christianity beliefs spring term 13.03.2023

Question 1

what are denominations

Answer 1

a subgroup within a religion

Question 2

two examples of denominations

Answer 2

protestant, catholic

Question 3

features of the protestant denomination

Answer 3

• churches were plain and simple
• no statues or art
• priests wore plain garments
• services were in vernacular language, not latin

Question 4

features of the catholic denomination

Answer 4

• churches were richly decorated
• lots of statues and art
• priests wore rich garments
• mass was said in latin

Question 5

what 3 groups is the christian church split into

Answer 5

roman catholic, orthodox, protestant

Question 6

what denominations are protestants split into

Answer 6

church of england, methodists, quakers

Question 7

what are conservative christians

Answer 7

• strict believers that stem directly from the Bible
• take the word of the Bible literally

Question 8

what are liberal christians

Answer 8

• take the word of the Bible less literally
• view many biblical teachings as metaphors to learn from, not follow

Question 9

eg of liberal christians

Answer 9

quakers

Question 10

eg of conservative christians

Answer 10

roman catholic

Question 11

what is a monotheist

Answer 11

someone who only believes in one god

Question 12

what is the trinity

Answer 12

the belief that God is made up of 3 part
- The father
- The son
-The holy spirit

Question 13

quote the demonstrates God is ‘the father’

Answer 13

‘maker of heaven and earth’ - the nicene creed

Question 14

quote the demonstrates God is ‘the son’

Answer 14

‘only son of god

Question 15

quote the demonstrates God is ‘the holy spirit’

Answer 15

‘giver of life’

Question 16

what is incarnation

Answer 16

‘in’ -> God in flesh
‘carnation’ -> carnivore

Question 17

the birth of Jesus - Luke gospel

Answer 17

• no donkey
• no mention of inn keeper
• no material gifts (could be spiritual)
• no star that wise men followed
• multiple angels appeared to shepherds

Question 18

the birth of Jesus - Matthew gospel

Answer 18

• mention of Joseph going to divorce Mary but angle stopped him
• wisemen in order from Kind Herod
• Mary and Joseph flee to Egypt whilst Herod kills babies under 2

Question 19

what do christians believe about judgement

Answer 19

• they will be resurrected in heaven like Jesus
• there’s a day of judgement

Question 20

what does the parable of the sheep and goat say

Answer 20

sheep need to follow someone <- christians
goats don’t follow anyone <- people that aren’t christian
christians will help people like Jesus. eg feed them, give shelter, etc
people who aren’t christian won’t

Question 21

what is salvation

Answer 21

to be saved from sin

Question 22

what do christians believe about sin

Answer 22

that they are born with ‘original sin’
sin passed down from Adam and Eve from disobeying God

Question 23

what is salvation through grace

Answer 23

the belief that God will forgive anyone who believes in him and follows Jesus’ teachings

Question 24

what is salvation through work

Answer 24

the belief that God will forgive anyone who works hard enough to follow Gods’ rules

Question 25

what does Jesus’ crucifixion show

Answer 25

• that Jesus would sacrifice himself for them
• teaches christians to not judge anyone
• makes christians believe Jesus cares for them
• shows bravery to sacrifice himself

Question 26

what quote links with Jesus’ crucxifion

Answer 26

‘forgive them farther for they know not what they are doing’

Question 27

quote on forgiveness

Answer 27

‘father, into your hands, I commit my spirit’

Question 28

what attributes makes God the perfect ‘supreme being’

Answer 28

omnibenevolent, omniscient, omnipotent

Question 29

what does omnibenevolent mean

Answer 29

all-loving

Question 30

what does omniscient mean

Answer 30

all-knowing

Question 31

what does omnipotent

Answer 31

all-powerful

Question 32

what is a fourth quality of God

Answer 32

all-just

Question 33

God as omnibenevolent

Answer 33

christians believe God loves every human
this encourages christians to love each other equally

Question 34

God as omnipotent

Answer 34

God is the perfect ‘supreme being’ because he is omnipotent
he is all powerful with unlimited authority
there is nothing God cannot do or achieve

Question 35

God as all-just

Answer 35

God is said to be the perfect giver of justice
deciding what is right and wrong
perfect judge of human character
christians should prevent from doing wrong

Question 36

quote for omnipotent

Answer 36

‘nothing is impossible with God.’ - Luke 1:37

Question 37

quotes for omnibenevolent

Answer 37

‘God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son’
‘love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud’

Question 38

the problem of evil

Answer 38

if God is omnibenevolent, then why is there still evil occurring in the world?
christians trust God to make right decision

Question 39

salvation quote

Answer 39

‘for it is grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves’ - ethesians 2:8-9

Question 40

what is grace

Answer 40

a quality of God where God shows to humans love and support which they don’t need to earn

Question 41

what do christians believe about temptation

Answer 41

temptation is hard to resist
its origins are with satan who is constantly trying to tempt humans to disobey God