Christianity And Stuff Flashcards
“God created humankind in his image”
Every person is made in gods image, influences Christians to be kind to all as they are in gods image.
Used in creation, gods influence
“Thou shalt not kill”
That life is holy (Sanctity of Life) and should be
protected
Humans should not take life so Christians will be against
murder and death penalty
Christians may be pacifist (against violence) as war
involves taking life
“Whatever you did to the least of my brothers, you did it to me”
When a Christian helps someone else (the “least’) they
are helping Jesus (you did it to me’)
The ‘sheep’ helped the needy by giving drink to the
thirsty, food to the hungry, clothes to the needy etc
while the goats’ ignored the needy
“Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of god”
Jesus calls Christians to have an attitude of peace
Peace is one of the signs of God’s kingdom (God’s world
to come)
“Be fruitful and multiply”
That humans are called to reproduce
The purpose of sex within marriage is procreation
Humans have a creative nature like God and so humans are made
in God’s image and likeness (imago dei)
“You have heard it said an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”
Jesus quotes the Old Testament, the Old Law, ‘An eye
for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’ which shows that
retaliation should be equal and not extreme
Christians are told by Jesus to show forgiveness, rather
than retaliating - to ‘turn the other cheek’
“The lord is our god, the lord alone.”
Christians believe there is only one God (monotheism)
Christians are not permitted to worship other Gods
(idolatry)
“Love your neighbour”
Christians should show love to others
This may mean giving to charity, helping others, giving drink to
the thirsty/food to the hungry
“Love your enemies.”
Christians should love their enemies
This is also shown in the Parable of the Good Samaritan:
Samaritans and Jews are enemies, but the Good Samaritan
helps the beaten Jew despite their differences, and goes the
extra mile to care for
them by taking them to an inn and
paying for their care.
“The two shall become one flesh.”
In marriage the purpose of sex is to unite the male and
female
For a marriage to be valid it must be consummated and
the husband and wife are united as one
“In the beginning was the word,
And the word was with god
And the word was god”
That God (“the word’) is in the beginning. God creates
the world “In the Beginning” Genesis 1
The Word and God co-exist and are co-eternal
‘The Word’ and God are the same
“The word became flesh”
That God (“‘the word”) becomes “flesh’ as Jesus
Jesus is God incarnate, (God in-the-flesh) in human
nature
“Consubstantial with the father”
Jesus and the Father are both God
Jesus is of same substance as the father
Consubstantial- with same substance
“For this is my body, do this in memory of me”
They are the words of Jesus at the Last Supper
Jesus commands Christians to do the Eucharist to remember
the sacrifice, to ‘do this in memory of me’
It reminds Christians of the sacrifice on the cross, the bread
and the wine are the Body and Blood of Jesus, just as on the
cross Jesus gave his body
“God is love”
The nature of God is love
God is omnibenevolent- all loving (omni=all, benevolent=loving)
Grace is God’s love
St Augustine said God’s love can be seen in the Trinity- the father is the
lover, the Son is the beloved and the Holy Spirit is the love that binds
Catherine LaCugna said God’s love can be seen in the Son sent as the
Incarnation and Spirit who helps believers in the world
God’s love can be seen in the world (Sacramental Nature of Reality)
