aberhamic religion- christianity Flashcards
How did we get here? How did the world begin?
God created the universe- out of nothing. The first humans were Adam and Eve. God shaped the earth, sun, planets, stars, animals, and humans.
Is there a God?
Christians believe that God can be represented in three ways: The Father, the Son (Jesus), or the holy spirit. Out of the three, called God Jesus is the most common.
Where does evil come from?
If you don’t follow God’s rules
Satan and other evil people can tempt you to do the wrong thing
Before Adam and Eve didn’t listen to God, there was no evil- so evil evolved out of Adam and Eve
Original sin
Choose God
What happens when you die?
Heaven or Hell. Those who are “saved” will be in heaven, eternal life in the presence of god. The opposite is hell, where those who are not “saved” face eternal punishment and separation from god.
What is the Trinity
3 parts of the trinity- God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit
God the Father is an authoritarian figure- how god is described in the Old Testament
God the Son- Jesus- is a type of person
God the holy spirit- There are things in life we can’t explain, the nonphysical attributes of God
The Trinity is a way to help us understand the total awesomeness of god- the power he contains
That does not mean God is three different people- Christianity is still Monotheistic its just the ways God can be interpreted
Catholicism
There is a central authority figure- he pope
The pope is in charge of all catholic churches
No decisions made without the poem
A roman cathlic service has many rituals- many can be confession and more
The Clergy are cardinals, bishops, popes, etc. - The clergy has the most power
Orthodoxy
There is no central authority- each individual community makes decisions for themselves- they don’t have one unified practice
Localized
Follows the rituals that have been around for a very long time
Brief Historical Events that led to splits
Nicene Creed-it is the statement of what the church believes specifically around Jesus
The Great Schism- Culturally they were both very distinct and split
The Protestant Reformation- that Christianity is the personal connection with God, that you shouldn’t do all the specific practice - That year a priest named Martin Luther on a doorstep 95 theses, complaints about how the church was corrupt and how they were practicing incorrectly- The word Protestant evolved from the word Protest
Latter Day Saints (unique practices and beliefs)*
Some key values relate to-Jesus, God, Messiah, Following the teachings of Christ, Baptism, The error of other Christian religions, Salvation
They believe that modern Christianity has more errors.
They have the same core values
Latter-day Saints’ opinions on other parts of Christianity are more closed-minded.
Protestant Denominations
There are many different denominations of Protestant
The big thing that many they have in common is the emphasis on faith
It’s about the spiritual and personal connection with God and what’s in your heart
