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Chapter 1 catholic Christianity Flashcards

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Who painted the creation of Adam

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Michelangelo

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Why is Adam show to be the perfect man

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God mad everything “very good” Genesis 1:31

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3
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Why is Adam not fully alive

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Shows that humanity depends on God for life

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4
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Why are both Adam and God muscular and in similar positions?

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Reflects that humanity was made in the image and likeness of God

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5
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God is being carried by angles ?

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Shows he is transcendent

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6
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Give 2 reasons it is not accurate to the creation story

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God breathed life into Adam
God and Adam are the same size suggesting they are equal

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7
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How does the mosaic show creation

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Lines extend from the hand out which reflects the idea that god crated everything in the universe

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8
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Why is gods hand large

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Helps to show god’s greatness and power

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9
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What does genesis teach us about the nature of god

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God is creator
God is omnipotent
God is transcendent

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10
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How is God shown as creator in genesis 1

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He created everything and made all of it to be special and he created humanity in his image to allow humanity to have a close relationship with him

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How is god shown as omnipotent in Genesis 1

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God has the power to create anything he wants and he has the power to make it “ very good” Genesis which shows he is very powerful

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How is God shown as transcendent in genesis 1 ?

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He only needs his own word to create
“God said let there be light and there was light” Genesis 1
God is beyond human understanding

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13
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How do humans share in the spirit of God

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“Breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” genesis 2
Shows humans share the spirit of god and god gave humans some of his qualities

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14
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What does free will mean

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Free will means people are able to make choice on wether to sin or not

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Why does evil exist

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As a result of using free will to sin and Turing away from God

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16
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What is stewardship

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Having power and authority to rule over the world
We have dominion
Looking after the world with care and love to pass it onto future generations

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17
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Why do all people have dignity ?

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God made humans imago dei
In his image and likeness
All humans are equal as they have all been created by Hod and share in the qualities of God
This means all people have dignity

18
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explain sanctity of life

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all life is holy and sacred as it was created by god
therefore all life must be protected and respected
especialy human life
this is why abortion and euthanasia are not allowed

19
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name the 4 sections of the old testament

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law
history
wisdom
prophecy

20
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what does the law section of the bible contain

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first 5 books
explains how the jews became the people of god
contain the laws and guidlines that god wanted the jews to follow eg the 10 commandments

21
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what does the history section of the bible contain

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shows how god guided the jews and how they often didnt listen
help later generations not make the same mistakes

22
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what does the wisdom section of the bible contain

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includes prayers, psalms , poems and booksof advice
help people understand their faith and live in a way that pleases god

23
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what does the prophecy part of the bible contain

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book of prophets that inspire people

24
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name the 4 sections of the new testament

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the gospels
the acts of the apostles
the epistles
the book of revalation

25
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what is in the gospels

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actions and teachings of jesus

26
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what is in the acts of the apostles

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tells of the events in the early church

27
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what is in the epistles

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letters written by the apostles which discuss how to follow the teachings of jesus

28
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what is in the book of revalation

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written by the apostles john
included his own mystical vision which some belive describe the end of the world

29
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what is the bible ?

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the word of God

30
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how is the bible the word of god ?

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-god inspired those who wrote the bible through the holy spirit
- the prophets were inspired by God
-the bible contains the teachings of jesus and jesus is the word of God made flesh
-the bible contains the epistles which have the writings of the apostles who were filled with the holy spirit

31
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what is the magisterium

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the teaching auhority of the church which interprets the bible for catholics today

32
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why is the magisterum trusted

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the magisterium is continually inspired by the holy spirit
it is therefore infallable

33
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how does the catholic church interpret genesis ?

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-it is a myth
-they are not meant to be taken litteraly
-they convey deep and complex spiritual truths
- they belive that the main message of the creation stories is that god made everything , and made it to be good and humans are the high point of creation

34
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how do fundementalists interpret genesis

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litterally
do not belive in evolution

35
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what is natural law

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the idea that humans are born with an understanding of what is right and wrong (do good and avoid evil)
because
god made all of creation good and imago dei

36
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why is following natural law important

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  • it is part of gods will for humans
37
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what did the second vatican council say about science

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religion and science support ecahother

38
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what are three reasons we should carefor the enviroment

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-all of creation is special as it was made by God to be good
-God made humans stewads of the earth
- love thy neighbour

39
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how can catholics care for the world

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  1. local - recycle more
  2. national- put pressure on companies
    3.global- put pressure on goverments at international meetings
40
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name some examples of cafods work

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-encouraging people in england to live simpler and use fewer resources
-setting up sources of sustainable energy
-helping farmers adopt sustanable farming methods eg natural fertilisers

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