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I believe in God, the Father AlmightyI believe in God, the Father Almighty0404QUELLINUS, Artus II

God the Father 

c. 1682

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Compendium of the Catechism

36. Why does the Profession ofFaith begin with the words, “I

believe in God”

1&81&&

'he (ro)ess*o$ o) Fa*th be+*$s

"*th these "ords because thea))*rat*o$ -I bel*ee *$ God/ *s

the ost *%orta$t, the source o)

all the other truths about a$ a$d

about the "orld, a$d about the

e$t*re l*)e o) eer0o$e "hobel*ees *$ God.

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Introduction

'he )*rst "ords o) the reed are-I bel*ee *$ God, the Father

 Al*+ht0/. Our %ro)ess*o$ o)

hr*st*a$ )a*th starts "*th

God, because God *s the F*rst

a$d the Last, the 3e+*$$*$+a$d the E$d o) eer0th*$+.

God the Father, because God

the Father *s the F*rst (erso$

o) the 4ol0 'r*$*t0.

5e are ch*ldre$ o) God

7Our Father, who art in

Heaven” Matthe" 6&9.

MAUL3E:'S4, Fra$; A$to$

hr*st a$d God)ather 

1<=8

e*l*$+ )resco

(ar*sh hurch, S>e+

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Main ideasMain ideas

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1. I believe in only one God

7Hear, Israel: the Lord is our God,the Lord is One. And you shall love

the Lord your God with all your

heart and with all your soul and

with all your might”  ?eutero$o0

6@=9.

Fa*th *$ o$e God oes us toretur$ to 4* l*#e to 4* "ho *s our

)*rst cause a$d our )*$al e$d a$d to

+*e 4* %re)ere$ce oer all th*$+s.

'hrou+h the So$ o) GodBs teach*$+

"e #$o" that o$l0 o$e God eC*sts

*$ three d**$e (erso$s theFather, the So$ a$d the 4ol0 S%*r*t.

3ALEN, 4e$dr*c# a$

4ol0 'r*$*t0

162Ds

O*l o$ %a$el

S*$tacobs#er#, A$t"er%

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2. The name of God

God reealed 4*s $ae toMoses 7I am who I am7

ECodus 1@9, ahe. I$ other

"ords, -God *s/ God *s "ho 4e *s "*thout

de%e$d*$+ o$ a$0o$e, "*thout

be+*$$*$+ or e$d, the or*+*$a$d cause o) all creat*o$.

God *s reealed as be*$+ rich

in love and fidelity : God *s a s%*r*tual be*$+,

eter$al, erc*)ul a$d all)or+**$+, *$)*$*tel0 "*se a$d

+ood, o$*%ote$t a$d Hust, the

%ure be*$+ a$d su%ree loe.

FE'I, ?oe$*co

Moses be)ore the 3ur$*$+ 3ush

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. God the Father

F*rst art*cle o) the S0bol. Itbe+*$s "*th the co$)ess*o$ o))a*th *$ the 0ster0 o) the'r*$*t0 God the Father God the So$,

God the 4ol0 S%*r*t, o$e God,

%ure esse$ce, *$ three trul0d*st*$ct (erso$s.

 Alo$+s*de the declarat*o$ thatGod *s O$e, $ot 'hree, theS0bol %rocla*s the 0ster0 o) the in!arnation 

ade b0 the So$ o) God toredee hua$*t0,

a$d the 0ster0 o)san!tifi!ation, attr*buted tothe 4ol0 S%*r*t.

F:ANESO ?I GIO:GIO MA:'INI

God the Father 

c. 1@<D

(a$el, 6 C =1 c

Nat*o$al Galler0 o) Art, 5ash*$+to$

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!. God the Almighty Father

'he S0bol re*$ds us o) 4*so$*%ote$ce, as *t s%ea#s o)

creat*o$, "h*ch *s attr*buted to the

Father. et the So$ a$d the 4ol0

S%*r*t are o$*%ote$t l*#e the

Father

the d**$e esse$ce *s o$e all %erso$s are eJual *$ %er)ect*o$.

 Ac#$o"led+ee$t o) the

o$*%ote$ce o) God *s $ecessar0

because our )a*th *s o)te$ tested

o"*$+ to the eC*ste$ce o) %a*$ a$d

e*l.

God *s o$*%ote$t a$d erc*)ul,

a$d rea*$s close to us "*th 4*s

?**$e (ro*de$ce *$ order to hel%

us.

E, a$ a$

'he Ghe$t Altar%*ece God

 Al*+ht0

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". #ur Father

7his is how you should !ray:our Father  7 Matthe" 6&9.

?*))ere$t leels o) )*l*at*o$

esus *s the So$ o) God b0

$ature, b0 the sae $ature as

the Father our relat*o$sh*% "*th re+ard to

God *s o$e o) ado%t*o$ b0

ea$s o) the su%er$atural +*)t

o) +race "h*ch *s *$st*lled *$ us

"he$ "e are ba%t*;ed.

Grace a#es us ado%ted

ch*ldre$ o) God.

3LAE, 5*ll*a

hr*st as the :edeeer o) Ma$

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Resolutions for Christian lifeResolutions for Christian life

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$esolutions to move for%ard

'o a#e a$ act o) adorat*o$  Almighty  God, I adore "ou and

I #less "ou.

'o %ra0 the Our Father slo"l0,

%a0*$+ atte$t*o$ to "hat *s sa*d.

'o treat others "*th res%ect,

co$s*der*$+ that the0 are so$s

o) God.