Christianity Flashcards
PERSON
ST PAUL OF TARSUS
PRACTICE
BAPTISM
ETHICS
BIOETHICS
BELIEF SYSTEM
God is Creator of all and Lord of the world
Made in the image & likeness of God
Sanctity of life
Integrity & Dignity of the person/human
Love of God
Love of Neighbour
PERSON CONTEXT
Saint Paul the Apostle of the Gentiles was converted to the Christian faith from Judaism on the road to Damascus.
PERSON CONTENT
Imminence of judgement day
Expanding out of Judaism
Link To Baptism
Imminence of Judgement Day
“… our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed… Let us behave decently…clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 13:11-14)
Stressed the imminence of judgement day
Imminence of judgement day meant the importance of good deeds and following the golden rule was profound
Presented a way for adherents to integrate this into everyday life
Integration: good deeds and accepting and loving everyone as Jesus Christ did → decision-making of behaviour
Expanding out of Judaism
SCRIPTURE: “There is neither Jew nor Gentile” (Galatians 3:28)
Eradicated need to follow strict Jewish laws to convert to Christianity
Diverse adherents were welcomed
decision-making ⇒ all people are welcomed and loved as the teaching of “love thy neighbour” is expressed
By following this golden rule of love, an adherent is able to integrate their faith into good deeds and everyday life → decision-making of behaviour
LINK TO BAPTISM: allows new members to be welcomed
Link To Baptism
SCRIPTURE: “For you are all sons of God through faith in Jesus Christ. For as many of you as were baptised into Christ have put on Christ” (Galatians 3:26-27)
Way to integrate practice → baptism into every day good deeds as symbolised by Baptism to be clothed with Jesus Christ
BAPTISM CONTEXT
Baptism is a rite of passage that signifies for many denominations, the washing away of original sin, essential for salvation, which results in an individual that is publicly accepting the Christian faith. The ritual usually involves an element of water may it be, Aspersion, Affusion, Immersion or Submersion and anointing with oils which remains constant between denominations
SCRIPTURE: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19)
BAPTISM CONTENT
Baptist
Roman Catholic
Baptist
Baptised by the Minister
Immersion
Includes testimony by the person being baptised declaring faith in Jesus Christ (define membership) → adult baptism (new members → fluid and not stagnant → growing → living religion)
decision-making → initiates them into a community that they now continue to be involved in and integrate into their everyday life where they declare adhesion to faith
Not necessary for salvation but symbolic of being saved
Roman Catholic
Baptised by Priest (difference in denominational interpretation)
Affusion → water on forehead (also diff.)
Child baptism (also diff.) → decision-making by parents
Purifying so one can start their journey of grace and adhesion to the christian faith
initiates them into a community that they now continue to be involved in and integrate into their everyday life where they declare adhesion to faith (integration is the same)
Bioethics Context
Ethics - Moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity
Bioethics - branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences
With the advancement of technology in more modern times and the use of humans as subjects → Fuelled the discussion of the different biological issues that society faces.
Christian bioethics have always demonstrated an understanding of human responsibility towards oneself and others which are moulded by Christian ethics found within Tradition, Natural Law and other sources of religious authority
Bioethics Content
Abortion
Euthanasia
