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Importance of this topic
We explored the Trinity already, now we are going to explore the First Person of the Trinity, God the Father.

One Line Summary
God the Father is the first origin of everything. He is a loving Father who desires a relationship with us.

Important Scripture Passages

Deut 32:6 - God is a Father
Psalm 23 - He is a Good Shepherd and cares for us in every way.
Matthew 5:48 - We should be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.
1 John 3:1 - God makes us out of his love for us.
Romans 8:10-17 - God wants us to know him as Father, and call him Father.

Catechism of the Catholic Church

238-240 - God is our Father and while transcendent, he is also close to us and desires intimacy with us.
2279-84 - God adopts us as his sons and daughters in and through Christ. Through Christ we can have a relationship with him.
2822-2825 - We must be obedient to God our Father.

Discussion Points

God is one, and is all powerful. God the Father, first person of the Most Holy Trinity loves us and creates us in love. While he is all powerful, he is all merciful and all loving. “God is love” as the Bible tells us.

God the Father wants to forgive our sins. The story of the Prodigal son teaches us that he waits for us while we were yet a long way off and not looking for the Father. His heart desires us, and we too should desire Him.

God the Father has not left us orphaned after the Fall, but has continuely provided for man, especially through sending His Son, Jesus Christ for our salvation, and the Holy Spirit to be our guide.

Jesus calls us to be perfect as the heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48).

God has prepared us a kingdom which he calls us to one day. When we are baptized as Christians, we become members of that kingdom through Jesus. We will for a time sojourn in this strange land, but our heavenly home awaits us after we die.

Common Misunderstandings

How can God be loving if he allows evil? A: God loves us so much. Creation is an act of love, but creation would not be perfect if it was not free. Allowing his creation to have free will, God realizes that we can choose against Him, however to not give us free will would be an act against charity. It would make us robots that are forced to love God, and that is not love at all. Even allowing us to chose hell, God is making a loving action, because if we do not want to be with God, then God is not going to force us to do so.

A question to think about

How much time do you devote to praying to God? He loves you and wants to hear from you!

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