Christian Beliefs 1️⃣✅ Flashcards
What does omnipotent mean?
Being almighty & having unlimited power
What does benevloent mean?
Being all-loving and forever good
What does being just mean?
Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law or making up for a wrong that has been comitted
What is the original sin?
The belief that humans are born with sin as a result of the fall of Adam and Eve eating the apple from the tree of life
What 3 things make up the trinity?
- The father
- The son
- The holy spirit
Who is the first person in the trinity and what is belived about them?
The father - christians believe that the father is the creator of earth and all living things on it. As a creator of life, he acts as a good father towards all his children
Who is the second person in the trinity and what is belived about them?
The son - often refered to as the son of God, he became incarnate on Earth through Jesus. Christians believe that Jesus was both fully human whilst on Earth & also God at times
Who is the third person in the trinity and what is belived about them?
The holy spirit - Christians believe that once Jesus left the Earth, God sent the holy spirt to influence, guide and sustain the Earth and all life on it.
What are the 2 ways different types of Christians can take the creation story from Genesis 1?
- Fundamentalist christians would take it for 100% truth and that the accounts of the 7 days of creation actually happend - they see it as the actual answer for how the universe came to be
- Liberalist christians take the creation story more as a symbolic account and actually look to science for explain how the world actualy came to be
What does Genesis 1:1-3 imply about creation?
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In Geneiss 1:1-3 it is said that the ‘spirit of God was hovering over the waters’ when God created the ‘heavens and the earth’ implying that the holy spirit was always present even in the beginning during the creation
What does John 1:1-3 imply about creation?
‘and the word was God he was with God’ ‘the word’ refers to ‘the son’ in the trinity e.g. Jesus; ultimately implying that Jesus was also invloved in creation
What does Genesis 1:1-3 and John 1:1-3 ultimately imply about thr trinity?
That the entire trinity was present during creation and exisited all the way at the beginning
What was the incarnation?
The belief that Jesus was God in human form
What is a key quote to support the incarnation of Jesus?
‘She was found to be pregnant through the holy spirit’ Bible
What does the virgin conception show?
That this was no ordinary conception of a child and that the child had to be the son of God