Christian Beliefs Flashcards
Agnosticism
Not being sure whether God exists
Atheism
Believing that God does not exist
Denomination
A distinct group within a religion with its own beliefs and traditions
Monotheism
Belief in one God
Moral evil
Suffering caused by humans by misusing their free will
E.g. murder, racism
Natural evil
Evil caused by nature
E.g. volcanoes, floods
The logical form of evil
If God is all-powerful and all-knowing why does suffering exist
The evidential form of evil
The amount of suffering in the world
Extreme suffering
Suffering is not distributed fairly
Reasons for God not existing due to the problem of evil
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
Reasons against God not existing due to the problem of evil
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
RR for the Trinity
RR = Nicene Creed (A.D. 325)
The analogy of The Trinity
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
Qualities of The Father
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
Qualities of The Son
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)
Qualities of The Holy Spirit
Present everywhere (omnipresent)
Witnesses everything, guides us and empowers us in our spiritual path
God’s presence on earth
RR for The Creation
‘God created the heavens and the earth’