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Christian Doctrine: Some basics POWERPOINT 1A

Christian Doctrine: Some basics POWERPOINT 1A. Red Letter Points – PPT 1A. Explain the passage from the Council of Trent on the most basic goal of Christian Doctrine. What is the “double commandment”? Why do some Christians hold up “ John 3:16” signs at sporting events?

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Christian Doctrine: Some basics POWERPOINT 1A

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  1. Christian Doctrine: Some basicsPOWERPOINT 1A

  2. Red Letter Points – PPT 1A • Explain the passage from the Council of Trent on the most basic goal of Christian Doctrine. • What is the “double commandment”? • Why do some Christians hold up “John 3:16” signs at sporting events? • Howdoes the course view the Bible? • Terms to know: • Revelation; Inspiration; Magisterium; Apostolic; Immaculate Conception; Theotokos • BIBLE: Mt 22:35-40; Lk 1:26-38; Mt 6:9-15

  3. Prayer of the WeekThe Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

  4. Explain the passage from the Council of Trent, on the most basic goal of Christian Doctrine. “The whole concern of doctrine and its teaching must be directed to the love that never ends. Whether something is proposed for belief, for hope or for action, the love of our Lord must always be made accessible, so that anyone can see that all the works of perfect Christian virtue spring from love and have no other objective than to arrive at love.” Roman Catechism – Trent; quoted by John Paul II at the end of the Prologue of Catechism • According to Council of Trent (!), “doctrine” is to teach the love of Christ : love of God, and love of neighbor as self • “Doctrine” is not just ideas but is an effort of the mind directed to the heart • If doctrine is not leading to love, it has missed its mark. • “Doctrine” is not just “info” about God, but should lead to the love of God and inspire with the love of God

  5. What is the “double commandment”? “… a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him. ‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.’” (Matthew 22:35-40) “the double commandment”: love God, love neighbor • the core of the Christian faith • the purpose and source of “Christian Doctrine.”

  6. Why do some Christians hold up “John 3:16” signs at sporting events? • Because this verse from John’s gospel contains the core of the Christian faith: “God so loved the world He sent His only Son…”: (John 3:16) • This is a stunning teaching about what God, the Creator, is like and expresses who Christ is for Christians • “Christian Doctrine” is the attempt to express that faith.

  7. Correcting some common misconceptions • All Catholic faith and practices are rooted in the Bible. • Catholics may accept the theory of evolution is not in conflict with the Bible. • Catholics should read the Bible regularly as part of their religious life. • Catholics have the same Bible as other Christians, though they still include some books that some Protestants decided to exclude. • To accept the Bible as “true” does not mean to only read it literally.

  8. Howdoes the Catholic church view the Bible? • “revealed”: • specially revealed by God for us; revelation is a unique type of knowing – from God Himself; • “inspired”: • produced from the working of God’s Spirit within the writer; • “apostolic”: • handed down to us by those who sustained the faith, through the first apostles of Christ; • “magisterial”: • is a source of teaching, part of “magisterium”: an authoritative document to be “obeyed”; • Christ-centered: • the goal of Scripture is not to learn Scripture, but to draw closer to Christ

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  10. Terms to know • Revelation: • The truth revealed by God; given by God directly to us • Inspiration: • The spirit of God is at work in it and through it • Magisterium: • The teaching authority of Church (centered in Rome for Catholics) • Apostolic: • Something that is passed on from, linked directly to the apostles of Christ; Catholics believe this of genuine Christian teaching

  11. Christian Doctrine: Some basics END OF POWERPOINT 1A Christian Doctrine 1 / Dr. Billings

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