Christanity - Christian Beliefs Flashcards
What is different ways to describe God?
5 ways
Eternal
Omni present
Omniscient
Omnibenevolent
Creatio ex nihlo
Eternal
God is outside space and time and exists in the past present and future.
What is a quote for “eternal”?
“For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations” Psalms
Omnipresent
God is present everywhere at all times.
An example of God being omniscient
Jonah tries to urn away from God
Omnipotent
God is all powerful, nothing is beyond God’s power.
What is a quote for “omnipotent”?
“I am the lord the god of mankind nothing is to hard for me “in Jeremiah OR He created the universe by just saying “ Let there be light”
Omniscient
God is all knowing he knows everything that can be known
What is a quote for “Omniscient”?
“For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens”-Job
Omnibenevolent
God is “all loving” or “all good”. He has perfect love for his creation. God showed his love for mankind by the death of Jesus. As Jesus died for our sins.
What is a quote for “Omnibenevolent”?
“The lord is compassionate and gracious, slower to anger and abounding in love”- Psalms
Creatio ex nihlo
God made everything that exists from nothing therefore the world is not here by accident and has been given a purpose by God
What is a quote for “Creatio ex nihlo”?
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” - Genesis
What are Christians?
Christians are monotheists i.e. they believe in just one God Yet they often talk about God in terms of the Trinity.
This idea was developed by the early Christian church. St Paul writes to a new church in Corinth
“May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” 2 Corinthians 13:14
God the Father
God cares for his creation in the way that a loving father cares for his children, protecting them, making sacrifices for them and forgiving them when they do wrong.
God is like a parent, giving rewards and punishments.
God the Father quotes
The Lord..is he not your Father, your Creator who made and formed you” Deuteronomy 32:6
“let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven” Matthew 5:16
God the Holy Spirit
Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he told his disciples that his presence would always be with them to comfort, inspire and guide them. The disciples received at Pentecost
The Holy Spirit is represented in Christian art as a dove, as wind and as fire
God the Holy Spirit quotes
“the Counsellor, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you”, John 14:25
Day 1
God created light and called the light day and the darkness night
Day 1 quotes
God said “Let there be light” and there was light
Day 2
God created sky and separated earth from heaven
Day 3
God separated land and seas and made plants grow
Day 4
God created the sun, moon and stars
Day 4
God created the sun, moon and stars
Day 1 - Quotes
God said “Let there be light” and there was light
Day 2 - Quotes
God said “Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water”. So God made the expanse and called it “sky.“
Day 3 - Quotes
God said “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas. Let the land produce plants: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it”D
Day 4 - Quotes
God said “Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night, they will shine in the sky to give light to the Earth.
Day 5 - Quotes
And then God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”
Day 6 - Quotes
And then God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”
Christians believe that God as Trinity was present at Creation:
God the Father as Creator
· God the Son as the Word In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God( John 1:1)
· God the Spirit - “the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters” (Genesis 1:1)
Interpreting the Genesis Creation Story - Fundamentalist
Christians take the biblical accounts of creation literally, believing them to be historically and scientifically true, describing exactly how the universe and human beings were created.. To them, if it says God created the bible in 6 days, then he did. God is omnipotent so it is possible
Interpreting the Genesis Creation Story - Liberal
Christians regard these accounts as more like metaphor or symbolic accounts that tell (in story form) important truths about God; that God brought the universe and all that is in it into being, he sustains his creation; that the world is special to him
The importance of Genesis Creation account for Christians today - It shows God’s omnipotence :
God creates by speaking , “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”
The importance of Genesis Creation account for Christians today - It shows that God’s creation is good :
At the end of each day of creation Genesis 1 states “and God saw that it was good”
Humans occupy a unique place in creation:
They are only creatures made in the image of God
They were created last
God has given humans stewardship of the earth and its resources
, “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground” Genesis 1:28
This means they are responsible for looking after the earths resources and making sure they are shared out fairly.
Incarnation -
Christians believe that God chose to come to earth as a human being in Jesus of Nazareth. This is called the incarnation (made flesh).
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. “ John 1:14
- Who being in the very nature God… taking the nature of a servant, being made in human likeness” Philippians 2:6