Part I: Section 2: Chapter 1: The Creeds & I believe in God

"I believe in God"

"I am who I am"

"I believe"

the essential elements of the Church's Faith

Yhwh

Kyrios

Creation

Lord

because it is the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church of Rome, the See of Peter, the first of the apostles

because it is a faithful short summary of the apostles' Faith

because it is at once a name revealed and something like the refusal of a name

because these Persons are united in one essence, substance, or nature entirely simple

because these Persons are united in one essence, substance, or nature entirely simple

in order to express and hand on her Faith in brief formulae

in order to translate the Old Testament from the Greek

in order to take over the world

Symbolon

Creation

Kyrios

Lord

the Latin word with which they often begin

the truths of the Faith professed during Baptism

the Apostles' Creed

the Faith is presented in reference to the three Trinitarian persons

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one."

"I am who I am"

"I believe in God"

"I believe"

because it stems from the first two ecumenical councils (Nicaea I and Constantinople I)

because it is a faithful short summary of the apostles' Faith

because of the word symbolon in Greek

because it is the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church of Rome

in Baptism

"I believe in God"

"I am who I am"

"I believe"

because it is a faithful short summary of the apostles' Faith

because it is at once a name revealed and something like the refusal of a name

because these Persons are united in one essence, substance, or nature entirely simple

because the Father is the first Divine Person of the Most Holy Trinity

Creation

Redemption

Kyrios

Baptism

because these Persons are united in one essence, substance, or nature entirely simple

in order to express and hand on her Faith in brief formulae

at the burning bush

in the sense that God is the fullness of Being and perfection without beginning and end

Faith

Creation

Redemption

I believe

the Faith is presented in reference to the three Trinitarian persons

the Apostles' Creed

the truths of the Faith professed during Baptism

the Latin word with which they often begin: credo

because they are the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church of Rome

because the Persons of the Trinity are united in one essence, substance, or nature

because they stem from the first two ecumenical Councils

because of the word 'symbolon' in Greek

because it is the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church of Rome, the See of Peter

because it is a faithful summary of the apostles' Faith

because it is at once a name revealed and something like a refusal

because it stems from the first two ecumenical Councils

the truths of the Faith professed during Baptism

distinct truths out of which the Creed is composed

God's nature, substance, and essence

the sense that God is the fullness of Being and perfection

the burning bush

Sanctification

Redemption

Creation

as a faithful short summary of the apostles' Faith

by constant reference to the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed

by revelation

as an ancient baptismal symbol

"I believe in God"

"I believe"

"I am who I am"

"summarize"

because it stems from the first two ecumenical Councils

because it is a faithful short summary of the apostles' Faith

because it is at once a name revealed and something like a refusal of a name

because it is the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church or Rome, the See of Peter

the truths of the Faith professed during Baptism

Truth and Love

Credo

symbolon

at Baptism

at Redemption

at Creation

at Confirmation

the Faith is presented in reference to the three Trinitarian persons

the Latin word with which they often begin: credo

the Greek translation of the Old Testament

the truths of the Faith professed during Baptism

God

Kyrios

Symbolon

Lord

the Lord

God's nature, substance, and essence

Truth and Love

distinct truths out of which the Creed is composed

because it is the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church of Rome

because these Persons are united in one essence, substance, or nature entirely simple

because the Father is the first Divine person of the Most Holy Trinity

because it is a faithful short summary of the apostles' Faith

because it is the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church of Rome

because it is at once a name revealed and something like the refusal of a name

Baptism is given in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit

because it is a faithful short summary of the apostles' Faith

the Greek translation of the Old Testament

an organic summary of the essential elements of the Faith

the Faith presented in reference to the three Trinitarian persons

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one."

at the burning bush

"I believe in God"

in the sense that God is the fullness of Being and Perfection

the Latin word with which they often begin: credo

the Latin word with which they often begin: credo

the Faith is presented in reference to the three Trinitarian persons

the Greek translation of the Old Testament

the truths of the Faith professed during Baptism

candidates for Baptism

Sanctification

the Jews

women and children

an organic summary of the essential elements of the Church's Faith

a name revealed and something like the refusal of a name

the Greek translation of the Old Testament

the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church

"Baptism"

"I believe"

"I am who I am"

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one"