Christianity

Question 1

What is the trinity?

Answer 1

Belief in the trinity is essential but Christians interperet it differently. God manifests as The Fathher, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. A ritual within Christianity.

Question 2

What is the afterlife?

Answer 2

The concept of reward and punishment is tied to sin and the afterlife. The goal is an afterlife with God.they believe there will be end time, final judgement, and no more after (linear thinking). Very focused on afterlife and what happens when you die. Idea life were living = suffering.

Question 3

Sin?

Answer 3

Sin is the greatest issue and encompasses idoltry and injustice. Embrace original sin. Throughout history Christianity opressed and marginalized and been unjust to Christians and nonchristians.

Question 4

What is Epistles?

Answer 4

The genuine Pauline letters are the earlies part of the New Testament. Paul’s ideas include: dualism, baptism, and the inclusion of gentiles.

Question 5

What is monacticism?

Answer 5

Monasticism or monkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. Middleages 500-1500 CE

Question 6

What is Sola Scriptura?

Answer 6

It is scripture alone.

Question 7

What is idoltry?

Answer 7

Worship of idols (an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship). Has been cosidered worship of false Gods and is forbidden.

Question 8

What are solafides?

Answer 8

This is faith alone.

Question 9

What are indlugences?

Answer 9

If you wanted to commit sin, the had indulgences, where people could give the church money and sin. “a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins.”

Question 10

Original sin?

Answer 10

Christanity believe in the “original sin” because of what happened in the garden of eden, they believe people are born with that sin and an inclination of sin

Question 11

What is predestination?

Answer 11

Some Christians believe that no matter what you believe or what you do, your destiny had been predetermined for you by God and nothing you do will change what happens. With this there is the ideal that after death you go to heaven or hell for eternity

Question 12

Who is the pope?

Answer 12

The pope makes decisions on behalf of the entire church and has been doing so for many years.

Question 13

What is purgatory?

Answer 13

Some christians accept the concept of purgortory, which is an intermediate state where the soul goes before heaven (limbo).

Question 14

What is a heretic?

Answer 14

A person believing and practicing reliigous heresy which is belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.

Question 15

What is gnosticism?

Answer 15

Gnosticism goes back centuries before the Christian era, possibly as early as the fifth Century, B.C. A belief system developed in ancient Syria and Persia that held salvation of the soul could be achieved by attaining a deep, mystic, and divine knowledge.

Question 16

What is Christmas?

Answer 16

the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ’s birth.

Question 17

What is a sacrement?

Answer 17

Asacramentis aChristianriterecognised as of particular importance and significance.Baptism is a example of this.

Question 18

What is baptism?

Answer 18

Baptism(from theGreeknoun βάπτισμαbaptisma;see below) is aChristiansacramentofadmissionandadoption,[1]almost invariably with the use of water, intoChristianity.

Question 19

What ia gospel?

Answer 19

Translated into good news. It originally meant the Christian message itself, but in the 2nd century it came to be used for the books in which the message was set out. The 4 gospels of the New Testement itself: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. These book are the main stories for information on the life of jesus.

Question 20

What is incarnation?

Answer 20

Theincarnationof Christ is a central Christian doctrine that God became flesh, assumed a human nature, and became a man in the form of Jesus, the Son of God and the second person of the Trinity.

Question 21

What is the bible?

Answer 21

the Christian scriptures, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.

Question 22

What is a bishop?

Answer 22

Abishop(English derivation from the New Testament of the Christian Bible Greek ἐπίσκοπος, epískopos, “overseer”, “guardian”) is an ordained, consecrated, or appointed member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.

Question 23

What is easter?

Answer 23

Easter,[nb 1]also calledPascha(Greek,Latin)[nb 2]orResurrection Sunday,[3][4]is a festival andholidaycelebrating theresurrection of Jesusfrom the dead, described in theNew Testamentas having occurred on the third day of his burial afterhis crucifixionby the Romans

Question 24

What is Canon?

Answer 24

Abiblical canonorcanon of scripture[1]is a set oftexts(or “books”) which a particularreligious communityregards as authoritativescripture. The English word “canon” comes from theGreekκανών, meaning “rule” or “measuring stick”.

Question 25

What is filioque?

Answer 25

The filioque clause was, and still is, a controversy in the church in relation to the Holy Spirit. The question is, “from whom did the Holy Spirit proceed, the Father, or the Father and the Son?” The wordfilioquemeans “and son” in Latin. It is referred to as the “filioque clause” because the phrase “and son” was added to the Nicene Creed, indicating that the Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father “and Son.” There was so much contention over this issue that it eventually led to the split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches in A. D. 1054.

Question 26

What is an Icon?

Answer 26

An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn “image”) is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, and certain Eastern Catholic churches. The mostcommonsubjects include Christ, Mary, saints and/or angels.

Question 27

What is Liberation Theology?

Answer 27

a movement in Christian theology, developed mainly by Latin American Roman Catholics, that emphasizes liberation from social, political, and economic oppression as an anticipation of ultimate salvation

Question 28

What is Christ?

Answer 28

To the surprise of some, “Christ” is not Jesus’ last name (surname). “Christ” comes from the Greek wordChristos, meaning “anointedone” or “chosen one.”

Question 29

What is the Messiah?

Answer 29

the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible.

Question 30

What is the ressurection?

Answer 30

The rising ofJesusfrom the tomb after his death; a central and distinctive belief of theChristianfaith. The Gospels state that afterJesuswas crucified and lay in a tomb between Friday evening and Sunday morning, he rose, in body as well as in spirit, and appeared alive to his followers.

Question 31

What is testament?

Answer 31

Atestamentis a statement of belief. The most famoustestamentsare the two parts of the ChristianBible: the Old and NewTestaments. Atestamentstates a belief or gives some kind of direction