Christain Beliefs Flashcards
Allegory
That the story was never meant to be literally true, but certain parts about God are true
3 solutions of evil
The free will defence
It’s a test
The Holy Spirit changing lives
Gives people strength to over come stuff like drug addiction (for example)
Gives people courage, for example Martin Luther King with him fighting for black rights
God the son - Matthew and Luke’s version
The gospels Matthew and Luke include stories such as Jesus’ birth. They try to make the incarnation seems literally true
Out of body experience evidence
Thomas put his hand in Jesus’ wound
The apostles creed
Something Christians recite in church every Sunday, saying “I belief in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting”
Festivals - white candle
Lit on Xmas day, symbolising his purity and goodness
Epiphany
Day when Xmas ends ((traditionally)January 6th)
When the wise men visited Jesus
Remains of pagan celebrations
School nativity Carol singing Candles Saint Nicholas Gifts
Lent
Used to be the time of pertinence and fasting food for 40 days and remembers Jesus’ time in the desert before his baptism
Persecution
Means hostility and ill treatment especially against religious believes, race and political
Christians being prosecuted evidence
Jesus’ followers always got prosecuted but Jesus told them to ‘love their enemies’
Forms of persecution
Paying higher taxes
Preventing Christians getting jobs or building property
Attack’s on homes, churches, and even murder
Positive effects of prosecution
It can help to strength and develop faith and that Christians believe they are also part of Christ’s suffering
Corinthians verse
“If one part suffers, it all suffers” ~ Corinthian Paul
