God the Father

framework for their metaethics, which begins and ends with the glory of God for the Christian. The aim of this paper is to briefly establish the Christian narrative rooted in the identity of God in order that a Christian ethical framework may be established. Nature of God In order to establish the Christian worldview, it is necessary to begin with God, who is the starting point of the Christian narrative.…

When we look at Christianity, how often do we as Christians try to make God fit into a pretty little box? We try to make Christianity something that is comfortable for us and makes us feel good. We place our own definitions on God rather than looking into what He has revealed to us through His Word and the actions He performs in the world. We look for God in places where He has promised not to be. God has promised to be with us through His Word and sacrament. Now this doesn’t mean that He is not…

“In the name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit”. These words characterize a Christian and Catholic mass. Through mass, when beginning or ending a prayer, each member of the church makes the sign of the cross and mutters these famous words. The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit. For centuries, Christians have debated the relationship between the three within the Trinity. The most common belief among Christians is that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three entities apart of…

“O eternal Word, Word of my God, I wish to spend my life listening to You, I wish to make myself wholly teachable so as to learn all from you… O Consuming Fire, Spirit of Love, descend upon me so that there comes to be in my soul as it were an incarnation of the word… And you, O Father, stoop down towards Your poor little creature, cover her with Your shadow, see in her only Your Beloved Son in Whom You have been well pleased.” -Excerpts from a prayer of Bl. Elizebeth of the…

Through all religions though many differentiate in ways of practice, rituals, and other dynamics all have one thing in common, a deity or deities that guide them through everyday life. A deity (or more commonly known as a god) is, by definition, a God, god, or goddess who seen as divine or sacred by the people of the religion. The deity/deities of a religion are usually the focus point of a religion. The deity/deities also typically give knowledge or advice to its followers by means of written…

the work of the Trinity in our lives. By looking at the unique nature of the Triune God we are able to focus our attention on Him and begin to realize our “potential” and purpose in Him. The Triune God is the perfection of both diversity and unity simultaneously. With that said, as humans we can’t fully understand those terms, but use them as a sort of expression in order to assist us in our personal journey with God. We must constantly recognize the limitations of our minds and speech when…

Basil in On the Holy Spirit argues that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are essentially equal in nature. While heretics try to subvert the role of Holy Spirit in the trinity, Basil rightly argues that there is no distinction in authority between the three persons. He argues that from the beginning of time, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were one in the same, and even if someone were to “travel ever so far backward you cannot get beyond the was, and however you may strain and strive to see…

Is It Possible to Know God from Our Limit Knowledge? The catechism of the Catholic Church begins by asking what the meaning of “believe” is. It affirms that man’s answer to God, who reveals and gives Himself to man, is faith. This provides to man the superabundant light, which man needs, to make sense of the ultimate goal of man’s life. Faith is thus the result of an encounter. God wants to reveal Himself while man has a permanent desire to seek for God in his life. Hence, that the first part…

from? There are many voices that claim different things, but it is only through asking God where we get to learn the truth. This is where the Doctrine and Covenants plays a unique role. Joseph Smith, who first asked the question, “Which of…

saying “In the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit…” about 12 times in a day. Now despite this relentless repetition I didn’t really understand exactly what I was saying. It was only until I was in about 8th grade when I began to understand the doctrine behind the Holy Trinity. Along with this initial understanding, I have gained a new knowledge of it in this class. We’ve learned that the three persons posses one nature which is God. The persons, The Father, The Son, and the Holy…