beliefs and teachings Flashcards
three main traditions of christianity
catholic, Protestant and orthodox
denominations are
different groups who all believe in the same god
monotheistic
the belief in one god
christian teaching for the belief in one god
“we belief in one god”
name 4 qualities of god
omnipotent =all powerful omnibenevolent = all loving omniscient = all knowing just = fair
the problem of evil
John hick says how can god have all these properties yet pain and suffering still exist
name one way christians justify evil
that god treats people fairly and they should have trust in gods plan
there is no evil just a lack of good
it helps us appreciate life and heaven
we are being punished
that god did not want us to be puppets and gave us free will
that without the bad we wouldn’t do good
natural evil
happens at no ones fault eg. natural disasters and disease
moral evil
happens due to humans free will eg. war and murder
the trinity
the belief that one god is three persons eg. the father, the son and the Holy Spirit
two types of creation
John and genesis
genesis creation and quote
god made the world in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested “in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth”
John creation and quote
everything was created through the word which refers to the son of god “the word was with god and the word was god”
incarnation
god becoming flesh and taking human form
incarnation quote
“the word became flesh”
the incarnation was
god coming to earth in the form of Jesus for around 30 years
why was Jesus sent to earth
to sacrifice himself for the sins of humans
true of false
Jesus was half human half god
FALSE
Jesus was both fully human and fully god
Jesus’ death
died by crusifiction for the sins of others. as he was also fully human he experienced all the pain and suffering.
Jesus’ last words
“father into your hands I commit my spirit”
Jesus’ sacrifice is important….
- their sins will be forgiven
- god understands human suffering
- suffering is part of life
resurrection
when Jesus rose from the dead
asscension
when Jesus returned to be with god in heaven
significance of the resurrection
shows the power of good over evil as Jesus was bitten by the snake of evil yet his good overpowered this
it secures christians they too will be granted eternal life in heaven
inspires christians to do good
gives confidence
the day of which god will look at your life and make a decisions
judgement day is when god will send you to heaven or hell
the parable of goats and sheep represents
good vs evil and heaven vs hell on judgement day
“for i was hungry….
…and you gave me something to eat”
sin is
any thoughts or actions which separates humans from god
original sin
the built in wish to do wrong which we are all believed to be born with
story of the original sin
comes from Adam and eves disobedience of god when eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil
why did god give humans free will
he didn’t want us to be puppets however he supplies us with guidance like the 10 commandments
salvation
means to be saved from sin and repairs the damage caused
two main ways salvation comes about are….
doing good works “faith without action is dead” and through grace “for it is by grace you have been saved”
who gives grace
the Holy Spirit
Jesus’ role in salvation
his death made up for the original sin and restored the relationship between god and humans. this made eternal life possible for humans
atonement
removes the effects of sin “he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins”
2 quotes for god love
neighbour and world to son
“for god so loved the world he gave his only son”
“love thy neighbour”
agape means
unconditional love
the prodigal son
is a story about forgiveness where a son leaves his dad and spends all his money yet returns and is thrown a party
what is grace
the unconditional love god shows to all even when undeserved
how does god show his love through incarnation
he came down to earth and Jesus gave up his life for others
“make disciples of
…. all nations, baptising them”
Jesus says - regards to resurrection and eternal life
“he who believes in me will live even though he dies”
what story teaches us we should follow gods rules, we choose to sin and we should never be let astray
ADAM AND EVE
how often do christians believe we sin
it is impossible not sin
