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who created the universe

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God created the entire universe - everything from earth to man kind’

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what is the SWA about creation and God

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” in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” - Genesis 1:1

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what happened in the first day of creation of the universe ?

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God created light,time,space and Earth

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what happened on the second day of creation of the universe ?

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God created the atmosphere

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what happened in the third day of creation of the universe ?

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God created the dry land and plants

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what happened in the fourth day of creation of the universe ?

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God created the sun moon and starts

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what happened in the fifth day of creation of the universe ?

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God created water and flying creature and creatures that live in the water

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what happened in the sixth day of creation of the universe ?

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God created Land animals and humans

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what happened on the seventh day of creation?

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God rested

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what do Christians believe about the trinity and creation

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Christians believe that it is important that all three parts of the holy trinity to have been present from the beginning

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what is the SWA about the holy spirit and creation?

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the holy spirit was referenced in genesis 1 ‘hovering over waters’

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Christians believe that heaven is a place where God dwells.
being separated from God is called….

a. Atlantis
b. hell
c. purgatory
d. Valhalla

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b. hell

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Jesus died on the cross. this event is know as…

a. crucifixion
b. reincarnation
c. restoration
d. Resurrection

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d. the resurrection

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what is a monotheistic religion?

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mono means one so a monotheistic region means there is one God.

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how many followers does Christianity have and how long ago was it formed?

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Christianity has 2.2 billion followers and it was formed 2000 years ago.

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what are 4 christian beliefs about god?

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  • God created everything ( universe)
  • God created humanity for a reason
  • God wants Christians to know him
  • God revealed himself to Christians through the trinity.
  • ## life after death
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what are some christian beliefs about life after death?

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  • death is the beginning not the end
  • Christians can be with God in heaven
  • judgement day
  • you will stand before God and be judged on your sins
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what are christian beliefs about the beginning of Christianity?

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  • Jesus founded Christianity
  • Jesus was a Jew
  • Christianity begins with the death and Resurrection of Jesus.
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how does being christian link into every day life?

5 things

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  • pray
  • read the bible
  • live the teachings of Jesus
  • love people
  • demonstrate the love of God
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what are some key christian festivals?

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  • Christmas - the birth of Jesus
  • Easter - Jesus died and rose again 3 days later - Crucifixion
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what are the 2 different types of baptism

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  • adult - fully submerged
  • children a sprinkle of water
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what does a baptism represent?

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  • new beginnings and new life
  • washing away sins
  • purification
  • admission to the christian church
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what are the different types of Christians
(5)

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  • Methodists
  • roman catholic
  • church of England
  • Pentecostal
  • Baptist
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why there different types of Christians?

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Christians express themselves in different ways so different types of Christians emerged because they wanted to talk to God in different ways and they heard from God in different ways.
- different biblical interpretations

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what is the Nicene creed?

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the Nicene creed is the official statement of belief in God for Christians

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what is the holy trinity

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the belief that there are 3 people in the one, God, the father, the son and the holy spirit they are all separate but also one being.

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Christianity is a _____________ religion. This means all _________ believe there is only _____God, who they believe _______ and sustains all that exists. The ________ of God is important to the Christian __________ of God. God is also ___________, which means that God is above and _________ anything else that exists in the __________ .

oneness/Christians/transcendent/belief/universe/one/beyond/creates/monotheistic

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Christianity is a monotheistic religion. This means all Christians believe there is only one God, who they believe creates and sustains all that exists. The oneness of God is important to the Christian belief of God. God is also transcendent, which means that God is above and beyond anything else that exists in the universe .

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what is omnibenevolent
what is omniscient
what is omnipotent
what is omnipresent

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omnibenevolent - all loving
omniscient - all knowing
omnipotent - all powerful
omnipresent - he is always present everywhere at every time

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christians who accpet the bible interpretation of the story of creation are called…..

mnay scientists dismiss theories like these and instead support theorioes like….

some Christians believe that God created the universe but belive that……

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Christians who accept the bible interpretation of the story of creation are called creationists

many scientists dismiss theories like these and instead support theories like the big bang theory

some Christians believe that God created the universe but believe that he used the big bang theory and evolution as tools to do so

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what are Gods stewards

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Christians that believe that God created the world and that humans have a special role in creation.

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what was the last supper?

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the night before Jesus died , him and his disciples had a meal together known as the last supper where he spoke about his upcoming death

32
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what did Jesus give to his disciples at the last supper and what did this represent?

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Jesus gave his disciples wine and bread to represent his blood and body.
- it represented his sacrifice

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what did Jesus say he would send to his disciples after he died?

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  • the holy spirit - to teach and remind them of everything he had said
34
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what did Jesus say about betrayal at the last supper

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Jesus knew that one of his disciples ( Judas) would betray him by handing him over to the Jewish authorities to be arrested.

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why and how do Christians today remember the last supper?

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-they remember the last supper when they take part in the Eucharist
- the last supper showed that Jesus teachings had become true

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how did Jesus’s arrest happen?

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  • Jesus and his disciples planned to stay overnight in the garden of Gethsemane
  • Judas brought armed authorities to take Jesus away in the middle of the night
  • Judas identified Jesus to the authorities with a kiss
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what was Jesus arrested for and what was his punishment?

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He was found guilty of blasphemy - calming to be the son of God

  • he was punished by death
37
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who was pontius pilate and what did he believe about jesus trial?

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he was the roman governor and believed that Jesus was innocent but he sentenced him to death anyway.

38
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how was jesus put to death?

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Jesus was to death by Crucifixion - nailed to a cross and left to die

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what did Jesus’s Cruxifiction mean to christians?

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  • Jesus’s death was proof of his humanity - he died so he was truly gods incarnate
  • Jesuses death was a sacrifice and his death washed away human sins and brought forgiveness of humans sins
  • the loving relationship with God was restored
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what happen during the resurrection

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Jesus rose from the dead - a group of women went to to see him and found his body missing

41
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why is the resurrection significant to Christians

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shows that Jesus was really God and could over come death.
- mean that all what Jesus had taught was true
- humanity sins are forgiven
- people can have a true relationship with god again

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what was the ascension

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after Jesus rose from the dead he spent time teachings his disciples and the rose to heaven and told them he would send the holy spirit to help them spread the word of God

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why is the ascension important to Christians

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shows that Jesus had overcome death and he hadn’t resurrected to die again but to live forever

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what is salvation

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being saved from sin and its consequences

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why is salvation important to christians

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  • jesus saved humanity from sin
  • allows them to have a relationship with God
  • allows them to go to heaven
46
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what is the chrsitian belief about atonement

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it is mending the relationship with God

47
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what is universalism

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the belief that Jesus died to forgive all sins so everyone will go to heaven

48
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what is purgatory and who believes in it

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it is the belief that the dead are purified of sins before going to heaven

  • only Catholics believe in this
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what is judgement day

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a time after you die when God will assess a persons life and their actions

50
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what is heaven

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heaven is a place of eternal happiness where Christians believe they will go after they have died.
- united with god
- physical place
- afterlife
- spiritual state

51
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what is hell

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hell is a place of punishment where those who turn away from God will go to after death
- not a physical place and those who go there will cease to exist

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why is life after death important to Christians

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  • Christians can be with God forever
  • a reward for faithful people
  • Jesus said those who believe in him will have life after death
53
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what is natural evil

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suffering caused by nature and beyond human control

54
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what is moral evil

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suffering caused by human beings

55
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what is the problem of evil and the inconsistent triad

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if God all loving he would want to remove all suffering, if god is all powerful he could remove all suffering, so if god is both of these things why is there evil and suffering?

the inconsistent triangle is that if you combine any of the two points of, all loving,all powerful or evil then the 3rd one gets discounted.

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why does the problem of evil cause believers the question Gods faith.

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causes believers to doubt god and ask questions like:
- if god inst all loving or all powerful is that a god they want to believe in?
- how could God allow suffering if he is all powerful and all loving?

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what are biblical solutions to the problem of evil

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  • suffering is apart of life
  • pray to god to get comfort in times of struggle
  • god will one day suffering will end
58
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what are theoretical solutions to the problem of evil

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  • God gives humans free will
  • suffering makes humans develop
  • humans choose to do evil
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what are the practical solutions to the problem of evil

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-helps people develop positive qualities
- suffering is apart of life but help can be given
- they can help through involvement in charitable work

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