Christianity - Beliefs Flashcards
what did God create in order
light, sea and skies, land and plants, sun and moon and stars, birds and fish, animals and humans, rested
what do Christian’s believe about evil
original sin, Satan, free will but God’s plan could make someone doubt God
what do Christian’s believe about Heaven
entry depends on Jesus, some say it’s spiritual, some say it’s physical
what do Christian’s believe about Hell
some say it’s physical, some say it’s spiritual
what do Christian’s believe about Purgatory
Catholics believe saved people need to be cleansed before going to Heaven
what do Christian’s believe about the resurrection after we die
believe we will be resurrected because Jesus was, some people believe it’s resurrection of the body, others say it’s of the soul
what happened at The Fall
Adam and Eve were tempted to eat an apple off the tree of knowledge, confessed their sins and were removed from Heaven
why is The Fall important
broke relationship between man and God, Jesus salvated our sins by sacraficing himself
what do fundamental Christians believe about Genesis
Genesis 1 and 2 are factual, Adam was formed from dust, Eve was formed from his rib
what do Liberal Christian’s believe about Genesis
God made the world, each day was not 24 hours, God used evolution
what do Christian’s believe about the role of the Word and Spirit in creation
in the beginning there was the Word, the Word was with God, through him, all things were made, without him, nothing would’ve been made, some people believe the Word was Jesus and he was there at the time of creation
what happened at the Crucifixion
Jesus was nailed to a cross
why is the Crucifixion important
atoned for all sins of people and means salvation for everyone
what happened at the Resurrection
some women went to anoint his body, no one was there, 2 angles came down and said “he is risen”. Jesus then appeared to his 12 disciples
why is the resurrection important
shows the divinity of Jesus and why he is God’s son
