christian beliefs Flashcards
oneness of god and the trinity :
the father, son and the holy spirit
Scripture on god as the son
‘look at the lamb of god, who takes away the sin of the world’
Scripture on god as the father
‘our father in heaven’
scripture on god as the holy spirit
‘flesh gives birth to flesh, spirit gives birth to spirit’
influence on christians of the nature of god
- to worship god –> thank him for creation
- to have hope for the forgiveness of sins
- to follow gods teachings —> prepare for judgement day
why is belief in the trinity important?
- helps christians understand the complex nature of god
- helps christians understand different ways to connect to god
- shows that god is beyond human understanding and knowledge
liberal beliefs in creation
- metaphorical belief
- believe science and religion can join together to explain creation
- believe that science tells us how gogd created the world –> through big bang
literal {fundamentalists] beliefs in creation
- bible is the word of god
- believe god created the world in 6 days and 1 rest
- rejects science
belief in resurrection :
- jesus came back from the dead
- ‘the one who believes in me will live, although they die’
belief in judgment :
- god is just and will judge people based on how they lived their lives
- influences christians to go to church and read scripture –> such as the parable of sheep and goats
belief in heaven and hell :
- ‘my fathers house has many rooms….i am going to prepare a place for you’
- ‘wrongdoers do not inherit the kingdom of god’
The ascention :
- resurrected jesus ascending to heaven 40 days after resurection
the crucifixtion :
- jesus sentenced to death
- save us from our sins
the resurrection :
- jesus brought back from the dead
importance of the resurrection
- gives christians evidence that jesus was the son of god
- helps christians understand jesus sacrifice –> reinforces importance in the christian religion, influences christians to attend holy communion service at church
importance of ascension
- It shows that Jesus really had overcome death – he wasn’t just resurrected to die again, but to live forever.
importance of crucifixion
- explains how christians are saved from original sin
- shows how jesus saved humanity
salvation through law
- 10 commandments
- ‘the righteous will inherit eternal life’ –> the salvation must be earned by doing good works
salvation through grace
- believing in jesus
- ‘it is by grace you have been saved by god’ –> saved by faith
salvation through spirit
- holy spirits presence helps you
- ‘holy spirit with teach you all things’ –> saved by living a good life
christmas -
the incarnation and birth of jesus
Easter -
-remembering the crucifixtion and resurrection of jesus
-good friday = his crucifixtion
-easter sunday = his resurrection
importance of christmas
- celebrates jesus birth
- without jesus, there is no salvation
- god has become incarnate
- brings people together –> reminder of what is important in life
- marks the start of the christian religion
importance of easter
- on good friday, jesus died for our sins –> atonement
- without easter, there is no salvation
- allows you to focus on god and be thankful
- gives you hope and redemption about an afterlife
scripture on christmas
‘christmas reveals the immense love of god for humanity’
how evil and suffering came about
-free will defence ; moral evil is caused by humans not god, god has lovingly given them free will
-we need it to become good ; part of gods plan –> suffering produces perseverance.
- caused by original sin ; this is why we need salvation –> to be saved by god through jesus crucifixion and resurrection we are the are cleansed of sin passed through by original sin
why belief in the trinity is important?
- helps christians understand the complex nature of god
- helps christians understand different ways to connect to god
- shows that god is beyond human understanding and knowledge
how does one work for reconciliation
- ‘love thy neighbour’ help others that are less fortunate
- through charity work —> medical aid and providing food
christians beliefs on original sin
- baptism washes it away
- originates from adam and eve in the garden of eden from when they ate the forbidden fruit
how the crucifixion influences christians?
- to go to church on good friday, the day of jesus’s crucifixtion and show your devotion and gratitude
- by doing good actions as jesus’s death brought about salvation, they should do this to go to heaven
two christian teachings about the incarnation
- ‘surely this man was the son of god’, jesus was god in flesh, shows gods omnipotent nature
- his mother mary was a virgin
