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Christianity Flashcards

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what are the natures of God

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omnipotent- all powerful
omniscient- all knowing
omnibenevolent- all loving
eternal- never beginning and never ending
transcendent- beyond the physical world
immanent- within the world, incarnate as jesus
forgiving- forgave our sins as dying on cross as jesus
personal- he interacts with us, prayer build relationship
monotheistic- belief in 1 God, 10 commandments forbids believing in other gods
judge- decide who will enter hell and heaven

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what is the holy trinity

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god as the father, god as the son, god as the holy spirit

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what are the approaches to the trinity

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all christians believe in 1 eternal god. analogy of ice, steam and water. all same substance just different forms

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4
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what is genesis 1

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man and woman created at same time after animals, created in gods image

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what is genesis 2

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man created first then animals with woman as a companion. god creates man from dust and women from mans rib. man dominant over animals and women is a helper

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what do the creation stories show

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god as the creator. holy spirit acts as the agent of god

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different christian approaches to creation story

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fundementalists protestant- bible of word of god without error, therefore both are true
liberal christians- bible contains some human errors and stories contradict each other. not literally true- show deeper meanings about god and the role of humans

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what is genesis 3

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fall of mankind- eat from the forbidden tree original sin

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what is st augustine theory

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all people born in sin as passed down from adam and eve as we are all offspring of adam and eve

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what is john 1

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in the beginning was the word, the word was god
god is unknowable
christ existed before he became incarnate

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what is problem of evil and suffering

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is god all powerful, loving etc why would he allow evil, therefore all loving all powerful god doesnt exist

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12
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what are 2 types of evil

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moral evil- murder

natural evil- volcanoes

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arguments against problem of evil

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god allowed suffering for benefit of humanity
god made perfect world, ruined by adam and eve passed down
humans created similiar to god but not perfect therefore evil

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14
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titles of jesus

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son of god- jesus is god incarnate
king of kings
saviour
messiah

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what is agape love

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unconditional love- all people should be loved equally

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16
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importance of sermon on the mount

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peace- forgive others
avoid violence
lords prayer
not follow eye for an eye

17
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sermon on the mount relationships

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adultery- should not even look at a woman lustfully
some christians believe jesus allows divorce- in case of adultery
Other teachings jesus forbids adultery- RC follow this teaching

18
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what is incarnation

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god in human flesh- jesus

19
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what is the crucifixation

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the way jesus was executed- was a ransom, price to save humanity from sin. after sacrifice jesus and god are reconciled.

20
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what do the bread and wine represent

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bread- body of jesus
wine- blood of jesus
eucharist remembers this

21
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what is resurrection

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jesus coming back to life after death- god omnipotent

22
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what is ascension

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rising up to heaven. jesus rose to heaven after resuection as he is eternal, now seated at the right hand of god

23
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what is salvation

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restoring relationship between man and god- sends jesus to get rid of sin

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what is atonement

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god in christ reconciles himself to the world- jesus sacrifice, meant god and humanity no longer separated

25
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what is god’s commandment

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following gods law will reward you. greatest law is love your neighbour and love god

26
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what is sin

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an action that goes against gods law

27
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what is grace

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gods redemptive love to save sinners- god always there for people if they want him

28
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what is the point of the holy spirit

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imminent and inspires christians. sent to earth after jesus ascension

29
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what was the role of christ in salvation

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all christians belive that christ died to save humanity from sin

30
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need for christ in salvation

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salvation needed as we are all sinful. many christians believe we inherit original sin and need to be forgiven

31
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what is purgatory

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place of purification before they can experience hell

only RC believe

32
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apocalytic views

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end of the world- may happen soon as stated in bible

jesus will come and to establish a new world order `

33
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hell

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where sinners will go after death

34
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heaven

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the eternal presence of god- where righteous will go after death

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