Christianity - Christian Beliefs (pg 1-8)

Question 1

What is the trinity and it’s nature?

Answer 1

• one god, monotheistic religion
• three equal yet distinct person in God; the father, the son, the holy spirit
  they are all god but not each other

Question 2

what does the nice end creed reveal about the nature of the trinity ?

Answer 2

father- powerful creator of everything ‘maker of heaven and earth’
son - Jesus Christ came to earth in human form ( incarnation) ‘for ya and our salvation he came down from heaven’
holy spirit - invisible power of god today ‘the giver of life’

Question 3

how is the trinity shown in worship and prayer

Answer 3

• blessing themselves by making the sign of the cross
• prayers like Lord’s prayer and Niceness creed
• hymns

Question 4

why is the trinity important

Answer 4

helps christians understand the three ways god can be understood

Question 5

Interpretations of creation - difference between creationists and non-literalists

Answer 5

Creationists believe - story in the bible is literally true
God created the world in 6 days
do not accept scientific explanations like evolution or big bang
Non-literalists believe - god created the world but not literally how it is told, it is a metaphor ‘day’
the bible explains why, science explains how

Question 6

Incarnation, how is jesus important

Answer 6

• Son of god
• prophecy of christ and or saviour
  part of the trinity

Question 7

how was jesus human

Answer 7

born to a human mother ‘normal baby’ (Luke 2:7)
human body
jesus got tired thirsty and hungry

Question 8

how was god divine

Answer 8

jesus was omnipotent and omniscient 
forgave sins
performed miracles
worshiped
was resurrected

Question 9

importance of last days of jesus’ life (passion)

Answer 9

evidence that he’s was son of god
made a sacrifice
life after death

Question 10

key eccentric leading to jesus’ death

Answer 10

1 last supper
2 betrayal and arrest
3 crucifixion
4 resurrection 
5 ascension

Question 11

what is atonement

Answer 11

the idea that humans are reconciled and forgiven by god

Question 12

different understandings of atonement

Answer 12

1 jesus death represents gods love for humanity
2 jesus’ death was a sacrifice
3 his death is a victory of good over evil
4 his death represents the price being paid for the forgiveness of humanity

Question 13

salvation

Answer 13

being saved from sin through the belief on jesus

Question 14

significance of atonement and salvation today

Answer 14

• restore relationship between god and humanity
• confirm belief in all-powerful and loving god
• gives humans hope they can follow the examples of jesus

Question 15

christian teaching about heaven

Answer 15

mentioned in the bible yet rarely described. some christians believe it is a physical place, but most think it’s a spiritual place. no suffering or sin in heaven

Question 16

teachings about resurrection

Answer 16

resurrection of jesus proves kid after death exists

Question 17

what is the divergent christian understanding of life after death

Answer 17

some think hella don heaven are a physical place, some think spiritual place
everyone has a place on the ‘kingdom of god’

Question 18

two types of evil and suffering

Answer 18

Moral Evil/Suffering - actions carried out by humans e.g. murder
Natural Evil/Suffering - actions beyond the controls of humans e.g. natural disasters

Question 19

problem of god being omnipotent/omniscient/ omnibenevolent when taking about evil and suffering

Answer 19

omnipotent - if god is all powerful he would be able to remove all suffering
omnibenevolent - all loving he would remove evil as he cares for his creation
omniscient - all knowing he would know how to remove all evil

Question 20

what does the bible say about evil and suffering

Answer 20

genesis says god created a perfect world
believe god sent jesus to everyone all evil
it is a test from god

Question 21

why does god allow people o suffer

Answer 21

Boom of Psalms - offers reassurance that evil and suffering have place in the world. give people the opportunity to follow the example of jesus
Free will - god gave people free will and christians recognise sometime people choose to turn away from god, explains moral evil