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” ›››› §3 The Almighty

› IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

278. What is the only attribute of God mentioned in the Creed? (CCC 268) The only attribute of God mentioned in the Creed is His omnipotence.
“I believe in God, the Father, the Almighty.”
279. What are the three qualities of God’s power? (CCC 268) The three qualities of God’s power are that it is:
1. universal, because God is almighty
2. loving, because God is Father
3. mysterious, because God’s power is made perfect through weakness.
280. Through which expressions does the Bible confess the universal power of God? (CCC 269) The Bible confesses the universal power of God by calling Him the mighty One of Jacob, the Lord of hosts, the strong and mighty One.
281. How do God’s Fatherhood and power shed light on one another? (CCC 270) God’s Fatherhood and power shed light on one another, because God reveals His power by the filial adoption that He gives us.
282. Where has God shown forth His almighty power most mysteriously? (CCC 272) God has shown forth His almighty power most mysteriously through the Cross and Resurrection.
283. Why does the mentioning of God’s power help us to believe the rest of the Creed? (CCC 272) The mentioning of God’s power helps us to believe the rest of the Creed, because nothing is more apt to confirm our Faith than the knowledge that nothing is impossible with God.