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Christianity: Beliefs and teachings Flashcards

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What does the Nicene creed say about the oneness of God?

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We believe in the oneness of God

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What does John 4:24 say?

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God is a spirit

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What does Hebrew 1:3 say?

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The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being,

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Omnipotence

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God is all-powerful. The evidence for this includes the creation of the world and the resurrection of Jesus.

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Omnibenevolence

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God is all-loving. Christians believe that this is expressed in many different ways. God sacrificed his own son for humanity, which shows how much he loves all human beings without exception.

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Just

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God is fair to all and he forgives those who say sorry for their actions.

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Omniscience

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God knows everything. Christians believe that God knows every person’s inner thoughts as well as knowing all that has happened and all that will happen in the future.

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Transcendence

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God exists outside of our worldly constraints and physical laws. For example, God does not live and die as we do - he is eternal. Complete understanding of God is beyond the human intellect.

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Immanence

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The belief that God is ‘in the world’. God has interacted with the world throughout history and continues to do so. For example, Jesus being sent to earth. Nowadays, people believe that God is immanent, working miracles and answering people’s prayers.

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What are some questions people ask regarding evil and suffering?

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Christians can question why evil and suffering in the world still exist if God really is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-loving.

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What are some arguments as to why God allows suffering to happen?

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  1. God gave humans free will, so although he exists he cannot interfere in any suffering humans experience either as a result of choices they have made or consequences from the natural world.
  2. Experiencing bad things could be a test of faith. For example, in the Holy Bible, Job is tested on many occasions but still keeps his faith in God and ultimately receives a reward.
  3. Humans need evil to appreciate good. According to many Christians, balance is essential.
  4. God is beyond human understanding, but God is fair so the good will be rewarded in Heaven.
  5. Experiencing bad things is all part of God’s plan and humans should respond positively.
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What is the belief of the trinity?

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Christians believe in one God but they believe he exists in three parts or ‘persons’. These are the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, known collectively as the Trinity.

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The Father

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the creator of everything
the sustainer of all
transcendent

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The Son

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The gospel narratives reveal that God the Son came into the world in the person of Jesus, who is:

both fully divine and fully human
immanent
personal and so understands human suffering
a model for Christian behavior
the Saviour
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John 1:1

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In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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The spirit

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God the holy spirit is the unsees power of God at work in the world, who influences, guides, and sustains life on earth
-a presence of God in the world today, as stated in the
Gospel of
-the immanent part of God guiding the Church
-a source of strength, courage and wisdom

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John 14:16-17

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I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever - the Spirit of truth

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John 14:25-26

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the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

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How is the trinity helpful?

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  1. The love of God the Son is shown in Jesus’ mission and sacrifice
  2. The love of God the father is shown in his sending of his only begotton son
  3. The holy spirt is the outpouring of love between the father and the son that encourges christians to love their neighbour
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How is the trinity not helpful?

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  1. If God is one how can he three persons
  2. The trinity seems contradictory
  3. The trinity may seem confusing to people of other faiths as they may think that God is three persons
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Luke 1:35

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The holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.

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John 1:14

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The Word became flesh and lived amongst us.

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What is the Incarnation?

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The belief that God took human form in Jesus Christ becoming fully God and fully human at the same time.

It is also the belief that God in Christ is active in the Church and in the world.

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Luke 10:30-37

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love thy neighbour

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Matthew 1:18

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she was found to be pregnant through the holy spirt

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What is Eucharist?

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A commemoration by Christians of Jesus’ death where he shared a Passover with his disciples called the last supper

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Luke 22:19

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Do this in remembrance of me.

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How did jesus show it’s important to serve others

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Jesus washed the feet of his disciples to show it is important to serve others.

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Mark 15:34

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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

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Mark 15:39

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Surely this man was the Son of God!”

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Why is the crucifixion important?

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  1. Christians accept that suffering is a part of life
  2. God understands human suffering.
  3. Through Jesus’ death our sins will be forgiven if we are truly repentant.
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Luke 24:5-6

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Why do you look for the living amongst the dead? He is not here; he has risen!

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What is the ascension?

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For Christians, when Jesus went up to Heaven 40 days after he rose from the dead.

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1 Corinthians 15:14

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And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.

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1 Corinthians 15:22

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For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

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What is the significance of the resurrection?

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  1. Shows the power of good over evil and life after death
  2. Christians’ sins will be forgiven if they follow God’s laws
  3. Christians will be resurrected if they accept Jesus so there is no need to fear death.
  4. Shows them how much God loves them
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What is the significance of the ascension?

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Shows Jesus is with God in heaven

Paves the way for God to send the holy spirit to provide comfort and guidance.

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What are different views of resurrection?

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1.Catholic and orthodox Christians believe in bodily resurrection- the physical body is lost at death and is restored and transformed into a new spiritual body.

  1. Other Christians only believe in spiritual resurrection
  2. Some believe the body is resurrected soon after death
  3. Some believe the body is resurrected on judgement day
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What is a scripture that supports the view of bodily resurrection?

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If there is a natural body there is also a spiritual body.

1 Corinthians

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What is a scripture that supports the view of spiritual resurrection?

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It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body

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Against bodily resurrection

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Body decays after death
People get cremated
It is the soul that raises again not the body
Jesus’ disciples could have felt Jesus with them spiritually rather than physically

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For bodily resurrection

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Jesus rose to death and appeared to his disciples

‘the body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable’ suggesting the natural body is raised as a spiritual body but a body nonetheless

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What are different Christian views about the afterlife?

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  1. They will be resurrected and receive eternal lie after they die
  2. This a gift from God dependant on their faith in him
  3. Judged by God and either sent to heaven or hell
  4. Judgement day will happen very soon after death or on the day of judgement Armageddon
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What will God judge Christians on?

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Their behaviour and actions during their lifetime.

Faith in Jesus and God

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Matthew 25:35

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For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat

46
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Romans 14:10

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You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister[

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2 Corinthians 5:10

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Our works both good and bad will be judged

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John 14:6

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I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father expect through me.

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Heaven

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Eternal happiness in the presence of God

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Hell

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A place of torment not in the presence of God

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Different views on heaven

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Only Christians (only those who believe in Jesus)
Christians and other religious people who have led a good life and pleased God
Baptised Christians
Both faith and action

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Different views of Hell

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A loving God does not do this

Christians see hell as place or state of mind away from the presence of God rather than a place of eternal torment

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James 2

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Faith without works is dead

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Purgatory

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an intermediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven

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Sin

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Any act or thought that separates us from God. Not all sinful acts are illegal e.g. adultery

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Original sin

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The in-built tendency to sin

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Salvation

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to be saved from sin and it’s consequences and to be granted eternal life from God
Repairs the damage caused by sin

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What are the two types of salvation.

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  1. Through obeying Gods laws and having faith in him (doing good works)
  2. Through grace by the holy spirit - given freely through faith in Jesus, not deserved
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Ephesians 4:8

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For it is by grace you have been saved

60
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What is the role of Jesus in salvation?

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Jesus’ crucifixion made up for original sin
the death of Jesus an innocent man restored the relationship between God and believers to bring them salvation
Goodness of Jesus defeated the evil of sin
John 3:16

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Atonement

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removes effects of sins and allows people to restore their relationship with God
Jesus’ death atoned for the sins of all humanity

62
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Genesis 1 explains how:

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God is the only creator.

The world was well planned and is sustained by God.

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Genesis 2 focuses on

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the creation of the first humans, Adam and Eve

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What is a literalist or fundamentalist Christian?

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a person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion.

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Genesis 2:7

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Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground

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Genesis 1:1

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth

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Genesis 1:2

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the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

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