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