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Christian Beliefs Flashcards

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Agnosticism

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Not being sure whether God exists

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Atheism

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Believing that God does not exist

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Denomination

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A distinct group within a religion with its own organisation and traditions

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Monotheism

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Belief in one God

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Moral evil

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Suffering caused by humans by misusing their free will

E.g. murder, racism

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Natural evil

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Evil caused by nature

E.g. volcanoes, floods

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The logical form of evil

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If God is all-powerful and all-knowing why does suffering exist

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The evidential form of evil

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The amount of suffering in the world

Extreme suffering

Suffering is not distributed fairly

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Reasons for God not existing due to the problem of evil

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Moral and natural evil exists with examples

Evidential form of the problem of evil with examples

Epicurus’ formulation of the logical form of the problem of evil

RR = original sin

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Reasons against God not existing due to the problem of evil

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Ideology of free will

Suffering is punishment for our sins

Suffering teaches us lessons and brings us closer to God

Satan is responsible for evil, not God

The original sin (Adam & Eve, the first humans disobeyed God)

RR = the story of Abraham & Isaac

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RR for the Trinity

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RR = Nicene Creed (A.D. 325)

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The analogy of The Trinity

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The Clover leaf analogy -

Just like a clover is made of three leaves, so is The Trinity made up of The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit

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Qualities of The Father

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The creator of the earth and all living things on it

He guides and protects, as a good father does towards his children

Omnipotent

Omniscient

Omnibenevolent

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Qualities of The Son

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He is God in flesh (incarnation)

He came for our salvation (to save us from our sins)

He is fully human and fully God

He will come again to judge everyone (judgement day)

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Qualities of The Holy Spirit

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Present everywhere (omnipresent)

Witnesses everything, guides us and empowers us in our spiritual path

God’s presence on earth

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RR for The Creation

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‘God created the heavens and the earth’

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Genesis 1 - creation story

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Describes the creation of the world from nothing in 6 days.

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Genesis 2 - creation story

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Describes the creation of the first humans, Adam and Eve

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St John’s Gospels account of The Creation story

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Says that The Son of God was present during The Creation

RR = ‘In the beginning was the Word’ - John

Jesus is referred to as the Word

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Genesis’s account of The Creation Story

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That The Father and The Holy Spirit were present during The Creation, no Jesus

RR = ‘The Spirit of God was hovering over the water’

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RR for literal creationists

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RR = ‘And God said, ‘Let there be light’ and there was light - Genesis

RR = ‘Nothing is impossible for God’ - Bible

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Progressive creationists

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Accept the story metaphorically and say it was inspired by God

The Bible contains religious truth, not scientific facts

Jesus’ parables are also interpreted and appreciated for their deeper meaning

Scientific discoveries are also accurate

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RR for incarnation

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RR = ‘The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us’

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Jesus’ key events

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Born is Bethlem

Grew up in Nazareth

Crucified & resurrected in Jerusalem

Returned to heaven in Bethany

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RR for crucifixion

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RR = ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing’

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Importance of crucifixion

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Out of love for humanity, God sacrificed his own son, Jesus, to reconcile with us

His death was necessary because Jesus atoned (made amends) for humanity’s sins

Jesus understands human suffering

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RR for resurrection

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RR = ‘He is not here; he has risen’ - Luke

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Importance of resurrection

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Means that Christian’s sins will be forgiven if they obey God

Means Christians will be resurrected if they accept Jesus, so there is no need to fear death

It marks the beginning of Christianity as a world religion

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Ascension

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The event when Jesus returned to his Father, in heaven

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The Great Commission

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‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them’ - Matthew

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Heaven

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A state of eternal happiness in the presence of God

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Hell

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The state of eternal suffering without God

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Purgatory

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The intermediate state where the soul is cleansed fully in order to enter heaven

Believed by Catholics

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RR for day of judgement

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RR = ‘For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ’

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Good actions in the eye of God

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Obeying The Decalogue (the 10 commandments) - Exodus

The Parable of the Sheep and the Goat – Matthew

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Original sin

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The sin committed by Adam and Eve when they ate the fruit from the forbidden tree

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Salvation

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Saving the soul

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Forgiveness

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Showing grace and mercy to someone when they are in the wrong

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Atonement

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Restoring the relationship between Christians and God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus

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Reconciliation

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Act of healing a broken relationship

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Grace

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When God shows love and support to humans which they don’t need to earn

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