Christianity

Question 1

What is the holy trinity?

Answer 1

The idea that God is made of three part- God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit. This can be explained by using water or a mars bar.

Question 2

Why is humans relationship with God so special?

Answer 2

Humans were Gods last creation and were made in Gods image (Imagi Dei) meaning we share Gods characteristics.

Question 3

What impact does having imago dei have on Christians lifes?

Answer 3

Can make Christian’s want to try adopt Gods natures such as being more benovelonnt. They could do this by worshiping and praying to God.

Question 4

Why did God give humans free will?

Answer 4

Because God didn’t want humans to be like robots who couldn’t make their own decisions

Question 5

What Implications does free will have for Christian’s?

Answer 5

Means humans are able to sin and go against Gods wishes

Question 6

What is sin?

Answer 6

Going against Gods wishes. Can lead you to being disconnected from God

Question 7

What different views do the Roman Catholic Church and the Scottish church have on sin?

Answer 7

The Roman Catholic Church believe some sins are more severe than others .
The Scottish church believe all sins are equal.

Question 8

What does the original sin refer to?

Answer 8

The idea that Adam and Eve brought sin into the world and caused everyone to be born with sin.

Question 9

What does Jesus being an incarnation of God mean?

Answer 9

Jesus is God in human form making him 100% God and 100% human.

Question 10

Why is Jesus sometimes described as the bridge between humans and God

Answer 10

Jesus was the only perfect man who has never sinned so when he died on the cross he took responsibility for all human sin which restored humans relationships with God and meant all sins could be forgiven.

Question 11

Why was Jesus crucified

Answer 11

Jesus was crucified for committing blasphemy as the Romans didn’t believe he was the sin of God

Question 12

Who crucified Jesus

Answer 12

The Romans

Question 13

What happened to the two thieves crucified with Jesus?

Answer 13

-One thief made fun of Jesus and told him to Eva system if he was the messiah.
-The other thief stood up for Jesus and asked him to remember him when he reached his kingdom.
Jesus then turned to the thief who believed in him and stayed “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Question 14

What happened after Jesus died?

Answer 14

His body was taken to a tomb with a large boulder put in front of it to protect it.

Question 15

What did the three woman find when they went to anoint Jesus.

Answer 15

They discovered the boulder had rolled away and Jesus’ body was no longer there. The Holy Spirit then appeared in front of the three woman and told them Jesus had risen.

Question 16

What happened when Jesus appeared in front of his disciples?

Answer 16

He was able to talk and eat with them and they were able to touch his wounds.

Question 17

Was Jesus’ body mortal after his resurrection

Answer 17

No Jesus was able to do things like appear in locked rooms

Question 18

What do Christian’s believe about Judgement?

Answer 18

Everyone will be judged after they die and this will decide if they go to heaven or hell. Some Christian’s believe you’re judged by weighing up how good and bad you’ve been. Where as others believe your judged only on if you believe in Jesus and followed his teachings and examples.

Question 19

What is the parable of the sheep and goats?

Answer 19

-how you treat others is also how you treat God as we are all God’s creation.
- God will separate the righteous and unrighteous.
-the righteous are those who have helped and cared for God by helping the poor, visiting the imprisoned and caring for the ill.
-the unrighteous are those who ignored God by not helping the poor, visiting the imprisoned or caring for the ill.
-the righteous will go to heaven and live eternally with God.
-the unrighteous will go to hell and eternally suffer.

Question 20

What is the parable of the lost son (prodigal son)?

Answer 20

Tells the story of a lost son who uses his father for money. He then takes his fathers money and wastes it. He then returns to his father and asks for forgiveness. His father is waiting with open arms and accepts his son back into his life.

Question 21

What does the parable go the lost son (prodigal son) teach about God?

Answer 21

God is like a loving father waiting for his son to find him. This shows that God is waiting for us to find him and when we do he will forgive our sins and welcome us home to heaven.

Question 22

What do Christian’s believe about Heaven?

Answer 22

-Heaven is where God and Jesus are
-heaven is like paradise with everything you could ever want
-it is where Christians can love and worship God for eternity.

Question 23

Non literal and literal beliefs about heaven?

Answer 23

Some Christian’s take the description of Heaven literally and think it is an actual place with everything you could ever want.
Other believe this description just describes how amazing it is to live with God in your life as Christians main purpose in life is to love and worship God.

Question 24

Christian beliefs about hell

Answer 24

-hell is the opposite of heaven and is eternal suffering
-the idea of hell comes from Jesus’ description in the Bible which says hell is a place of eternal fire and punishment.
-some Christians belief in universalism which is the belief Hell is only temporary and one day we will all find Jesus and got to Heaven.

Question 25

Literal and non-literal interpretations of Hell

Answer 25

-Some Christian’s take Jesus’ description literally as it is in the bible meaning it is infallible, they therefore Belsize a hell is a physical place of evil and suffering.
-Other think it is a metaphor to describe how horrible it is to live with Gods absence.

Question 26

Jesus’ teachings are?

Answer 26

What he said

Question 27

Two examples of Jesus teachings

Answer 27

-Parable of the lost son (prodigal son)
-parable of the sheep and the goats
-love thy neighbour
-turn the other cheek

Question 28

Jesus’ examples are?

Answer 28

What he did

Question 29

Two of Jesus examples

Answer 29

-raising the 12 year old girl
-healing the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years.
-healing a blind man
-healing a paralysed man

Question 30

Why would Christian’s want to follow Jesus’ example?

Answer 30

Jesus is the only perfect man who has never sinned so shows us the perfect example on how to live. Christian’s also believe by following Jesus’ examples and teachings you will be allowed into Heaven.

Question 31

What is worship?

Answer 31

How Christian’s show love and appreciation for God

Question 32

How can Christians worship?

Answer 32

-praying
-celebrating festivals (Christmas,Easter)
-taking Eucharist
-taking pilgrimage
-singing hymns
-listening to bible readings
-can be done standing, sitting or kneeling

Question 33

What is the purpose of worship?

Answer 33

Strengthens the relationship between God and humans.

Question 34

What is the four main types of prayer (ACTS)

Answer 34

A- adoration (giving love for God)
C- confession (owning up to sin and asking for forgiveness)
T- Thanking (giving thanks to God)
S- supplication (asking for something for yourself or others. Could be for health, wealth or peace).

Question 35

What is the Eucharist?

Answer 35

A type of prayer that resembled the last supper Jesus and his disciples are before Jesus was crucified.

Question 36

How is the Eucharist taking?

Answer 36

Christian’s fast before eating (children are not required to fast) bread resembling Jesus’ flesh and drinking wine representing Jesus’ blood.

Question 37

How do different Churches take Eucharist?

Answer 37

Roman Catholic Church- use special wafer bread and wine which is given to people by the priests
Orthodox Christian’s- take Eucharist more often and are fed a mixture of bread and wine on a gold spoon given by the priest.
The Scottish church- only take Eucharist 4 times a year and the bread is wine is passed around to make everyone feel equal.