christian beliefs Flashcards
what is eternal
there is not beginning and no end
what is omnibenevolent
all-loving
what is omnipotent
all-powerful
omnipresent
present everywhere at all times
immanent
god is present in the world
what is transcendent
above and beyond anything which exists on earth
what happened on day one of the creation
god created light and seperated it from the dark
what happened on day two of the creation
he created the sky
what happened on day three of the creation
he sperated land and sees
what happend on day 4 of the creation
god created the sun, moon and stars
what happened on day 5 of the creation
god created animals
what happened on day 6 of the creation
god created human beings and put them in chagre
what happened on day 7
god rested
what is the incarnation
Jesus is fully god and fully human
what is the revelation
through Jesus life and ministry on earth humans had direct experience of god.
what is salvation
Jesus’ sacrifice through his death was necessary to have humans from their sins
what was the last supper
the final meal that Jesus had with his disciples before he was arrested. he gave bread and wine it symbols.
what was Jesus agony in gethsemane
Jesus goes to a nearby garden with his disciples, he was arrested while praying to god the father.
Jesus was tried for blasphemy
after his arrest, Jesus was taken to the Sanhedrin and put on trial. he was found guild of blasphemy and was sentenced to death.
crucifixion
he was crucified nest to two criminals, who he tells will be with him in heaven.
resurrection
three days later Jesus followers went to the tomb. Jesus was not there, he had come back
ascension
after being on earth and giving his final teachings Jesus went to heaven to be with god the father.
what is the original sin
this is since burdened with the sin that Adam and eve brought upon the world
what is hell
this is a physical place of suffering and torture,
outside the physical universe
what is heaven
this is a state of existence outside the physical universe, a place free from sin, where the soul dwells in the presence of god.
what is the Augustinian theodicy
evil and suffering entered into the world through the consequence of adem and eve
its not gods fault but its the fault of humans
what is the free will theodicy
god gave humans free will to let then make decisions for them selves
the downside is that they can use their free will for evil.
