With one voice they proclaim: "We believe in one God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. " How easy and straightforward that seems, yet within the Western theological tradition of the trinity, which lies at the heart of Catholic theology, this apparently simple statement is lacking clarity of which most Christians are completely unaware. Some of the lack of clarity is shown through a comparison with the Credo of the People of God written by Pope Paul VI, which begins with: "We believe in only one God, Father, Son and Spirit, creator. " The reasons for this change, from naming th...

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An example is the death of his father, who was a pupil, had to bury. ... The second case - the "death" of people gathered for the funeral of his father's apprentice, who, according to Jesus, was themselves dead. ... According to Christianity, God, however, possesses an inner dynamic that occurs in three divine persons who are nothing more than the one God, is the doctrine of the Trinity believes that the one God is manifested in the role of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. ... The Holy Spirit is an identity that bounds the relationship of love with God and also make a link between m...

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First and foremost, the main deities of both the mystery cult of Isis and Catholicism are based on a "trinity" consisting of father, son and spirit. In the Catholic religion, this is formed by God, his son Jesus and the spirit of the Holy Ghost. ... Another important parallel is the relationship between mother and son. ... Similarly, Isis and her son Horus were also portrayed in such a manner. ...

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He was born on October 5, 1703 in East Windsor, Connecticut amidst the great Puritan era, the son, grandson, and great-grandson of Protestant ministers (Levin xix). His father, Reverend Timothy Edwards, took upon him the job educating his son, focusing primarily on religion, specifically, "the idea of evangelical theology" (Hatch 143)(Griffin). At the age of 13 Edwards entered the Collegiate School, later named Yale, in New Haven where his father's teachings and lessons were only reassured (unknown). ... Due in part to his and education by his father and at the Collegiate School, and h...

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However, despite all of man's failures God still loves us enough to send His only son to save us from our sin and give us eternal life with God, all we have to do is believe in him. ... However, not all was lost for mankind, God found Abraham and promised him that he would be the father of God's people, he also promised He would bless Abraham and his descendants. ... These prophecies are fulfilled in the New Testament when God sends his only son, Jesus, to be born as a man and live a blameless life only to be sacrificed for all of mankind so we can all be saved and join God in th...

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The Trinity space is defined by columns depicting the start of the Chapel, the theological space ,God the Father at the apex of the picture, standing behind the crucifixion of his son Jesus and the Holy Spirit as the dove descending down towards the dying Jesus. ... Today, Christians, still struggle to understand the complexity of the Holy Trinity, God being three, Father, son and Holy Spirit. ...

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Whereas Orthodox Christianity strictly believed that there was only one God and that the relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit was equivalent to the hierarchy of Church leaders, Gnostics conversely argued that neither the Church nor the bishops held importance in the matter of obtaining salvation. ... Similar to standard Gnostics, Valentinians disagreed with the Orthodox Church on the importance of clergy, consequently contending that the Church was more involved with the concern over who had the most authority in the church, along with the relationship between the succession o...

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(Brown 664) Matthew paints the scene of Jesus using a parable to describe the fact, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son " (Mt 22:2). ... Theologically, the kingdom of heaven was represented by the wedding banquet, for those who were invited to the wedding banquet were extended an invitation to the kingdom of God, while the King was an image of God, The Father and the king's son was a portrait of Jesus. ...

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Religious Tradition Religious Traditions are the laws, regulations, beliefs, doctrines and practices which are handed down from one generation to another. Traditions in religion are either right or wrong. Followers practicing religious traditions follow in accordance with the scriptures to be pract...

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For that bitter murder, the killing of Abel, all-ruling Father". ... Jesus Christ was sent by God and he is recognized as the only bigoted son that everyone believes as the intermediary to God so also is Beowulf as well was sent by King Hrothgar to deliver his people and as intermediary to the king. ...

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Stephen recognizes the prophetic quality of Dedalus with its association to that of Daedalus, "the fabulous artificer ", [Joyce: 130] in which Daedalus fashions wings to enable himself and his son to fly in order to escape from the island, which ends in Icarus, who flies to close to the sun, melting the wax on his wings and plunging to his death in the sea.. ...

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As I closely analyze religion, Christianity to be precise, I noticed a lock of loyalty and discipline due to the behaviors displayed by Christians to society and I think it needs to be addressed cautiously and effectively in order to truly glorified God our father. ... There is a lock of discipline and integrity for the son of the living God who gave his life for us on the cross. ...

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Part 1 Conception: Premillenial Preparation for the Dawn of a New Age Kil Seonju, whom some scholars have recognize as the 'father of Korean Christianity,' was not a Minjung Theologian but developed an interpretation about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ that would later prove influential to those pursuing Minjung as a Theology. ...

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