Big Ideas for Catechism: Difference between revisions
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* Christ = "Messiah" = "the Anointed One" = "mission" | * Christ = "Messiah" = "the Anointed One" = "mission" | ||
* Jesus is fully God and fully man ("the God-man" = "the hypostatic union") | * Jesus is fully God and fully man ("the God-man" = "the hypostatic union") | ||
* Christ is "the Word" ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/1?1 Jn 1:1]) | |||
=== 2. The Trinity === | === 2. The Trinity === | ||
* one God, three persons | * one God, three persons: | ||
** the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit | ** the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit | ||
* | ** also: the ''Creator'', the ''Savior'' and the ''Sanctifier'' | ||
* one being, one nature, one eternal existence | |||
=== 3. Sin === | === 3. Sin === | ||
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** separation from God | ** separation from God | ||
*** hell = eternal separation from God | *** hell = eternal separation from God | ||
* origin of sin in "free will" | |||
** robots can't sin because they have no free will | |||
** free will requires choice | |||
** God wants us to choose him over sin | |||
* "concupiscence" = our tendency towards sin | * "concupiscence" = our tendency towards sin | ||
* the “three-fold sins” ''lust of the flesh'', ''lust of the eyes'', ''pride of life'' | * the “three-fold sins” ''lust of the flesh'', ''lust of the eyes'', ''pride of life'' | ||