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Christian Beliefs and Teachings Flashcards

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Characteristics of God

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Omnipotent - All-powerful
Omniscient - All-knowing
Omnipresent - All-present
Omnibenevolent - All-loving

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Quotes about God’s Omnipotence

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“His word is never void of power, so when he speaks, everything in creation obeys him”

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Quotes about God’s Omniscience

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“God is greater than our heart and knows all things”

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Quotes about God’s Omnipresence

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“For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.”

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Quotes about God’s Omnibenevolence

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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son”

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The Trinity

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The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

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The Father

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The Creator of the earth and everything in it.

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Quote about the Father

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“We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.” - Nicene Creed

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The Son

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Jesus Christ - the incarnation of God who is both fully human and fully divine.

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Quote about the Son

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“We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father” - Nicene Creed

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The Holy Spirit

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The unseen power of God - the inspiring presence of God in the world. The Bible (?)

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Quote about the Holy Spirit

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“We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son” - Nicene Creed

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The Incarnation

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God’s human form - Jesus Christ.

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Quote that shows the Divinity of the Incarnation

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“His mother Mary was due to be married to Joseph, but before they came together she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.”

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The Crucifixion

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The execution and death of Jesus on Good Friday.

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Quote about the Crucifixion

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“Jesus called out with a loud voice ‘Father into your hands I commit my spirit’ when he had said this, he breathed his last” - Bible

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The Resurrection

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Jesus rising from the death on Easter Day. This event is recorded in all 4 Gospels and is the central belief of Christianity.

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Importance of the Resurrection

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  • Shows the power of good over evil
  • Christians feel that if they accept Jesus, they too can be resurrected so there is no need to fear death.
  • Shows God can forgive.
  • Shows Jesus’ divinity
  • Shows Jesus is with God. Paves the way for the Holy Spirit to comfort them.
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The Ascension

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40 days after the resurrection, when Jesus returned to God, the Father in heaven

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Beliefs about life after death

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  • Judgement Day
  • Heaven
  • Hell
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Judgement

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A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God and rewarded or punished accordingly.

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Quotes about Judgement

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“He will come to judge the living and the dead.” - Bible

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Heaven

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A state of eternal happiness in the presence of God.

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Quotes about Heaven

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“I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven”

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Hell

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The place of eternal suffering or state of being without God.

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Quotes about Hell

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“he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire’” - Bible

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Satan

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The devil - the power and source of evil.

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Purgatory

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The intermediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven.

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Sin

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Act that separates people from God. Behaviour against God’s laws

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Original Sin

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Everyone is born with a built-in urge to sin as a result of Adam and Eve’s first sin in the Garden of Eden.

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Atonement

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Restoring the relationship between people and God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

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Salvation

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Saving the soul, deliverance from sin and admission to heaven brought about by Jesus.

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Types of Salvation

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  • Salvation through Law
  • Salvation by Grace
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Salvation through Law / Good works

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Achieving salvation by having faith and obeying God’s law.

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Salvation by Grace

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Salvation is given by God through faith in Jesus. Isn’t earned or deserved but a gift for the faithful.

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Quote about Sin and Salvation

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“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord”

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The role of Christ in Salvation

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When he died on the Cross, Jesus’ death makes up for Adam and Eve’s original sin and brings people back to God.

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