PROCLAIMING OUR BELIEF

IN THE TRIUNE GOD: THE

CREED
LESSON 1
GOD THE FATHER, SON, AND SPIRIT

THE MYSTERY OF THE HOLY TRINITY

• Trinitas= “the state of being threefold”
• we do not worship Three gods, but One God who exists in three
Divine Persons- Father, Son and Spirit

THE TRIUNE GOD: THE PERFECT COMMUNION

• Father - God reaches out to us like a parent who loves and cares for us.
He is our Creator
• Son - God protects and saves us like a brother. He is our Savior
• Holy Spirit - God guides the course of our life like a friend or teacher. He
is our Sanctifier
 THE CREED
WHAT IS THE CREED?

• Credo - “I believe”

• it is the formal set of doctrines that summarizes and expresses our

belief in the Triune God

• the creed is not only a list of beliefs or doctrines, but also a prayer
and an act of faith put into words
 THE ESSENTIAL TRUTHS OF OUR FAITH
“I BELIEVE IN GOD”
this statement affirms our belief in One Triune God, who, in all His divine glory,
relates with human persons in a personal way.

“I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY”

we believe in the Person of the Father, the ultimate source and creator of all things,
who, out of immeasurable love for us, sent His only begotten Son to be our Savior

“I BELIEVE IN ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST”

we believe in the Person of the Son, Jesus Christ, who, from the very beginning, is
one-in-being with the Father.
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 THE ESSENTIAL TRUTHS OF OUR FAITH
“I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE LORD, THE GIVER OF LIFE”
we believe in the Person of the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
The spirit of love in whom we receive divine life, and who guides the course of our life

“I BELIEVE IN ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH”

though we believe in the Church, we do not the Church in the same level as the
Triune God
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RECITATION OF NICENE CREED
CRITERIA FOR GRADING

MEMORIZATION: 20
VOICE ARTICULATION: 10
CONVICTION: 10
ACCURACY: 10
TOTAL: 50