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Christian Beliefs Flashcards

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What is authority?

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Something which influences others

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What are positives of authority?

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  • Authorities have greater power to bring in positive changes
  • There is always someone accountable for you
  • It sets balance e.g. holy laws
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What are negatives of authority?

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  • Authority should set good standards but they might be immoral
  • You might disagree or feel conflicted
  • Authorities can abuse their power
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What does omnipotent mean?

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All-powerful

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What does omniscient mean?

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All-knowing

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What does omnipresent mean?

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Everywhere

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What does omnibenevolent mean?

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All-loving

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What does eternal mean?

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Lasting forever

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What does transcendent mean?

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God is beyond time and space

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What does immanent mean?

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God is present within the world and us

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What does infinite mean?

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Ongoing; doesn’t have limits

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What is the holy Trinity?

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The belief that there are three persons in one Godhead

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What does incarnate mean?

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God in human form

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What is moral evil?

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Evil caused by humans

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What is natural evil?

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Evil caused by nature

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What is the Inconsistent Triad?

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If God is omnipotent and omnibenevolent then why does evil exist?

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Who created the Inconsistent Triad?

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J.L. Mackie

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What are two explanations for evil?

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Humans abusing their freewill and a test of faith

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What is a Bible quote that shows God’s omnipotence?

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Genesis 1:1-2: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty.”

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Who is The Father?

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The Father is the Creator and the ‘Father’ of all humanity

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Who is the Holy Spirit?

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The Holy Spirit is the aspect of God that lives in the world today, working through the lives of Christians

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Who is the Son?

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The Son (Jesus) is God incarnate (God in human form)

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What does Genesis mean?

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Origins; beginnings; how something starts

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What do Christians believe about the creation of the earth?

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They believe that God created the universe and everything that is in it, including animals and human beings.

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What is creed?

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Statement of belief

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What do Fundamentalist Christians believe?

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  • Take the Bible literally
  • Universe was created in 6 days (of 24 hours)
  • Reject scientific theories as they are not mentioned in the Bible
  • God put fossils in the ground to make the earth appear older
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What do Conservative Christians believe?

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  • Allows for science and religion to co-exist
  • The 6 days of creation could represent 6 periods of time, each lasting millions of years. This can account for fossil records which seem to suggest that evolution has taken place
  • God could have been behind the Big Bang
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What do Liberal Christians believe?

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  • Genesis stories are understood in a mythical sense
  • Provide important information but not factually accurate
  • Tells us why rather than how the world was made
  • God made the earth so that he could have a relationship with humanity
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Why did Jesus have to be human?

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In order to shed blood for the forgiveness of human sins

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What is the belief about Jesus’s humanity and divinity?

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He is fully human and fully divine

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Why is it important for Christians that Jesus experienced life as a human?

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It lets Christians know that God can relate to human struggles, suffering, fear and pain.

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How could Jesus be born of Mary as fully human and fully divine?

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By the power of the Holy Spirit

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Why was Jesus’ death important?

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Because, as the Son of God, his innocent death was able to become an act of atonement, taking away people’s sins.
- It gives us salvation
- Shows that God is forgiving
- Shows that God is omnipotent
- Shows that God is all-loving
- Shows that God understands humans

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For what reasons was Jesus sent to death?

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  • People didn’t really believe He was the Son of God
  • He was threatening the Roman’s power and influence - He claimed to be the ‘King of the Jews’
  • Jesus’ teachings and miracles upset the Pharisees (knew deeply about the Torah) and Sadducees (priests in the Jerusalem temple)
  • He was part of God’s plan
  • Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus
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What is atonement?

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Atonement is making amends for a wrong/sin, it is the reparation of the relationship between humans and God, destroyed by sin

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How did Jesus suffer?

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  • The crown of thorns on His head
  • He had to carry the cross on his back
  • They nailed His hands and feet to the cross
  • People were watching Him on the cross - to set an example and humiliate Him
  • He was stripped
  • He was verbally abused
  • A banner above Him saying INRI (Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum)
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Why is atonement good?

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Atonement gives the possibility of life after death

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What are the three parts of Jesus’ death?

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Crucifixion, resurrection, ascension

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What impact could the crucifixion have for Christians today?

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  • It will encourage Christians not to sin
  • Christians celebrate the Eucharist to remeber Jesus’ sacrifice
  • It’s going to encourage Christians to follow His teachings
  • Christians are going to feel grateful
  • They’ll use Jesus as a role model - imitatio christi
  • Christians celebrate Easter in rememberance of Jesus’ sacrifice
  • Christians believe Jesus died for them, they keep their faith in Christ
  • Christians believe that their relationship with God is restored
  • Christians believe that God suffered with humanity out of love
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When did Jesus resurrect?

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Three days after his death

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What is resurrection?

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Rising from the dead. Jesus rose from the dead on Easter day

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What did the resurrection prove?

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That Jesus was divine

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What is ascension?

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When Jesus returns to God the Father in heaven after 40 days

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What is evidence to prove that Jesus rose from the dead?

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  • His tomb was empty
  • The stone that was at the entrance moved
  • Mary Magdalene saw Him
  • He was seen by any of His disciples
  • There were still holes in his hands - stigmata
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What are arguments against the belief that Jesus rose from the dead?

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  • Maybe Jesus was never in the tomb
  • The Roman’s could’ve stolen His body
  • Mary may have been looking in the wrong place
  • Many people saw Him die on the cross
  • Maybe they were hallucinating
  • Scientifically, it is not possible for one to rise
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What is the Divine Exchange?

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When Jesus ascended to Heaven, the Holy Spirit came to earth

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Why is the resurrection important for Christians?

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  • Without the resurection, the Christian faith would be useless
  • Our sins wouldn’t have been forgiven
  • Only a very powerful being could take human form and then resurrect. Reinforces the belief in Incarnation
  • Jesus’ resurrection is proof that resurrection is true
  • Jesus told His disciples to spread the word of God
  • Shows the power of good over evil and life over death
  • No need to fear death, if Christians accept Jesus they will be resurrected
  • It’s important as it’s evidence of the divine nature of Jesus
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Why is ascension important for Christians?

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  • It allowed the Holy Spirit to come to earth
  • It concludes God’s plan for Jesus on earth
  • Shows Jesus is with God in heaven
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What is an argument for there being life after death?

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Humans are made out of body and soul, the soul experiences afterlife because it can’t be killed

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What are arguments against there being life after death?

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  • Scientists say there is no soul we are made out of cells
  • Nobody has resurrected to tell us that there’s heaven
  • Religion and the afterlife are tools to control people
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What are different Christian views about resurrection?

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  • Some Chistians believe that a persons soul is resurrected soon after death
  • Other Christians believe the dead will be resurrected at some time in the future when Jesus will return to judge anyone who has ever lived
  • Catholic and Orthodox Christians believe in bodily resurrection. This means resurrection is both spiritual and physical: the physical body lost at
    death is restored and transformed into a new spiritual body.
  • Some other Christians share the belief that resurrection will just be spiritual not physical.
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What denomination of Christianity believes in purgatory?

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Catholics

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What is purgatory?

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Purgatory is a place where souls go when they’re not ready for heaven. The souls stay in purgatory until they’re free from sin and can go on to heaven.

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What is the Day of Judgement?

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A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God and rewarded or punished

55
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How will God judge people?

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Based off of their life and how hard they tried to have a relationship with Him.

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What are the seven deadly sins?

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  1. Pride
  2. Greed
  3. Gluttony
  4. Envy
  5. Sloth
  6. Lust
  7. Wrath
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What is sin?

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Sin is any action or though that separates humans from God.

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What is Original Sin?

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Original Sin is a Christian doctrine that says everyone is born with a built-in urge to commit wrongdoings and disobey God. We inherit this from Adam and Eve.

59
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What is salvation?

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Being saved; being forgiven from sin and being admitted into heaven.

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What are the two ways you can be saved?

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  • Salvation through Good Works: You are saved by doing good, e.g. following the Ten Commandments
  • Salvation through Grace: You are saved by faith in Jesus. This is a gift from God.

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