Christianity And Martin Luther Flashcards
Christianity Began in…
Judea nearly 2000 years ago
The central messages to Christianity is…
Salvation, forgiveness, redemption, love, hope, compassion, and to love God with all your heart, mind, and soul
Jesus was arrested because…
He was seen as an agitator by the Jewish Religious Leaders and the Roman Authorities.
Jesus was …. and died.
He was crucified on a cross
The apostle… turned Jesus teachings into a religion.
Paul (originally named Saul) from Tarsus
Christians believe that Jesus Christ was the…. whose teachings are the basis of Christianity.
Jesus was the Son of God
Hell is…
Hell is a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, traditionally depicted as being a place of perpetual fire. This is where the the wicked are punished after death.
Three of the the Ten Commandments are…
You must not commit adultery. You must now commit murder. You must not steal.
Heaven is…
Heaven is the home of God, the angels, and the good (believers)after death. Heaven is often depicted as being above the sky.
Angels are…
Angels are represented throughout the Bible as being spiritual beings intermediate between God and the people.
Monotheistic means…
This means that the said religion has only one God.
The cross is…
The cross is the main symbol of Christianity. Jesus was crucified on one.
Crucifixion is…
The execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross, this is how Jesus died.
Martin Luther was a…. from Germany who was…. at the Catholic Church for selling….
Martin Luther was a monk from Germany who was very Mad at the Catholic Church for selling indulgences to people for money.
Indulgences were…
Indulgences were expensive pieces of paper that claimed you could get into heaven faster.
What did the Catholic Church use the money for?
The Catholic Church used the money for new building projects.
Martin Luther believed that the pope is…
The pope is a false authority. The bible is the only authority for Christian life. Each person should have an individual relationship with God and should read the bible for him or herself. All people are created equal in the eyes of God.
Martin Luther was angry at the Catholic Church for…
Martin Luther was angry by the Catholic Church’s’ corruption, greed, luxurious lifestyles of its priests and its hiring of unqualified priests.
Martin Luther nailed what to where?
He nailed his 95 Theses to the door of a church in Germany in 1517. The theses were his list of complaints to the Catholic Church.
What was the result of Martin Luther’s complaints?
The church split in half between the Protestants and the Catholics.