christian beliefs

Question 1

incarnation

Answer 1

jesus was not conceived in the same way as other humans ‘immaculate inconeption’
gabriel visits mary - ‘You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus’

• many events + miracles from which provide evidence that he was divine:
• the miracle of the Virgin birth
• Jesus’ ability to perform miracles
• the resurrection of Jesus

Question 2

3 of jesus’ miracles

Answer 2

• water to wine, wedding
• feeding the 5000
• healing of the dead, lazarus

Question 3

what is atonement

Answer 3

the belief that Jesus’ death on the cross healed the rift between humans and God.

jesus died so we can go to heaven

Question 4

blasphemy

Answer 4

showing a lack of respect to God or other holy things.

Question 5

messiah

Answer 5

a title given to Jesus by the early Christians who believed Jesus’
life had been foretold in the Old Testament.

Question 6

story for atonement

Answer 6

The Fall, when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, destroyed the perfect relationship between humans and God and introduced ‘original sin’ to everyone born

Question 7

what is the eucharist

Answer 7

bread and wine
- bread represents body
- wine represents blood.
jesus predicts his death on cross and says that by sacrificing his body and blood, human sins will be forgiven.

Question 8

what is isaiah and 2x quotes

Answer 8

prophecy of jesus existence as the messiah

‘he was despised and rejected by mankind’

‘he was pierced for our transgressions’

Question 9

story of jesus’ resurrection

Answer 9

dies on good friday and born again on Monday

• buried in tomb
• angel appeared and soldiers ran away
• angel rolled away the boulder
• mary and mary Magdalene go to check on tomb
• jesus appears to mary m on her way back
• appears to 12 disciples

Question 10

importance of jesus resurrections

Answer 10

• greatest miracle recorded in New Testament and evidence that Jesus was God.
  if Christians don’t believe in resurrection, then their faith is pointless:

‘If there is no resurrection of the dead…our preaching is useless and so is your faith.’

Question 11

ascension

Answer 11

-Gospels record that Jesus ascended (rose up) to his father in heaven after his death

• Some believe that Jesus physically ascended to heaven.
• Others believe that the description of Jesus physically rising up is symbolic, showing that Jesus’ time in human form on earth was over.
• significant event as marks end to the presence of Jesus but acceptance of Jesus’ spirit at work in the world.

Question 12

original sin

Answer 12

• modern Christians object to traditional ideas about original sin since they believe it would be unfair for God to punish all humanity
• a non-literal interpretation is how is original sin biologically passed from one generation to next.

Question 13

how do christians achieve salvation

Answer 13

salvation = keeping away from sin

• Catholics believe taking part in sacraments will help them achieve salvation and go to heaven.
• baptism washes sins
• Protestants believe that they must have faith in Jesus and repent their sins to achieve salvation.

Question 14

holy spirit in evangelical worship

Answer 14

• they believe Holy Spirit is present and influences them in their prayers
• they speak in tongues, which they consider a gift from the Holy Spirit.
• believe acts of ‘faith healing’ may take place within religious services, where Holy Spirit heals people. may be a physical or spiritual healing.

Question 15

judgement day

Answer 15

-on judgement day Jesus will return to earth in a ‘second coming’. marks end of human existence on earth.
This belief is known as the ‘Parousia’.

Question 16

resurrection

Answer 16

• soul is able to join God in heaven after death.
• also be physical resurrection.
• This means that people will be brought back to life with physical bodies, just as Jesus was, stated in creeds

Question 17

traditional beliefs about heaven and hell

Answer 17

• thought of as real places.

- believed that hell was underground and heaven in the sky.

Question 18

contemporary beliefs about heaven and hell

Answer 18

-raise important questions; If God is a God of love and a God of forgiveness then would he not forgive everyone, which means nobody goes to hell forever?

Question 19

purgatory

Answer 19

• Catholics believe in purgatory.
• people who die dont gain immediate entry into heaven because theyre stained by their sins.
• These people go to purgatory, (waiting room for heaven) , where they undergo a process of cleansing and purification
• Judgement Day all of those held in purgatory will go to heaven. Catholics believe it is important to pray for the souls of the dead and those in purgatory.