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19 Cards in this Set
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God as Father (5 concepts)
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- originator
- loving concern for children - transcends human distinction between sexes |
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Council of Nicaea date
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325
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formulation of trinitarian dogma
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- scripture
- liturgy (doxology) - councils, creeds, Church Fathers (Irenaeus, Ignatius, Basil, Augustine) - sensus fidei |
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substance =
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that which exists in itself and not in another
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essence =
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that which a thing is
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nature =
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the essence regarded as the principle of operations, of actions of a thing
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person =
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a complete, individual substance of the rational order, ie, which has power of intellection
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Processions of the Trinity (2)
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1 - transient (ad extra)
2 - immanent (ad intra) |
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Processions of Trinity - ad extra (transient) =
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when terminus (result) is produced outside the source
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Processions of the Trinity - ad intra (immanent) =
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when the terminus (result) remains within its source
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Processions of Trinity:
- Generation & Spiration - Generation = |
- by way of intellect
- The Son as the Father's perfect self-knowledge of Himself - Father - active generation (generating) - Son - passive generation (being generated) |
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Processions of Trinity:
- Generation + Spiration = Spiration = |
- The Spirit proceeding eternally from the Father and equally from the Son as from one priniciple
- the procession of the Holy Spirit |
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Procession of Trinity:
- four relations: |
- Father is Father of the Son
- Son is Son of the Father - Spirit - active spiration - Spirit - passive spiration |
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identity of persons in trinity defined by:
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- relations
- everything is One except where there is a relation of opposition |
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relations are opposed when....
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when they must be attributed to different subjects - a parent and child relation is opposed, but a teach/student relation is not. The student could eventually become the teacher.
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spiration
- active - opposed relation? - passive - opposed relation? |
- active spiration - not opposed to Father and Son
- passive spiration - an opposed relation |
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ad extra operation - unified?
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in God, all is one save where there is a relation of opposition, so all ad extra operations of God are one. They all have the same mission.
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appropriation =
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the attribution to one Person of some divine attribute or operation common to the three persons.
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examples of appropriation =
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- to the Father - that which implies or discloses that He is the principle or source of all and is derived from none.
- to the Son - whatever has reference to or discloses his intellectual procession - wisdom - to the Spirit - love, goodness, their effects, sanctification |
