Holy Trinity

CAVEAT: Legend of Saint Augustine

STILL A MYSTERY Our View of Mystery

Deacon John E. Sims 1 Images of Trinity

• St. Patrick’s – Shamrock

• St Augustine’s God’s Love

• Modern – A woman – one person but different relationships –mother, wife, and a friend

• STILL A MYSTERY

2 THERE IS ONE GOD Salvation History is ALSO the unfolding of the Mystery of this One God 5000 + years of knowing the One Holy Invisible God We know today that: GOD presents who God is to us humans as three personifications/relationships.

• As Daddy (Abba) – Perfect parent and Creator of EVERYTHING • God the Father is continually creating, always has and will continue forever. God creates in us gifts, human and spiritual, in order to bring about His Holy plan. DJ believes he sorts out the DNA markers that are past on to us for His service. • As Redeemer Lord – Son of God. Jesus Our Brother . Saved ALL humans past, present and to come by His suffering, death and resurrection. Perfect Sacrifice to Abba • As the Holy Spirit - By the gifts of His Spirit (Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge, Counsel, Right Judgement, Courage, Perseverance, Reverence and Awe of God) , the Holy Spirit continues our “creation” as a Heralder of the Gospel, Servant to others, Follower of Jesus, of God’s will… 3 GOD The Creator

Filioque Controversy

HOLY SPIRIT JESUS –Son of God

HUMAN RACE 4 God Father of All our Creator

Hear O Israel The Lord Your God is ONE Then God said, “]Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; Gen 1 26 Steadfast, Unconditional and Generous Lover HE <=> Pure LOVE Jesus’ reveals His father through the Gospel e.g. the Our Father, Prodigal Son.. Yet Book of Wisdom The Father has Mother Characteristics

God, the Creator’s relationship to us is Good Parent

5 JESUS IS THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (No Religion has anyone like Him)

A Loving God Takes on Our Humanity FULLY

A Happy Fault “The Sin of Adam that gave us such a Redeemer – Exaultet”

A God willing to take on the form of a slave (His creation) St Paul Philippians 2:6ff

A God who Suffers great Torture, Dies and Rises for Us.

6 The Holy Spirit

The Holy Sprit is the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. Co-equal with the Father and the Son; God the Holy Spirit is hardest to understand unless you seek Him

Present in all of God's saving works.

Advocate - ALL Prayer is begun in the Holy Spirit – God talking to God

Counselor- Gifts

Paraclete (Helper) Footsteps Story

7 One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only. This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord, “You promised me Lord, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?” The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”

THE LORD IS THE HOLY SPIRIT HERE!!!!!! The Paraclete

8 The Beginning: The Holy Spirit in Creation

"The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters." Genesis 1:2

' "Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." Genesis 2:7

Holy Spirit is the breath of God?

9 The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament "So went out and told the people the words of the Lord; and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and placed them round about the tent. Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was upon him and put it upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied.. Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them; they were among those registered, but had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, 'Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.' And the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, 'My lord Moses, forbid them‘ But Moses said to him, 'Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were , that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them!'" Numbers 11:24-28 "And I will not hide my face any more from them, when I pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, says the Lord God." Ezekial 39:29

"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people; Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days." 2:28-29 Through the Holy Spirit’s Gifts we become Prophets

10 The Holy Spirit in the New Testament

The Incarnation: God becomes man by the Holy Spirit

"Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to , before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit." Matthew 1:18 "And the angel said to her [Mary], 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.'" " Luke 1:35

Baptism of the Lord Mark 1:9ff

Replacement of Judas Acts 1: 21ff (Parish Counsel Story)

Pentecost Acts 2

11 HOLY SPIRIT CALLS ALL THROUGH CONFIRMATION TO BE A PROPHET

A Prophet DOES NOT FORETELL THE FUTURE

A Prophet Interprets the Signs of the Times per God’s Interaction with us.

HOLY SPIRIT GIVES ALL THROUGH CONFIRMATION Special Gifts for The Common God of the Church

The “Gifts” Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Reverence, Wonder and Awe of God Right Judgement and Perseverance

Charisms 1 Corinthians 12: 1-11 Healing, Miracles, Tongues (prayer and voice)

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