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Christian Beliefs Flashcards

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What is the main religion in Britain?

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Christianity

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Name three main types of Christianity

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Catholic Orthodox Protestant

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Do Christians believe that God is male or female?

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‘neither male nor female’

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How many Gods do Christians believe in/ Give a quote to support this.

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They are a monotheistic religion. However, they believe in the Trinity.

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Give 3 important qualities of God

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Omnipotent Benevolent Just

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What does Omnipotent mean?

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All-powerful

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What does Benevolent mean?

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All-loving

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What does Just mean?

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All fair

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Using the three main qualities of God, state three problems with evil and suffering

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1) Why does God allow people to suffer? 2)Why does God not prevent evil and suffering? 3) Why does God allow injustice?

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what do Christians mean by the Trinity?

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The father, son and holy spirit.

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Describe God as The father

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Creator of all life, loving towards his children. He is omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipresent.

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Describe God as The Son

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Became incarnate through Jesus who was fully human and fully God. Jesus is the ‘Son of God’ to show the special relationship between him and God.

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Describe god as the Holy Spirit

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The unseen power of God at work in the world. Influences, guides and sustains.

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Where is the Creation Story found in the Bible?

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The Genesis.

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How do we know that the Trinity was active from the beginning of Creation?

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1) God, The Father, designed and created the Earth. 2) Genesis tells us that the Holy Spirit was active in the creation. 3) John tells us that the Word, God the son or Jesus was active in the Creation.

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When the bible refers to The Word, who does this mean?

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Jesus

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Describe using a quote, how John told the Creation story

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‘In the beginning was the Word, and the word was with God, and the Word was God.’

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Describe, using a quote, how the creation story is told in Genesis ( referencing the Holy Spirit)

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‘Now the Earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters.’

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What is the Incarnation?

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Becoming flesh and taking human form.

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How does the Incarnation relate to the Trinity?

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Jesus was the Son of God who was incarnated from God.

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How did “The Word become flesh.” ? Use Bible stories to explain how the incarnation occurred.

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Angels appeared to Mary and Joseph explaining that their baby would be special. The gospels state that Mary conceived Jesus without having sex. Because it was a virgin birth, Christians believe that this is proof that she was pregnant through the Holy Spirit. So this was the incarnation and God showed himself as a human being (Jesus).

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How does the incarnation help to explain Jesus’ miracles and resurrection?

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Jesus was fully God and fully human, therefore, would be able to perform miracles that humans couldn’t.

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How does the incarnation increase Jesus’ authority?

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His words, deeds and promises have great authority because they are the words of God.

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What did the Jews expect The Messiah would do?

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Save Israel and establish an age of peace.

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What do Christians believe about Jesus as the Messiah and his role?

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They believe that Jesus is the Messiah, but that he is spiritual rather than political.

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Did Jesus like to be called The Messiah? Why?

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No, he didn’t want his opponents to arrest him due to blasphemy.

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State three things that happened in the Crucifixion.

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1) A Roman Centurion acknowledged that Jesus was innocent and said he was the Son of God. 2) The Roman guards made sure he was dead. 3) Jesus was buried in a cave-like tomb and a large stone was rolled in front.

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What were Jesus’ last word?

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‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit’.

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Why was Jesus’ burial rushed?

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The Sabbath was about to begin.

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Did ALL the Romans think that Jesus was guilty?

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No.

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State 3 reasons that Jesus’ crucifixion is important.

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1) Gives hope that their sins will be forgiven if truly repent. 2) God understands human suffering. 3) Allows Christians to accept that suffering is a part of human life.

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What does Resurrection mean?

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Rising from the dead.

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What does Ascension mean?

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When Jesus returned to God into Heaven.

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What happened when Jesus’ was resurrected. Eg who found him; what happened next; who saw him.

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Some of Jesus’ female followers visited the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body. (Mary Magdalene) Jesus’ body wasn’t there. men or angels told the women to spread the message. Jesus appeared to several people including Mary Magdalene.

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Would Christianity exist without the resurrection? Why?

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No, people wouldn’t believe the true power of Jesus as the Son of God.

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What was the ascension?

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Jesus told his disciples to carry on with his work and then he returned to the Father in Heaven.

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Give 3 points that show the significance of the resurrection.

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1) Shows the power of good over evil and life over death. 2) means that Christian’s sins will be forgiven if they follow God’s laws. 3) Christians will be resurrected if they follow Jesus, so no need to fear death.

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State 2 points that show the significance of the ascension.

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1) Show that jesus is in heaven with God 2)Paves the way for God to send the Holy Spirit to provide comfort and guidance.

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Give 5 reasons that resurrection is important for Christians

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Life after death is real. Gives hope of a future with Jesus. Gives confidence in the face of death. Shows Christians God love for them. Inspires Christians to live life in the way God wants you to.

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Describe 4 different Christian views about resurrection.

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A person’s soul is resurrected. Catholic and Orthodox’s believe that we resurrect as both spiritual and physical. The dead will be resurrected and be judged. It will only be spiritual.

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What do Christians believe about the afterlife?

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That they will be resurrected and receive eternal life after they die.

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What is life after death dependent on?

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Faith in God

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When do Christians believe that they will be judged?

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Just after they die, or The day of Judgement

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What do Christians believe they will be judged on after they die?

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How they behave and their faith in God.

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How does the parable of the sheep and the goats relate to the afterlife and judgement day?

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Once resurrected, we will be judged and separated and then sent to Heaven or Hell.

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What do Christians believe Heaven is?

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A physical or spiritual place/state of freedom from pain and peace.

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What do Christians believe that Hell is?

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A state of existence without God or a place of eternal torment in a fiery pit ruled by Satan.

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How does the Catholic belief in the afterlife differ from the Church of England one?

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Catholics believe that we can go to Purgatory to repent for our sins.

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What is purgatory?

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An intermediate state where souls are cleansed in order to be sent to Heaven.

50
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Give 2 contrasting Christian views about who will be in Heaven

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Some Christians believe that only Christians are sent into Heaven. Others believe that all religious people who have pleased God by living good lives.

51
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Give 2 contrasting Christian beliefs about what Hell is like.

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A place of eternal torment and pain. An eternal state of mind of being cut off from the possibility of God.

52
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Give 2 similar Christian views about what Hell is like.

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A place without God where we will suffer. A place where we will burn and suffer for eternity.

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Christians believe that there is only one God. refer to scripture or another Christian source of authority to support this idea.

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‘We believe in one God’- Nicene Creed.

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Give 2 ways in which Christians believe God shows his benevolence

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By creating humans and caring for them. Sending his son to earth.

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Explain 2 ways in which belief in creation by God influences Christians today.

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Every human being was created by God. The sanctity of life. We should look after nature because God created it for us.

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Explain 2 Christian beliefs about Jesus’ incarnation. refer to sacred writings in your answer.

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Jesus is both fully God and fully human. ‘The Word became and made his dwelling among us’. His words, deeds and promises all have great authority as they are the word of God.

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give 2 reasons why the disciples believed Jesus was alive after his Resurrection.

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Jesus showed the holes in his hands where the nails were. Jesus’ body was not in the tomb.

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Explain the 2 ways in which a belief in resurrection influences Christians today.

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Shows the power of life over death. Christians will be forgiven if they follow God’s laws.

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Explain 2 Christian teachings about Judgement. Refer to sacred writings or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.

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After they die they will be resurrected and God will judge them on their behaviours and actions as well as their faith. If they serve others they are serving Jesus and so they should live their life this way. This is shown in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats.

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Give 2 reasons why some people do NOT believe in Hell

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A loving God would not condemn people to eternal torment and pain in Hell. They see Hell as an eternal state of mind of being cut off from the possibility of God.

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Explain 2 Christian teachings about the means of salvation. (5 marks)

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Some Christians believe that they will achieve salvation by doing good works or through grace. ‘For it is by grace that you have been saved’. Other Christians believe that we have already achieved salvation because, through the crucifixion, Jesus sacrificed to atone for all the sins of humanity.

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Give 2 reasons why the death and resurrection of Jesus is important to Christians

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By sacrificing Jesus, it removed the effects of sin and allowed Christians to restore their relationship with God. The resurrection is proof that God had accepted Jesus’ sacrifice.

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