CHAPTER 5

Chapter 5

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Transfiguration
The glorious transformation of
Jesus that manifested his divine
identity for Peter, James, and
John on a high mountain,
probably Mount Tabor. The
event, reported in all three
synoptic Gospels, also involved
the appearances of Moses and
Elijah.

One God, Three Persons

Journal Reflection
At the Transfiguration,
Peter said to Jesus,
Lord, it is good that we
are here. Describe a
time when you felt good
to be in the Lords
presence.
Trinitarian Greeting
The grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ and the
love of God and the
fellowship of the holy
Spirit be with all of you
(2 Cor 13:13).

The Church Teaches about the Blessed Trinity

Vocabulary of the early Church
Word Definition
Substance the nature or essence of
God. All three persons, Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit, have the
same substance.
Person (or hypostasis) distinction among Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit as unique
and separate.

Relation The distinction of the Three

Divine Persons is due to the
relationship of each Person to
the others.
The Church Teaches about the Blessed Trinity
Immanence God is eternal; he exists
without beginning or end
The Father gives fullness
of divine life to his Son so
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The Church Teaches about the Blessed Trinity

 Hand of God, Lamb
Symbols for the Trinity of God, Dove: This
stained glass window
depicts the Hand of
Circle: The circle is an God as Father, the
endless line with no Lamb of God as Son,
beginning and no end, and the Dove as the
and it represents the Holy Spirit. Circles,
eternal nature of God. Triangles, and trefoils
This stained glass are all present. Triquetra (Celtic
representation of the knot): Geometric
Trinity incorporates the shape comprised of
triangle, trefoil, and, in three vesica pisces
addition, the Circle. (Jesus fish), a
Trefoil: popular Christian
symbol symbol. Sometimes
Scutum Fidei used by St. the knot is woven
or the Shield Patrick to with a circle to
of the Trinity: symbolize Equilateralillustrate unity.
This traditional how each Triangle: Each
Christian lobe line represents
symbol denotes represented each person of
aspects of the Father, God; the Father,
Church Son, and
Holy Spirit The Churchthe Son, about
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the Blessed Trinity
doctrine, Holy Spirit
Economic Expression of God
Know God by the way he acted as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Economy: From the Greek word oikonomia
oikos: house
nomos: law
Economy means management or arrangement of
a
house or a plan to carry out a certain purpose.

Gods expression to carry out his Divine Plan is

through the way he has acted as Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit. Therefore the common work of God in
the world is his economic expression

The Church Teaches about the Blessed Trinity

Journal Question:
In your own words,
explain the
meaning of Gods
immanence.
Understanding More about God the Father and God the Son
I am the bread of life. I am the light of the world.
I am the resurrection and the
life. I am the gate for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd.

I AM
I am the way and the truth and
the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me.
(Jn 14:6)
I am the true vine.

Understanding More about God the Father and God the Son
 Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Wisdom Fortitude

Understandi Piety
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Knowledge Fear of the

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Tracing an Understanding of the Holy Spirit


Scriptural examples
of The Holy Spirit
When the day of
Pentecost came, they were
all together in one place.
Suddenly a sound like the
blowing of a violent wind
came from heaven and
filled the whole house
where they were sitting.
They saw what seemed to
be tongues of fire that
separated and came to
rest on each of them. All of
them were filled with the
Holy Spirit and began to
speak in other tongues as
Micah 3: 8- But as for me, I am filled with power,
10 with the spirit of the LORD,
with justice and with might;
To declare to Jacob his crimes
and to Israel his sins.
Mark 3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit
will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an
everlasting sin.
John 16: 8, 9 And when he comes he will convict the world in
regard to sin and righteousness and
condemnation: sin, because they do not believe
in me
Romans 8:2 For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has
freed you from the law of sin and death.
Ephesians In him you also, who have heard the word of
1:13 truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have
believed in him, were sealedwith the promised
holy Spirit,
Titus. 3:5 he saved us through the bath of rebirth
and renewal by the holy Spirit
Tracing an Understanding of the Holy Spirit