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221 But St. John goes even further when he affirms that "God is love": ⁴⁴ God's very being is love. By sending his only Son and the Spirit of Love in the fullness of time, God has revealed his innermost secret: ⁴⁵ God himself is an eternal exchange of love, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and he has destined us to share in that exchange.

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

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CHAPTER ONE: I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER

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ARTICLE 1: "I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH"

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Paragraph 1. I Believe in God

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III. GOD, "HE WHO IS", IS TRUTH AND LOVE

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44 l Jn 4:8, 16.

45 Cf. I Cor 2:7-16; Eph 3:9-12.

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