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what is salvation

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the belief that through god’s grace, jesus’s death and resurrection bough about salvation. it is the saving of the soul and being able to enter life in heaven

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two quotes for salvation

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“the lamb of the god who takes away the sins of the world”
“christ died for our sins”

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three natures of god

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omnipotent - all powerful
omnibenevolent - all loving
just

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quote for god as all loving

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“lord is compassionate and gracious”

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quote for god as just

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“he is a god of justice”

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quote for god as all powerful

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“the almighty is beyond our reach and exhalted in power”

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how does the nature of god influence christians

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  • worship god more as they are grateful and think god is worthy of worship
  • have hope for forgiveness of their sins
  • follow god’s commandments and teachings to prepare for judgement day
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3 problems of evil and suffering

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  • raises questions of nature of god: how can he be omnibenevolent and omnipotent but still allow suffering
  • the amount of evil and suffering makes it improbable that an all powerful and all loving god exists, for example natural disasters
  • the logical problem of evil or the inconsistent triad, god cannot be all loving all powerful and evil still existing
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four responses to the problem of evil

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  • “suffering is a result of original sin” - the catholic church and st augustine theodicy
  • the free will defence: moral evil is caused by humans as god has given us free will, st augustine said “a runaway horse is better than a stone”
  • john hick said that evil and suffering are a part of god’s plan, we would not be able to perform the good deeds without evil and suffering, it is needed for spiritual growth “suffering produces pereverance”
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quote for the holy trinity

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“baptise them in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit”

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four beliefs about the trinity

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  • it is the 3 parts of god
  • father is the powerful creator of the world
  • son is jesus who came to earth in human form and died
  • holy spirit is invisible part of god acting within the world
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why is belief in the holy trinity important?

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  • central belief in christianity as it underpins every other belief
  • means they inderstand the complex nature of god
  • shows jesus is son of god/incarnation
  • teaches christians that god is present in the world today through holy spirit
  • teaches that there is only one god
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quote for the creation

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“in the beginning god created the heavens and earth”

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two understandings about creation christians

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  • literalists take everything word to word from bible so was acc created in six days by god
  • liberalists understand creation in a metaphorical way, believing science and religion together can explain creation
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how does the story of creation impact christians

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  • tells us god is omnipotent
  • tells us humans are important as they are made in his image
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resurrection quote and belief

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“i am the resurrection and the life. one who believes in me will live even though they die”
- the resurrection of jesus opens the door to eternal life and shows jesus conquering sin and death

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day of judgement quote and belief

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as god is just he will judge people after ther death based on how they have lived their life
“for we all must appear before the judgement seat of christ so that each of us may relive what is due us for things we’ve done while in body”

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quotes about heaven

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“my fathers house has many rooms”
“those who believe in jesus will not perish but have an eternal life”
“heaven is my throne and earth is my footstool”

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quotes about hell

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“we will be seperated from god if we fail to meet the need of the poor”
“fiery lake of burning silver”
“wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of god”

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ways belief in heaven influences christians

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  • they would follow jesus as they believe they will be saved through belief in him
  • influence them to do good and not sin
  • inspires them to have hope and reassurance that death will not be the end and so they will not be scared of it in hope to see loved ones again
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ways belief in hell influences christians

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  • many artworks and paintings show it as a place of punishment so it would influence them and make them scared of going there
  • as its a place of suffering, they would try not to sin so they wont be sent
  • some might see it as incompatible with the idea of a loving and forgiving god so they are influenced to believe in universalism (everyone will be saved)
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why do christians believe jesus is the son of god?

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  • the nicene creed teaches jesus is the only begotten son of god
  • resurrection and ascenation are seen as proof that jesus was divine
  • when jesus was baptised, god said “this is my son”
  • gospels refer to him as the son of god
  • jesus performed 37 miracles which show his powers
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how does belief of jesus being son of god influence christians today?

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  • they would take his teachings seriously
  • would put him and his teachings at the centre of their lives
  • many would celebrate easter and christmas as they are parts of his life
  • evangalise and spread his teachings to others
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what was jesus’ crucifixtion

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a sacrificial death where he gave his life for atonement of sins of humanity

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quote and what is ascension

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“after lord jesus had spoken to them he was taken up into heaven and he sat at right hand of god”
- he returned to heaven after 40 days

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importance of the crucifixtion, resurrection and ascension of jesus

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  • evidence for him being son of god
  • demonstrates belief in life after death
  • means christians can be saved from or conquer sin
  • can have eternal life or conquer death
  • hope for life after death
  • understand sacrifices jesus made andthe importance of him in christianity
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christian teachings about sin

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  • entered because of adam and eve
  • believed they are saved from sin by crucifixtion of jesus
  • humans are still sinful according to st paul therefore we need to repent for sins and believe in jesus in order to be saved
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quotes for sins

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“all havesinned and falled short of glory of god”
“christ died for sins”
“suffering is a result of original sin”

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