Trinity

Points of the Fourth Lateran Council During the time of declining organization and importance of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Innocent, the Third called a meeting of the fourth Lateran Council in 1215. There were a huge number of Bishops, Abbots and envoys from several European Kingdoms. The issues addressed at the council were along the lines of making the church more godly and spiritual, and addressing the problem of heresy. Pope Innocent considered heresy a serious problem and he…

sinner can be achieved only by grace.” (O’Neill pg. 47) Grace is essential in the lives of Christians because it allows them to share in God’s divine nature, it likewise manifests Yahweh’s image in them, and it also brings about the indwelling of the Trinity within those individuals. (cf. O’Neill pg. 51) Without the assistance of grace, according to O’Neill, it is impossible for Christians…

Benchmark Assignment: Gospel Essentials A Christian worldview is a worldview that has been around for thousands of years along with many other views such as Theism, Deism, Pantheism, and Atheism. However, I will only focus on the worldview of Christianity. Christianity differs from the other views in many ways. Christians have a strong notion of believing in one god, who created everything, and sent his only son to save mankind who will restore life back into humanity. If Jesus did not die for…

his children. In a quick, whimsical moment, the night sky seemed to become brighter than ever as the stars all came out and a voice began to fill the chilling air. The voice claimed to be the Holy Spirit and it came for Brent. A part of the Holy Trinity had come all the way down from Heaven to help a man with a good heart find his way home. The starry dove spoke softly, but with great purpose. He explained the situation to Brent and ensured him that God did not want for him to be unhappy, that…

people. Now you could say that people is worshipping him he could just be doing everything to gain attention and grow his own popularity with people. People also look at they are worshipping instead of God himself, that’s why we believe in the holy trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This way the Son is the Father and the Father is the Son. This way people worship Jesus they in fact are worshipping God, because they are one in the same. I like this because it clears one counter argument about…

was also fully divine. Evidence for Jesus' divinity is also found within the New Testament. When he was conceived by Mary she was a virgin at the time, so he could only have been conceived to the power of God. Jesus tells us that he is part of the Trinity one God three god Heads. He is equal with god the father and the Holy Spirit. Throughout the New Testament the gospel of Jesus perform a miracle. As a divine Jesus could only perform miracles if he was truly divine. Jesus is referred to as Lord…

Anselm of Canterbury, a monk of 11th century, defined the term ‘theology’ as “faith seeking understanding”. It is a process of understanding the nature of God and one’s own faith. In this light, theology classes, for example, in Theology 121, integrate the two main processes of understanding God: faith and reasoning. In Catholic theology, the faith towards God and the reasoning to find the truth are in conjunction with each other. By this kind of analysis, theology does not only encompass on the…

Perhaps as a believer in God and a disciple of Jesus Christ, it is paramount to look at others views and perspectives on the subject such as the origins of nature and the Universe, or perhaps, where do we as humans come from and what happens after death. These among other questions are imperative to have an answer to. My worldview is as simple as how I see my surroundings in conjunction with the set of values about basic aspects of reality that ground and persuades all my perceiving,…

Within Congar’s Meaning of Tradition, the role the Magisterium has in church tradition goes beyond simply making decisions about scripture. According to Congar the Magisterium is a pivotal part of Church tradition because they abide by the apostolic nature of church tradition. Although scripture is not necessary for tradition, passing down scripture and tradition like the church fathers is necessary to maintaining church tradition. The Catechism outlines the duties of the Magisterium, which is…

On the other hand, the worldview of Christian counselors is grounded in the conceptualization that God’s trinity offered to us in the scriptures is alive and that it is the creator of all things (Hawkins & Clinton, 2015, p. 44). Secondly, both authors believe that not only God’s purpose for humanity is redemption in Christ, but also that Christian Counseling…