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[GCSE EDUQAS] Religious Studies - Route A (Christianity and Islam) > Christianity Beliefs > Flashcards

Christianity Beliefs Flashcards

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Omnipotent

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The idea that God is all powerful, all mighty and unlimited; this can be seen in “God said ‘Let there be light’ and there was light”

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Omnibenevolent

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The idea that God is all-loving and infinitely good; seen in him paying the ultimate sacrifice in the form of his son Jesus Christ to atone for humanity’s sins

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Omniscient

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The belief that God is all-knowing and is greater than us

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Trinity

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The concept of God as three persons: Son, Father and Holy Spirit

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Incarnation

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the idea that God became ‘flesh’ or human in the form of Jesus

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Annunciation

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The announcement from Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to Jesus

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Atonement

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the belief that Jesus’ death on the cross healed the ‘rift’ between humanity and God

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Sacraments

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An outward sign of an invisible and inward blessing by God ie. Baptism or communion

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Evangelism

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Preaching of the gospel to others with the intention of converting them to the Christian faith

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Monotheism

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The belief in one God

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Theodicies

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Theodicies are theories about why evil and suffering exists from a religious perspective:

  • Human being have free will and so evil is moral evil
  • There is a force for evil in the world such as Satan
  • Suffering is the result of original sin
  • Suffering is a test
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Book of Job

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Teaches us that God does not cause suffering but allows it; sometimes this may be the result of Satan and is a test to see how faithful we remain

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Trinity

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The belief that God exists as three persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

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God the Father

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The omnipotent, omniscient and transcendent part of God who is the creator of the world but also has a personal and caring relationship with believers

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God the Son

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God incarnate as Jesus Christ who came to teach people about God and to atone for their sins through his sacrifice on the cross

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God the Holy Spirit

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The force which was left behind after Jesus’ ascension to lead and guide Christians; the immanent form of the Holy Spirit usually represented as a dove

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Creator

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God created the heavens and the earth; Genesis 1 states “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth”; after everything he created he stated “it was good” - he is pleased with his creation

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John 1:14

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“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” - shows that God is Jesus incarnate

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Salvation

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The belief that orignal sin has separated humans from God and the sin is passed from generation to generation - Jesus’ sacrifice healed this rift and now Christians can live eternally with God

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Resurrection

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The belief that Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday, conquering death - “I am the resurrection and the life”

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Ascension

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The belief that Jesus ascended to heaven forty days after his resurrection - after the ascension the Holy Spirit was left on Earth

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Eschatology

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Belief about the last things: death, judgement, heaven and hell; but it is believed that death is not the end - shown by Jesus’ death and subsequent resurrection

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Judgement Day

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The belief that there will be a day where people are judged by God for how they lived their lives - when Jesus will return to Earth again in the Second Coming

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Beliefs about Heaven and Hell

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Some Christians believe that Heaven and Hell are physical places but others believe that they are symbols to represent either being with God eternally or being separated from God eternally

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Purgatory

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Catholic belief that people who die cannot gain immediate entry into heaven but remain in purgatory to be cleansed of their sins - on judgement day they will enter heaven - important for Catholics to pray for those in purgatory that they may enter heaven

[GCSE EDUQAS] Religious Studies - Route A (Christianity and Islam) (5 decks)

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