Christianity

Question 1

What does agape mean?

Answer 1

Unconditional love or the general love of people.

Question 2

What are sacraments?

Answer 2

Christians believe that certain points in life are important and they highlight them as sacraments. (Weddings, funerals, baptisings)

Question 3

What is the holy trinity?

Answer 3

The father, son and Holy Spirit

Question 4

What does the sacrifice of Jesus mean to Christians?

Answer 4

This is the most important event of Christianity as it shows god’s omnibenevolence, as he would sacrifice his son for the human race. This sacrifice atones for human’s original sin (Adam and eve)

Question 5

What does incarnation mean?

Answer 5

The physical embodiment

Question 6

What is a ‘creed’?

Answer 6

A creed is a statement of belief - as written by the Christian church

Question 7

What are the 3 great creeds of Christianity?

Answer 7

The apostles creed- based on the teaching of the 12 apostles but NOT written by them

The Nicene creed- the result of the council of Nicaea

The Athanasian creed- based on the teachings of Athanasius

Question 8

Why were the creeds written?

Answer 8

To make it clear exactly what christians believe about god & Jesus- at times where there was a great debate

Question 9

What do christians believe about the creation of the earth?

Answer 9

In genesis 1, it states that god created the world in 6 days, and on the 7th he rested. With humans being last to be created

I’m genesis 2, it states that Adam named the animals and god took a rib from him to create Eve.

In genesis 3, it states that Eve was deceived by the snake and ate the forbidden fruit, this proves that humans have free will but they were banished from the garden of Eden. Women were in pain when they birthed and men had to work the land.

Question 10

What does the teaching of the ‘sheeps and the goats’ show?

Answer 10

It shows that generous and good people will have good things come to them, and will be accepted into heaven whereas bad and greedy people won’t

Question 11

Why does evil still exist if god is omnibenevolent?

Answer 11

Humans have free will, otherwise they’d be mindless robots, but that free will allows them to do evil

Question 12

What do methodists believe about Jesus?

Answer 12

They believe him to be impersonal and a friend to give advice

Question 13

Who was Jesus?

Answer 13

Some Christian denominations believe him to be the human incarnation of god, whereas others believe him to be a prophet but just a man.

Question 14

What happened in the Easter week?

Answer 14

Jesus hosted a dinner, was betrayed by Judas for 20 silver, and then he was crucified to atone for the original sin. He then was resurrected and 40 days later, he ascended into heaven. He will come down again in the second coming, where the world will end.

Question 15

What is the difference between liberal, conservative and fundamentalist?

Answer 15

Liberal- a human’s perspective of what god means

Conservative- the word of god was slightly alters by human hands

Fundamentalist- the exact word of god

Question 16

What is the Lord’s Prayer?

Answer 16

Everything christians believe they should thank god for- Jesus told them what to say

Question 17

Is Christianity a monotheistic religion?

Answer 17

Yes, as it only believes in one god

Question 18

What is ‘the good samaritan’?

Answer 18

Where an enemy of a vulnerable man helped him, healed him and payed for his well-being. This shows agape.

Question 19

What does the ascension prove about Jesus?

Answer 19

He was the son of god

Question 20

Why is the resurrection such an important part of Christianity?

Answer 20

Because it proves that Jesus is gods son, and that god is omnibenevolent. Without the resurrection, the faith would be pointless as Jesus would’ve been just another man

Question 21

What do Roman Catholics believe about the bread and wine?

Answer 21

The bread and wine is literally jesus’ body and blood, and transubstantiates

Question 22

What do the anglicans believe about the bread and wine?

Answer 22

After the priest says the words, the bread and wine become Jesus’ body and blood, although they don’t physically change

Question 23

What do methodists believe about the bread and wine?

Answer 23

They believe that they symbolise jesus’ body and blood

Question 24

What does the ‘second coming’ mean?

Answer 24

When Jesus will descend again at the apocoplyse and judge who goes into heaven

Question 25

What is the sermon on the mount?

Answer 25

The longest recorded sermon by Jesus. It includes the beatitudes and is said to contain the the main principles of Christian Discipleship.

Question 26

What are the ‘beatitudes?’

Answer 26

Short sayings about who is blessed: ‘the mourning’

‘The happy’

Question 27

What is sins for christians?

Answer 27

When you put yourself ahead of god and forget god’s plan

Question 28

What is a covenant?

Answer 28

An agreement or contract in religion

Question 29

Define grace

Answer 29

Being merciful/ god’s loving actions

Question 30

Define ‘redemption’

Answer 30

To become good after doing bad

Question 31

Define ‘salvation’

Answer 31

To be saved

Question 32

What are the three versions of hell that christians believe in?

Answer 32

A place where sinners are damned to suffer depending on the severity of their sin

A separation from god (without the love of god) which they choose In life and is trapped with them in death

When you die, your soul and body is destroyed. This is called ‘annihilation’

Question 33

What does ‘parousia’ mean?

Answer 33

The second coming of Christ

Question 34

What is a humanist?

Answer 34

Someone who isn’t religious but celebrates key events in life

Question 35

What is the evangelical attitude?

Answer 35

An umbrella group of fundamentalists in the Protestant group

Question 36

What are Protestants?

Answer 36

Methodists, Anglicans and any denomination that isn’t Roman Catholic