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three main traditions of christianity

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catholic, Protestant and orthodox

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denominations are

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different groups who all believe in the same god

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monotheistic

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the belief in one god

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christian teaching for the belief in one god

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“we belief in one god”

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name 4 qualities of god

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omnipotent =all powerful omnibenevolent = all loving omniscient = all knowing just = fair

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the problem of evil

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John hick says how can god have all these properties yet pain and suffering still exist

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name one way christians justify evil

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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

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natural evil

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happens at no ones fault eg. natural disasters and disease

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moral evil

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happens due to humans free will eg. war and murder

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the trinity

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the belief that one god is three persons eg. the father, the son and the Holy Spirit

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two types of creation

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John and genesis

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genesis creation and quote

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god made the world in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested “in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth”

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John creation and quote

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everything was created through the word which refers to the son of god “the word was with god and the word was god”

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incarnation

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god becoming flesh and taking human form

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incarnation quote

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“the word became flesh”

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the incarnation was

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god coming to earth in the form of Jesus for around 30 years

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why was Jesus sent to earth

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to sacrifice himself for the sins of humans

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true of false

Jesus was half human half god

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FALSE

Jesus was both fully human and fully god

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Jesus’ death

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died by crusifiction for the sins of others. as he was also fully human he experienced all the pain and suffering.

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Jesus’ last words

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“father into your hands I commit my spirit”

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Jesus’ sacrifice is important….

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  • their sins will be forgiven
  • god understands human suffering
  • suffering is part of life
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resurrection

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when Jesus rose from the dead

23
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asscension

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when Jesus returned to be with god in heaven

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significance of the resurrection

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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

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the day of which god will look at your life and make a decisions

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judgement day is when god will send you to heaven or hell

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the parable of goats and sheep represents

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good vs evil and heaven vs hell on judgement day

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“for i was hungry….

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…and you gave me something to eat”

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sin is

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any thoughts or actions which separates humans from god

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original sin

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the built in wish to do wrong which we are all believed to be born with

30
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story of the original sin

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comes from Adam and eves disobedience of god when eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil

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why did god give humans free will

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he didn’t want us to be puppets however he supplies us with guidance like the 10 commandments

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salvation

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means to be saved from sin and repairs the damage caused

33
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two main ways salvation comes about are….

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doing good works “faith without action is dead” and through grace “for it is by grace you have been saved”

34
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who gives grace

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the Holy Spirit

35
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Jesus’ role in salvation

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his death made up for the original sin and restored the relationship between god and humans. this made eternal life possible for humans

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atonement

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removes the effects of sin “he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins”

37
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2 quotes for god love

neighbour and world to son

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“for god so loved the world he gave his only son”

“love thy neighbour”

38
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agape means

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unconditional love

39
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the prodigal son

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is a story about forgiveness where a son leaves his dad and spends all his money yet returns and is thrown a party

40
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what is grace

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the unconditional love god shows to all even when undeserved

41
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how does god show his love through incarnation

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he came down to earth and Jesus gave up his life for others

42
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“make disciples of

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…. all nations, baptising them”

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Jesus says - regards to resurrection and eternal life

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“he who believes in me will live even though he dies”

44
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what story teaches us we should follow gods rules, we choose to sin and we should never be let astray

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ADAM AND EVE

45
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how often do christians believe we sin

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it is impossible not sin

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