Christianity Beliefs And Teachings Flashcards
Salvation
Being saved through god’s grace
‘The lamb of god who takes away the sin of the world’
John 1:29
‘Christ died for our sins’
Corinthians
‘For god so loved the world he gave his one and only son”
John 3:16
Monotheism in Christianity
Belief in one god through the trinity
‘He is a god of justice’
Psalm 50:6
‘The almighty is beyond our reach and exhalted in power’
Job 37:23
How does the nature of god influence Christians? (4)
- worship - god is worthy of worship
- hope for forgiveness/good - salvation, benevolent, just
- follow commandments
- reflect god
What are the problems of evil and suffering? (3)
- ? Nature of god - impossible traits
- ? Gods existence - contradicting
- ? Inconsistent triad
How would a Christian respond to evil and suffering? (3)
- free will
ST AUGUSTINE ‘a runaway horse is better than a stone’ - original sin
ROMANS 5:12 ‘when Adam sinned, sin entered the world’ - god’s plan
ROMANS 5:3 ‘suffering produces perseverance’
Genesis 3
The story of “the fall”
Adam and even disobey god and eat from the tree of knowledge in the garden of Eden
Three beliefs about the trinity?
Father - powerful creator of the world
The son - came to earth as human and died
The Holy Spirit - invisible and acts within the world (fruit-like characteristics)
‘Baptise them in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit’
Jesus - Great commission
Why is the trinity important? (5)
- central belief - core of Christianity
- improves understanding of the oneness of god & complex nature
- understand how to connect with god
- requires faith
- relationships on earth - unity in diversity
Apostles creed
Father - ‘I believe in god, the father Almighty’
Son - ‘I believe in Jesus Christ his only son’
Holy Spirit - ‘…conceived by the Holy Spirit’
‘I and the father are one’ (the son)
John 10:30
‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit’
The great commission
Jesus
Genesis 1:1-3
- ‘ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth ’
- ‘ Let there be light ’
John 1:1-3
- ‘ In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god ‘
- ‘ … through him all things were made ‘
Days of creation
Day 1 - light
Day 2 - sky
Day 3 - land & sea
Day 4 - sun, moon and stars
Day 5 - fish and birds
Day 6 - animals and humans
Day 7 - REST
Fundamentalist
Literal belief
Bible is the word of god
Reject science (eg Big Bang etc)
Liberal
Bible is metaphorical
Combine science and religion (god did but how is explained by science)
‘I am the resurrection, and the life’ (the son)
John 11:25
Parable of sheep and goats
- shepherd separates sheep and goats
+ judgment day analogy
+ hell and heaven - Reward of heaven is through actively helping those in need
‘Today you will be with me in paradise’
A thief who was beside Jesus during crucifixion and believed in him
How does belief in heaven and hell influence christians? (5)
- follow Christ for salvation
- follow commandments
- do good & avoid sin
- judgement
- fear of death
‘Whoever believes in him [jesus] will not perish but have eternal life
John 3:16
‘The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us’
John 1:14
How was Jesus divine? (3)
- 37 miracles
- Virgin Mary birth
- resurrection and ascension
How does the belief of Jesus being divine influence christians? (5)
- Jesus is source of salvation
- Jesus is truly the son of god
- Thank god for Jesus & atonement
- Evangelism
- Celebrate (Easter and Christmas)
Two beliefs about crucifixion?
- Jesus was crucified for blasphemy
- Sacrificial death (for the purpose of atonement)
‘He is not here, he has risen!’
Luke 24:5-6
Ascension
40 days after resurrection ascends to heaven
Resurrection
Comes back to life three days after crucifixion
Importance of the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension? (7)
- evidence
- life after death
- Jesus is a saviour to humanity
- can have eternal life
- can be saved
- hope
- emphasises sacrifice
2 beliefs about sin?
- original sin and death are interconnected
(Resurrection and ‘the fall’) - sin can be removed through baptism and atonement
‘The father almighty, maker of heaven and earth’
Nicene creed
“Nobody comes to the father except through me”
Jesus
“My kingdom is not of this world” (heaven)
Jesus
“Fiery lake of burning sulfur” (hell)
Revelations
“No one can enter the kindgom of god unless he is born of water and the spirit”
Jesus
“Adam sinned and sin entered the world”
Romans 5:12
“Hell is a place where all bodies and souls will be destroyed”
Mathew 10:28
