Belief In God

Question 1

Define The Holy Trinity.

Answer 1

the beleif that there is only one God (monotheistic) but in three bodies

Not three Gods

Question 2

What is the nicine creed?

Answer 2

A statement of belief that many christians recite in church

Question 2

Give a quote fron the nicene creed.

Answer 2

“one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,”

Question 3

what is the nature of ‘God the Father’?

Answer 3

creator of the universe and the ‘almighty’

Question 4

what is the nature of God the son?

Answer 4

Jesus Christ Lord and son of ‘The father’

Question 5

what is the nature of God the holy spirit?

Answer 5

the giver of life meaning he is active spiritually in the world

Question 6

how is God the son reflected in worship today?

Answer 6

jesus crists is said to be their saviour, friend and role model teaching us how to live lives of goodness.

prayer is often joyful and to express thanksto god for forgiving their sins and for jesus being our saviour.

Question 7

how is God the son reflected in worship today?

Question 8

how is the holy spirit reflected in worship today?

Question 9

how is the holy spirit reflected in worship today?

Answer 9

charismatic worshiping such as dances and creative expression is used to ask the holy spirit to enable them to worship using spiritual gifts.

Question 10

What is creationism?

Answer 10

the belief that the world was created in a literal 6 days.

Question 11

what is the biblical account of creation?

Answer 11

there are two accounts of creaation in Genesis the first being the creation pf earth in 6 days and the second focusing on the creation of mankind.

Question 12

summarise the 6 days of creation.

Answer 12

1. Heavens, Earth, Dark, LIght
2. Water and Sky
3. Land and Plant life
4. Sun, Moon and stars
5. Fish and birds
6. land animals and humans

Question 13

what is woman made from according to genesis?

Answer 13

“Then the lord made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man”

(Genesis 2: 22)

Question 13

what is man made from according to genesis?

Answer 13

‘Then the lord God formed a man fronm the dust of the ground”

(Genesis 2; 7)

Question 13

metaphorical and literal…

how can the biblical accounts of creation be understood in a metaphorical way?

Answer 13

some christians would believe this account is a metaphor and is a story to help understand that god is the creator of all things.

Question 14

how can the biblical accounts of creation be understood in a literal way?

Answer 14

some believe that the account is true exactly as the bible says. This is called creationism.

Question 15

what is salvation?

Answer 15

Jesus christ brought salvation by saving christians from their sins and reuniting them with God.

Question 16

what is atonement?

Answer 16

Atonement is the forgiving of sin in and original sin in particular through the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus christ.

Question 17

what is eschatology?

Answer 17

an area of christain theology concerned with life after death

Question 18

what is purgatory?

Answer 18

a place where the souls of the dead are cleansed and prepared for heaven.

Question 19

what is universalism?

Answer 19

the idea that everyone will go to heaven because of the love and mercy of God.

Question 20

give a quote to do with hell.

Answer 20

“he will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gosel of our lord jesus’’

(2 thessalonians 1: 8-9)

Question 21

give a quote on purgatory

Answer 21

“But after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven”

Question 22

What happened in the last days of Jesus’ life

Answer 22

1)The last supper, the betrayal
2) The trial
3) The crucifixion
4)The resurrection
5) The ascension