Christianity Flashcards
What does Imagio Dei mean?
It means in the image of God
What are sacraments?
They are beloved to be outward visible signs of Gods love for man kind.
What two sacraments do Catholics and protestants both have?
Baptism and Eucharist.
Why? They are the only two found in the new testement.
What is the kingdom of God?
It is the rule of God on earth. Wherever people believe in God, accept his purpose and do his will.
What are the four miracles Jesus performed?
John 2:1-11~at a wedding he turned 30 gallons of water into wine.
Matthew 14:22-33~walked on water.
Matthew 14:13-21~he healed the sick and fed 5000 from 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.
John 11:38-44~raised Lazarus from the dead.
What are parables?
Give an example.
A parable is a short simple story with important meanings.
The Good Samaritan. (Luke 10:25-37)
What are the four most important books of the bible?
What do they contain?
The Gospels; Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
They contain the resurrection, death and suffering of Jesus. They also contain his teachings.
What are some Christian beliefs about Jesus?
- He was perfect-sinless
- He was tempted by Satan but resisted
- He was obedient to his father
- He is the saviour
- He models how mankind should live.
What does immanent mean?
God is present throughout the universe.
What do christians believe God is like?
The nature of God.
- The Trinity- Father,Son and Holy Spirit.
- Qualities; ability to love, understand, reason and think.
- Immanence of God-possible for everyone to have a relationship with God.
- Transcendent-beyond human understanding.
What is dominion?
Dominion is power over everything.
In Genesis 1:26-29 it states God gave humans power over everything.
Give two benefits of teaching in parables.
- Easy to understand
* They are Relatable.
What does the passion of Jesus refer too?
It refers to the terrible suffering Jesus endured during his final days of his life on earth.
He suffered for our sins.
Why is the passion of Jesus significant to Christian’s?
It allowed a relationship with God to be re-built.
It signifies human kinds second chance at living a sin free life.
Give two points about the significance of Jesus resurrection to christians.
It was proof Jesus was who he said he was.
It shows he has power over death.
It gives hope that there is life with God after death.
