Christian Beliefs Flashcards
Omnipresent
God exists everywhere at the same time
Omnipotent
All powerful
Omniscient
All knowing
Omnibenevolent
All loving- god is the source of all love
Transcendent
Beyond human experience
Immanent
Near
Monotheistic
Belief in one God
What does the bible say about god’s omnipotence
“The hand of the lord is powerful”
What does the bible say about God’s omnibenevolence
“For god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son”
What does the bile say about god’s being just
“For I the lord love justice”
Reasons why Christians think god is personal
- speaks to them through prayer
- priests believe they are told by god to do the job
Reasons why Christians think that god is impersonal
- he is separate from human experience
- more of a force in the world than a being
Example of moral evil
Act of humans considered morally wrong
Example of natural evil
Natural disasters which humans have no control over
What is the Inconsistent Triad
God cannot be all loving, all powerful, or all knowing due to the existence of evil
Why does evil exist according to Christians
Free will
What are the three parts of the Trinity
God the father, god the son, god the Holy Spirit
What are the three interpretations of the creation
Literalist, allegorical, liberalism
Quote about spiritual resurrection
“The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.”
Quote from the nicene creed about judgement
Jesus “will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead”
What two judgements do catholics believe in
Judgement immediately after death
Judgement at the second coming of Jesus
What is purgatory
Roman Catholicism- a state of existence between death and the afterlife
Purification for the body before the soul goes to heaven
What is incarnation
Jesus sent down to earth- god in human form
What is salvation
To be saved from sin and be granted eternal life with god
It repairs the damage done by committing sin
