Christian Beliefs Flashcards

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Omnipotent influence

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Miracles - brought back the dead

Stop bad things - power over nature

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Omnipotent quote

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Nothing is impossible for god

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How is god omnipotent?

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made the world in six days

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what is moral evil?

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evil caused by humans due to free will

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what is natural evil?

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evil cussed by nature of the world as a punishment for doing wrong

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why is natural evil a thing?

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make christians appreciate good times
test of faith
learn to help others and the world

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omnibenevolent influence

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try to help those suffering
give money to charities
pray for forgiveness

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why is helping those who are suffering important?

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they are following gods loving example as jesus gave up time to be with those in need

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how is praying for forgiveness important?

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god forgives those who are truly sorry for bad things

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Omnibenevolent quote

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for god so loved the world he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life

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how is god all loving?

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sent Jesus to die on cross for forgiveness of sins so people can go to heaven

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just influence

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try to behave in a christian way

forgive others who sin against them

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how is acting in a christian way important?

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they know god will judge them on their behaviour when they die

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how is forgiving others important?

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god can only forgive them for their sins if they forgive other people

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Just quote

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POTSAG - those who have been good and have helped others with be looked after by god in heaven, people who haven’t will suffer in hell

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How is god just?

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god will punish and reward people if they are truly sorry for sins

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Features of god the father

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beyond this world - transcendent
made world in 6 days
judges people after death

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Judging people after death quote

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the righteous will go to eternal life and those who are cursed to eternal punishment

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Creation quote

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God created the heavens and the earths

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God the son features

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present in world - immanent 
personal side 
can have relationship with man 
human form 
teaches people how to live
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God the spirit features

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continued presence on earth
strengths faith
gives christians courage
guides them to make good decisions

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Holy spirit quote

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don’t you know that your body is a temple of the holy spirit

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Trinity influence on christians

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gives them a way to visualise God
provides courage at bad times
teaches them how to live
won’t be afraid of death

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why is a visualisation if god important?

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would be harder to have relationship with god if you didn’t understand his nature

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why is providing courage at difficult times important?
might be times where the Bible can’t give explicit help
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why is teaching people how to live important?
Ensures christians will treat each other how they want to be treated
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how is not being afraid of death important?
A belief in god the son is enough to take christians to heaven as jesus died for sins
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1 God but three ways quote
go fourth and baptise all nations in the name of the father son and holy spirit
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Creation of the world influence on Christians
shows them human life has purpose and meaning responsible for the way they treat others teach creationism to children accept big bang and evolution
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what is the quote to show human life has value?
god made everyone in his image and likeness
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why do christians teach their children creationism?
because the bible is the word of god
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why might christians accept the big bang theory?
symbolic view of how god created earth as other theories
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in Genesis 1 how did God create the world?
with his words
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how did god create the world in genesis 2?
with his hands
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what is the order of creation?
light and day | sky
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Quote to show the spirit was present at the creation
and the spirit of Hod was hovering over the waters
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Quote to show god the son was present in the creation.
in the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was god
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Resurrection influence on christians
death is less scary | strengths faith
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why so being less scared of death important?
raised from the dead like Jesus
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why is strengthening their faith important?
shows how powerful god is because he raised himself from the dead and shows jesus is son of god
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what does the resurrection prove?
that there is life after death
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Quote to show there is life after death
in christ all will be made alive
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Judgement influence on Christians
be kind to people | feel less anger if a person gets away with bad actions
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why is being kind to people important?
they will be rewarded by going to heaven
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why do people do good things?
anything good you do for someone is as if you have done it for him
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Beliefs in hell influence on Christians
roman catholic’s go to confessions to absolve their sins | The thought of hell makes christians want to be good
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why is confessing your sins important?
because if they are truly sorry god will forgive them
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who goes to hell?
non believers | those who have led bad lives
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Why would a loving god send people to hell?
Gods love includes hell | God gave free will
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why wouldn’t a loving god send people to hell?
this kind of love wouldn’t include hell God is a fair judge so wouldn’t send anyone to hell Eternal punishment is pointless so god wouldn’t do it
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how does the incarnation influence Christians today?
helps understand extent of gods love
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how did God show his love for humans?
willing to become human to suffer and die for forgiveness of sins and be reconciled with humanity
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incarnation quote
the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us
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what does the incarnation show?
that jesus was god incarnated and explains things that happen on earth like miracles
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Crucifixion quote
in his suffering jesus cried out my god why have you forsaken me?
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what does the crucifixion show?
suffering is part of life and god understand what they are going through
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what happened to jesus during the crucifixion?
he forgave the guards | went through great spiritual and emotional suffering
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why is the resurrection important?
shows not to be afraid of death strengths faith with god the son shows power of god
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Resurrection quote
why do you look for the living among the dead, Jesus is not here he has risen
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ascension quote
while he was blessing them he left them and was taken up to heaven
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why is the ascension important?
proves humans can go to heaven eager for last judgement paved way for holy spirit
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how many days did it take for him to ascend to heaven?
40 days
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what quote shows jesus is in heaven with God?
jesus is now at the right have k’d the mighty god
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what is sin?
any action that separates humans from god or goes against his laws
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what is original sin?
the idea that humans are born with an inbuilt tendency to do wrong
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how was original sin created?
when adam and eve are from forbidden tree
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what was the result of adam and eve eating the fruit?
separation from god | death.
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what is salvation?
to be saved from sin
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Salvation through law and good works
achieve salvation by having faith in god and obeying laws | right relationship with god has to be earned
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salvation through grace
given by god through faith in jesus | not earned or deserved but a gift
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salvation through grace quote
for god so loved the world....
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salvation through spirit
love one and other and be commuted to god do good works through the holy spirit forgiveness of sins
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salvation through spirit quote
the fruit of the spirit is love joy peace ....
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why is salvation from sin important?
do good works to earn relationship with god | help those in need to show ultimate love like god did
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What is atonement?
jesus died on the cross for forgiveness of sins
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what does atonement mean for christians?
they can restore relationship with god and be redeemed