Q35 Do we believe in one God or in three Gods?
We believe in one God in three persons (The TRINITY). “God is not solitude but perfect communion.” (Pope Benedict XVI, May 22, 2005). Christians do not worship three different Gods, but one single Being that is threefold and yet remains one. We know that God is triune from Jesus Christ:Continue Reading
Q34 What should you do once you have come to know God?
Once you have come to know God, you must put him in the first place in your life. And with that a new life begins. You should be able to recognize Christians by the fact that they love even their enemies. After all, to know God means to know thatContinue Reading
Q33 What does it mean to say that God is love?
If God is love, then there is nothing created that is not carried and surrounded by his infinite benevolence. God not only declares that he is love, he also proves it: “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (Jn 15:13).Continue Reading
Q32 What does it mean to say that God is truth?
“God is light and in him is no darkness” (1 Jn 1:5). His Word is truth (Prov 8:7; 2 Sam 7:28), and his Law is truth (Ps 119:142). Jesus himself vouches for God’s truth by declaring before Pilate, “For this I was born, and for this I have come intoContinue Reading
Q31 Why does God give himself a name?
God gives himself a name so as to make it possible to address him. God does not wish to remain incognito. He does not want to be revered as a “higher being” that is merely sensed or surmised. God wishes to be known and to be called upon as someone realContinue Reading
Q30 Why do we believe in only one God?
We believe in only one God because, according to the testimony of Sacred Scripture, there is only one God and, according to the laws of logic, there can be only one. If there were two gods, then the one god would be a limit on the other; neither of theContinue Reading
Q29 What does the Nicene (Nicene-Constantinopolitan) Creed say?
I believe in one God,the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all things visible and invisible.I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,the Only Begotten Son of God,born of the Father before all ages.God from God, Light from Light,true God from true God,begotten, not made,consubstantial with the Father;through him all thingsContinue Reading
Q28 What does the Apostle’s Creed say?
I believe in God, the Father almighty,Creator of heaven and earth,and in Jesus Christ, his only Son,our Lord,who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died and was buried;he descended into hell;on the third day he rose again from the dead;he ascended intoContinue Reading
Q27 How did creeds come about?
The CREEDS go back to Jesus, who commanded his disciples to baptize. In doing so, they were to require of the people seeking Baptism the profession of a definite faith, namely, faith in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The original cell from which all later CREEDS grewContinue Reading
Q26 What are creeds?
CREEDS are brief formulas of faith that make it possible for all believers to make a common profession. Brief formulas of this kind can be found already in the letters of St. Paul. The early Christian Apostles’ Creed has a special dignity, because it is thought to be a summaryContinue Reading
