Christian Beliefs:incarnation Flashcards
1
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Incarnation explains …
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How god took human form through Jesus and lived and died within the world
2
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Importance of jesus:
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•birth fulfilled the prophecy of Christ coming to earth as the saviour who was promised by god-so good took human form to be present in the world.
•jesus is the “son” part of the three ideas (the trinity)
That make up the Christian understanding of god
3
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Jesus as divine-though jesus was human,he was divine which means he was god.
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- jesus is omnipotent
- jesus forgave sins
- jesus performed miracles
- people worshipped and prayed to jesus
- jesus was resurrected after death
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Jesus as human- easier for Christians to understand and relate to jesus,as he was human and experienced the same problems we do
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- born to a human mother as a normal baby
- had a human body
- jesus got tired,thirsty,and hungry
- showed human emotions such as amazement
- prayed to god
- he died
