Christian beliefs

Question 1

The trinity

Answer 1

God is one but in three parts (father, son and the holy spirit) they all play different roles

Question 2

Nicene creed

Answer 2

A set of beliefs that you must believe to be a Christian. belief of the trinity is set out there

Question 3

Biblical account of creation

Answer 3

How the world was made according to the story in the book of genesis (in the bible)

Question 4

Divergent explanations of creation

Answer 4

Different explanations of how the world was made

Question 5

Literal account of creation

Answer 5

Believing the Genesis story about how the world was made word for word e.g believing believing the worl was made in 7 days, 6000 years ago

Question 6

Non-literal account account of creation

Answer 6

believing the genesis story about how the world was made is a metaphor and we can believe the meaning of the story but not the details

Question 7

the “word”

Answer 7

another name for jesus because he was gods ‘word’ on earth

Question 8

Incarnation

Answer 8

In the flesh e.g Jesus is God in the flesh

Question 9

Last supper

Answer 9

The final meal Jesus had with his discliples where he predicted his betrayal and also showed he was humble by washing the feet of his discliples

Question 10

Crucifixion

Answer 10

Jesus was accused of blasphemy and was hung on a cross to die

Question 11

Resurrection

Answer 11

When Jesus came back to life after his crucifixion

Question 12

Ascension

Answer 12

When Jesus went up to heaven to be with God

Question 13

Salvation

Answer 13

When we are saved and our souls are made perfect and we can be with God forever in heaven

Question 14

Grace

Answer 14

We achieve salvation not because we deserve it but because God loves us and wants us to have salvation so it gives it to us through Grace

Question 15

Atonement

Answer 15

Repairing the damage that has been done and fixing things

Question 16

Eschatology

Answer 16

The study of life after death

Question 17

Hell

Answer 17

A place of pain and fire but made worse as you are eternally separated from God

Question 18

Purgatory

Answer 18

A place where you can go after death to have your sins cleansed through fire, so your soul can go to heaven

Question 19

39 articles of faith

Answer 19

Set of beliefs decided by the church of England in 1553 where ideas of Purgatory were rejected

Question 20

Problem of evil

Answer 20

How can God be omnipotent and omnibenevolent and still exist? surely he would stop evil if he had the power

Question 21

Moral suffering

Answer 21

Suffering caused by the misuse of the free will of humans e.g murder

Question 22

Natural suffering

Answer 22

suffering caused by the malfunctioning of the natural world e.g earthquakes

Question 23

Theoretical solutions to the problem of evil and suffering

Answer 23

ideas which solve the problem of evil

Question 24

Practical solutions to the problem of evil and suffering

Answer 24

Things people can do to stop evil and suffering e.g charity

Question 25

Story of Job

Answer 25

Theoretical solution to the problem of evil

Question 26

Vale of soul making

Answer 26

theoretical solution to the problem of evil, shows that humans are made with incomplete souls, so you must do good deeds to complete our souls