The Trinity

• The Trinity


  God is a trinity of three persons (father, son and holy spirit)
• Nicene Creed shows Christian faith in the Trinity
• Where the Trinity is mentioned

  • During mass
  • Baptism
  • Sign of the cross
• CCC- 'belief in one God is the basis of Christianity.'
• Believing in God the father

  • Relationship with God should be like child's relationship with its father
  • God will protect us and love us as he is 'our father'
• Believing in God the son

  • Jesus is God in human form
  • Jesus was conceived by the action of the Holy Spirit
• Believing in God the Holy Spirit

  • God communicates with humans
  • All sacraments put believers in communion with Christ
• Importance of the Trinity

  • God's unity is taught in the Nicene Creed, the Magisterium and the Catechism
  • Is the main belief in the Nicene Creed, when we say the Nicene Creed, we are proclaiming our faith and saying that we believe in one God, that has 3 forms
  • Trinity gives us a sense that God is with us at all times
  • Holy Spirit (in us), Son (with us) and the Father (above us)
• Catholic teaching 1 on the Trinity

  God is one person but in three forms, God is the Holy Spirit meaning he is within us, God is the Son, meaning he is with us and God is the Father meaning he is above us and looking over us
• Catholic teaching 2 on the Trinity

  The trinity allows God to communicate with humans, this is because God is the Holy Spirit, this means that through all sacraments it puts believers in communion with Christ
• SOWA- this belief is taught in the Nicene Creed, 'I believe in one God.'
• Why believing in God the father is important

  • Trinity tells us that God is the creator of all things including us- therefore he will have a continuing relationship of love and care for his creation (us)
  • It shows strong faith as Catholics believe that God will provide and protect his people because he is their 'father' and that's what father's do
• The Trinity

  God is a trinity of three persons (father, son and holy spirit)
• Nicene Creed shows Christian faith in the Trinity
• Where the Trinity is mentioned

  • During mass
  • Baptism
  • In the sign of cross
• CCC- 'belief in one God is the basis of Christianity.'
• Believing in God the father

  • Relationship with God should be like child's relationship with its father
  • God will protect us and love us as he is 'our father'
• Believing in God the son

  • Jesus is God in human form
  • Jesus was conceived by the action of the Holy Spirit
• Believing in God the Holy Spirit

  • God communicates with humans
  • All sacraments put believers in communion with Christ
• Importance of the Trinity

  • God's unity is taught in the Nicene Creed, the Magisterium and the Catechism
  • Is the main belief in the Nicene Creed, when we say the Nicene Creed, we are proclaiming our faith and saying that we believe in one God, that has 3 forms
  • Trinity gives us a sense that God is with us at all times
  • Holy Spirit (in us), Son (with us) and the Father (above us)
• Catholic teaching 1 on the Trinity

  God is one person but in three forms, God is the Holy Spirit meaning he is within us, God is the Son, meaning he is with us and God is the Father meaning he is above us and looking over us
• Catholic teaching 2 on the Trinity

  The trinity allows God to communicate with humans, this is because God is the Holy Spirit, this means that through all sacraments it puts believers in communion with Christ
• SOWA- this belief is taught in the Nicene Creed, 'I believe in one God.'
• Why believing in God the father is important

  • Trinity tells us that God is the creator of all things including us- therefore he will have a continuing relationship of love and care for his creation (us)
  • It shows strong faith as Catholics believe that God will provide and protect his people because he is their 'father' and that's what father's do