CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND TEACHINGS

Question 1

What is Salvation?

Answer 1

the cancelling out of original Sin and the promise of eternal life

Question 2

Examples of means of Salvation (ways you can achieve salvation)

Answer 2

Law: following God’s rules and teachings

Grace: following Jesus as it is believed that Jesus is a gift from God

Spirit: the Holy Spirit gives Christians the power to keep God’s law and become like Jesus

Question 3

What was Jesus’ role in salvation?

Answer 3

He died on the cross and was sacrificed to save humankind’s sins and allow humans to be reunited with God after death.

Question 4

What is atonement?

Answer 4

the belief that Jesus dying on the cross resolved the problems between God and humans. He bridged the gap between humans and God

Question 5

What do Christians believe about Heaven and Hell?

Answer 5

they believe that when they die, God will judge them and send them to heaven or hell

Question 6

Christians believe in Incarnation. What does this mean?

Answer 6

they believe that God took human form by becoming Jesus - showing that Jesus is fully God and fully man.

Question 7

What do Christians believe about original sin?

Answer 7

they believe that everyone is born with original sin as a result of Adam and Eve

Question 8

How do Christians think you get rid of Original Sin?

Answer 8

Baptism

Question 9

Christians believe in resurrection. What does this mean?

Answer 9

they believe that Jesus rose from the dead 3 days after he died on the cross

Question 10

What do Christians believe about humans and resurrection?

Answer 10

everyone will be resurrected on the day of judgement- when God will judge everyone individually.

Question 11

What figure in Christianity is evidence for resurrection?

Answer 11

Jesus

Question 12

What scripture supports atonement?

Answer 12

“The lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” - the Bible

Question 13

Where is the crucifixion story found?

Answer 13

in the gospel of Mark

Question 14

What is the crucifixion story?

Answer 14

• Jesus carried the cross to the place of crucifixion
• he rejects wine that would ease his discomfort
• crucified along 2 criminals
• when Jesus dies on the cross, the curtain in the temple rips in two from top to bottom

Question 15

Why are Christians influenced by the crucifixion?

Answer 15

shows the pain Jesus endured to save humanity from their sins

Question 16

Where can the resurrection story be found?

Answer 16

Gospel of Matthew

Question 17

Why is the belief in resurrection central in Christianity?

Answer 17

It shows that Jesus defeated death and can be seen as evidence for life after death.
- evidence of God’s omnipotent and omnibenevolent nature

Question 18

Christians believe in the ascension. What does this mean?

Answer 18

Jesus returned to his father in heaven.

Question 19

Evidence for the ascension

Answer 19

at the Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles, just as Jesus had promised - as said in the Bible