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October Adult Meeting

Explore the three phases of coming to know God, including reasoning about His existence, understanding His nature through Divine Revelation, and embracing faith. Learn about the Blessed Trinity and the invitation to enter into a relationship with God.

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October Adult Meeting

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  1. October Adult Meeting

  2. Agenda Click to add your agenda

  3. Opening Questions Whom are we most likely to believe? How about when we are children?

  4. Opening Questions What are some qualities or behaviors others display that make you more likely to believe them?

  5. Opening Questions How do we find someone who is able to do something for us that we cannot do for ourselves? (e.g., doctors, plumbers, dentists, etc.)

  6. The Three Phases of Coming to know God Knowing that God exists through reason Knowing who He is through Revelation Having faith: accepting God and His Truth

  7. What Reason Tells Us about God

  8. We can know God through reason by: Looking at the external world Looking at the human person

  9. Through reason we can know what God is, but not who God is.

  10. To know who God is, we need Revelation.

  11. Divine Revelation: God reveals Himself directly to the human race

  12. Revelation begins with Old Testament patriarchs and prophets.God reveals Himself fully inJesus Christ.

  13. Who is God?The Blessed Trinity

  14. God is one God in three Divine persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

  15. The Trinity answers the questions of: Who is God? What kind of relationship does He invite us to? Where does everything come from? What is the purpose of life?

  16. Now the only question is: Will we accept God’s invitation to join Him?

  17. Faith: Entering into Relationship with God

  18. Faith means entering into a relationship with God.

  19. Faith means believing that what God has told you is true.

  20. Faith means acting according to your faith.

  21. The Christian Family reflects the self-giving love of the Trinity.

  22. Whom do you see in this painting? What part of the Bible does it depict?

  23. Compare and contrast the appearance and posture of God the Father with Adam. Who seems to have more energy?

  24. Why would Adam’s posture mirror God’s?

  25. Why do you think Michaelangelo painted their hands almost, but not quite, touching?

  26. Some scholars note that the contours of the image behind God look similar to a human brain. If true, what might that signify?

  27. What other connections can you make between our readings this month and this piece of art?

  28. Key Points in Our Readings This Month Faith is: A gift from God Necessary for salvation and requires that we follow God’s commandments Summarized in the Apostles’ Creed Faith is NOT a blind leap.

  29. Key Points in Our Readings This Month We can know God through Divine Revelation and through His creation. Unlike any other creatures, human beings are made in the image of God.This means we are created with intellect, free will, and the capacity to love.

  30. Key Points in Our Readings This Month God is the Blessed Trinity – one God in three Divine Persons –the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Trinity is the central mystery of our faith. God the Father is the Creator of Heaven and Earth.

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