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The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

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THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.CHAPTER I.THE BLESSED TRINITY, THE INCARNATION, ETC.THECatholic Church teaches that there is butone God, who is infinite in knowledge, in power,in goodness, and in every other perfection who;created all things by His omnipotence, and governsthem by His Providence.In this one God there are three distinct Persons,the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, who areperfectly equal to each other.We believe that Jesus Christ, the Second Person <strong>of</strong> the Blessed Trinity, is perfect God and per&quot;fect Man. He is God, for He is over all things,God blessed forever.&quot; 1 &quot;He is God <strong>of</strong> the substance <strong>of</strong> the Father, begotten before time; andHe isinMan <strong>of</strong> the substance <strong>of</strong> His Mother, born2Out <strong>of</strong> love for us, and in order totime.&quot;rescue us from the miseries entailed upon us bythe disobedience <strong>of</strong> <strong>our</strong> first parents, the DivineWord descended from heaven, and became Manin the womb <strong>of</strong> the Virgin Mary, by the operation <strong>of</strong> the Holy Ghost. He was born on Christinas day, in a stable at Bethlehem.After having led a life <strong>of</strong> obscurity for aboufc1Horn. ix. 5.JAthanasian Creed.19

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