belief in God- christianity Flashcards
christian beliefs about jesus
jesus being born on earth is known as incarnation
he began preaching about the age of thirty
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omnipotetence
-all powerful ,without rival
omniscient
all knowing
omnibenevolent
all loving, all good
omnipresent
ever present, god is everywhere at same time
eternal
without beginning or end, all existing
transcendant
above all things
immanent
within all things
creator
the maker of all things, God is the uncreated creator, the first cause
trinity
refers to the christian belief that one God is made of three persons:
father- creator
son- saviour
holy spirit- sustainer
Christian beliefs about life after death
.Christians believe in the afterlife and heaven
.Christians believe it is part of their jouney to be reunited with God
christians believe that the immortal soul continues on a journey of eternal life in heaven
the reseruction of jesus
resurrection shows the power of good over evil
Christians believe by accepting Jesus, they themselves can be resurrected in some way
without resurrection, there will be no Christian faith
different Christian beliefs about reserection
some christians believe the reresection is a reality, and that a persons soul is resurrected directly after death
others believe when Jesus comes back to earth, he will judge and then people will be resurrected
catholic church belief about reserection
catholic church belives that once reserected, people will transform into a new glorified state but with their body
christian beliefs on the afterlife
human beings receive eternal life as a gift from God and so a belief in the afterlife is for a Christians dependant of God