Christianity Flashcards
Omnipotent Definition?
All powerful,
This is mentioned in the Genesis.
Omniscient Definition?
All knowing,
It mentions in the bible that nothing is hidden from Gods sight.
Benevolent Definition?
All loving,
God gave his only son, Jesus, to die for us on the cross and get rid of our sin.
Just Definition?
Fair,
God rewards and punished people on judgement day,
He gives second chances.
Genesis 1 and 2?
Different parts of the bible,
7 days God created Earth.
If God Is All Powerful, Why Is There Evil In The World?
He is just,
Adam and Eve,
God gave us free will.
Perhaps it is the devil that causes evil in the world?
Genesis 3?
Adam and Eve story.
Natural Evil?
Earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.
Moral Evil?
Murder, Man-Made evil.
Oneness?
Christians believe in just ONE GOD,
“You shall have no other God before me” -Exodus.
The Trinity?
God is 3 in one:
- The Father,
- The Son,
- The Holy Spirit,
This is shown through prayer “The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit”,
We also see this through the Nicene Creed (a prayer), it explains how God is made of 3 parts.
Exodus?
The part of the bible with 10 commandments.
Genesis Quotes And Facts?
First Day - “Let there be light”,
Trinity was there from beginning of the creation of the world,
“In the beginning was the word” (the Word is Jesus).
Incarnation?
A person who embodies in the flesh a God,
Jesus is God in human form.
Evidence Of Jesus?
“The Word (Jesus) became flesh and lived among us”.
Why Did Jesus Die On The Cross?
“Surely this man was the son of God” -Mark,
All lights go off in world when he dies,
Reasons:
- To save us from sin (someone had to take the blame),
- The Jewish authorities accused him of blasphemy (speaking against belief, Jewish),
- Pilate, the Roman Governor, was blackmailed by Jewish authorities.
Why Do Christians Believe In Resurrection?
Because if Jesus died then death would have been the end for him and his life would have ended in failure,
“They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of Lord Jesus” -Luke,
This quote shows how Jesus rose from the dead,
This gives hope for Christians and showed he was actually God’s son.
Ascention?
Jesus going to heaven.
Judgement Day?
A day where God decided who goes to Heaven and Hell,
A parable of the sheep and goats shoes this because Jesus separates the good and the bad like the Shepard’s separates his goats and sheep.
Parable?
A lesson told using a story.
The Original Sin?
Adam and Eve story,
They disobey Gods command to not eat,
We were separated from God and Gods sacrifice fixed that.
Reconciliation?
To restore friendly relationships with God.
Salvation?
To be saved from sin by God.
3 Ways To Achieve Salvation?
- Following the 10 commandments,
- Through works (doing good deeds like in The Parable Of The Good Samaritan which tells a story of a man who was left on a road),
- Through Grace and Spirit if we repent sins (God will forgive us).
Repent?
We are sorry for our sins.
Purgatory?
Not all Christians believe this,
It is the idea that our soul is cleansed from death and going to heaven,
This is the time between death and heaven.