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The Idea of the Blessed Trinity in the Bible – The Christian Monotheism

Table of Contents Biblical Foundation of the Blessed Trinity Wisdom  in Wisdom Literature The Idea of the Word of God Personified The Spirit of God as God’s Presence in Creation Christian monotheism is a divine revelation that focuses on the Blessed Trinity. It is the claim that there are three persons in one God: God the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit. This idea is not limited to John 1:1-3 and John 14, that is, the incarnation and the  via et veritas et vita  discourses. Many other biblical writings and conciliar decrees attest to it. It is claimed that the incarnation reveals the Blessed Trinity. The Catholic Preface Prayer of Christmas 1, The Weekday Missal expounds on the mystery of the incarnation as leading to the glory of the Blessed Trinity because in Jesus, God is made known, and we become overwhelmed by the love of God. [i]   The Preface Prayer of the Blessed Trinity delineates more the underlining of Christianity’s claims to a Trinitarian faith. Hence, G

The Ecumenical Councils - where do I fit in?

  Table of Contents First Council – The First Council of Nicaea (325) Reason for the Council and outcomes Second Council – The First Council of Constantinople (381) Reason for the Council and outcomes Third Council – The Council of Ephesus (431) Reason for the Council and outcomes Fourth Council – The Council of Chalcedon (451) Reason for the Council and outcomes Fifth Council – The Second Council of Constantinople (553) Reason for the Council and outcomes Sixth Council – The Third Council of Constantinople (680-81) Reason for the Council and outcomes Seventh Council – The Second Council of Nicaea (787) Reason for the Council and outcomes Eight Council – The Fourth Council of Constantinople (869-70) Reason for the Council and outcomes Ninth Council – The First Lateran Council (1123) Reason for the Council and outcomes Tenth Council – The Second Lateran Council (1139) Reason for the Council and outcomes Eleventh Council – The Third Lateran Council (1179) Reason for the Council and outco