAKE, William
Christ as the Redeemer of Man
1808
Pen and watercolour, 496 x 393 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Grace makes us adopted
children of God.
Resolutions for Christian life
Resolutions to move forward
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To make an act of adoration:
Almighty God, I adore You and
I bless You.
To pray the Our Father slowly,
paying attention to what is said.
To treat others with respect,
considering that they are sons
of God.