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AQA A LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 2.1 SELF, DEATH AND AFTERLIFE - CHRISTIANITY > Flashcards

2.1 SELF, DEATH AND AFTERLIFE - CHRISTIANITY Flashcards

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What are the three meanings and purposes of life for Christians?

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  • to glorify god
  • to being about God’s kingdom
  • to prepare for judgement
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Finish the quote from Genesis 1: 26-28 “Be fruitful …

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and multiply and fill the earth”

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What is imago dei?

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Humans made in the image of God

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Finish the quote from Genesis 1:27 “so God created mankind …

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in his own image”

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Define the word ‘kabod’

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glory

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How can Christians use god’s glory in their lived?

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By living good lives

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Finish the quote from Genesis 2:7-8 “God formed man of dust from the ground …

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and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life

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What does Genesis 2:7-8 suggest about human relationships with God?

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It is personal

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3 ways in which christians can build a relationship with God

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  • communicating in prayer
  • studying the bible
  • modeling life on Jesus
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What is the original sin?

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Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit

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What was the consequence of the original sin on all humans?

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All humans are born with the original sin

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How did humans make up for the original sin?

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through the doctrine of atonement

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How can humans complete their renconcilliation?

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by facing judegment at the end of their lives

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what is the significance of Matthew 25:31-46?

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Parable of sheep and goats showing how humans will be judged

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How does the Lord’s prayer refer to kingdom of God?

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“Your kingdom come, your will be done”

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How can humans bring about God’s kingdom?

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By acting as God’s stewards on earth

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What is a contemplative life for humans?

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Where their life is a lifelong journey of prayer and contemplation

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What does Christianity teach about resurrection?

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Jesus died and rose from the dead

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What is Jesus’ life symbolic of?

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Everlasting life that comes from God

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Why is the ressurection so significant for Christians?

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Highlights importance of the doctrine of atonement

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Finish the quote Daniel 12:2 “many of those who sleep …

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“in the dust of the earth shall wake”

22
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Define dualism

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belief in 2 substances - body and soul

23
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How was plato a dualist?

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He argued that there are 2 worlds - the world of appearances and the world of forms

24
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Where do Christians get their idea of soul?

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Plato’s philosophy and Jewish tradition

25
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What type of resurrection did Augustine believe in?

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Resurrection of the flesh

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Why did Augustine believe in resurrection of the flesh?

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as the physical and spiritual effects of the original sin would be removed

27
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Finish the quote 1 Corinthians 15:42-54 “we shall not all sleep …

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“but we shall all be changed”

28
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What type of resurrection did St Paul support?

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Spiritual

29
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What does the concept of resurrection offer to christians?

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Hope of an afterlife

30
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Why were Catholics against cremation?

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It goes against the belief of resurrection

31
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Why are protestants more likely to accept cremation?

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They believe in spiritual resurrection

32
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What do christians will happen on the day of judgmenet

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  • angel will blow the trumpet
  • all will be raised
  • all will be judged based on deeds in the book of life
33
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Finish the quote: Revelation 20:11-12 “I saw the dead, great …

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and small, standing before the throne and the books were opened”

34
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What will happen to those who are judged to be holy? [catholic church]

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they will go to heaven

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What will happen to those who are judged to have commited mortal sins? [catholic church]

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they will go to hell

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What will happen to those who are judged to have commited venial sins?

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they will go to purgatory to be purified

37
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How does the Bible describe hell?

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  • a fiery furnace
  • gnashing of teeth
38
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Why did conservative christians believe judgement to be physical?

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  • christians were tortured and killed under Roman opression
39
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what punishments were christians under roman rules forced to undergo?

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  • hanged
  • burnt at stake
  • mutilation of limbs
40
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How does the Bible support judgment as physical?

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Hell as a dark, firey place

41
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How did the church focus on suffering as a punishment?

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  • argued the plague was a punishment for human sin
42
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What is the impact of judgement as physical on christians?

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Christians will lead a virtuous life to get to heaven

43
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what are spiritual ideas of heaven and hell?

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heaven = soul experiencing pleasure and joy
heaven = mental torment and pain

44
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why do some christians believe judgment is psychological?

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there is no empirical evidence of heaven and hell

45
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What can following Jesus’ actions lead to?

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heaven on earth

46
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How does John Milton support judgement as psychological?

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“the mind is its own place, and itself can make a heaven and hell”

47
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What did Carl Jung argued a spiritually fulfilled person experiences?

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state of contentment

48
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What did Carl Jung argued a psychologically conflicted person experiences?

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suffering

49
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How can people escape psychological hell?

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Through therapy

50
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What is objective immortality?

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individuals remain forever in the mind of God when they die

51
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what is subjective immortality?

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humans will still exist as independent, thinking beings

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