Part One: The Profession of Faith › Section Two of Part One: The Profession of the Christian Faith: The Creeds ›› CHAPTER 1: I Believe in God the Father ››› Article 1: “I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth” ›››› §1: I Believe in God ››››› IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

231. Why is God’s oneness indispensable? (CCC 228) God’s oneness is indispensable, because the supreme being must be unique, without equal: If God is not one, He is not God.
232. What three basic attitudes does Faith in God cause in the believer? (CCC 229) Faith in God causes in the believer:
1. to turn to God alone
2. to prefer nothing to Him
3. to substitute nothing for Him.
233. How does St Augustine express God’s inscrutability? (CCC 230) St Augustine († 430) expresses God’s inscrutability by saying: If you understood Him, it would not be God.
234. As what has God revealed Himself? (CCC 231) God has revealed Himself as the one (1) who is (2) Truth and (3) Love.