Christianity : Key Beliefs Flashcards
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What is the trinity?
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- The orthodox Christian view of God
- 3 persons of God
- Father, Son, Holy Spirit
2
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Where is the doctrine of the Trinity laid down?
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In the Nicene Creed
3
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God the Father
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- Maker of Heaven and Earth
- Omni
- Begot the Son
4
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God the Son
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- Jesus
- Sacrificed himself for our salvation
- A guide and protector
5
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Holy Spirit
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- Giver of Life
- Impregnated Mary
- Symbol of love and peace
- God acting in our world
6
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Unitarianism
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Christians who reject the idea of the Trinity
7
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Principle of Transitivity of Identity
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Theory against doctrine of Trinity
8
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What is the Cloud of Unknowing?
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It is okay not to understand God
9
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What does the Prophet Isaiah say?
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“With whom, then, will you compare God”
Implies that God is supposed to be beyond our comprehension, so we will never understand him or the Trinity
10
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Key beliefs about the Crucifixion
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- Jesus was crucified on a cross
- “My God, why have you forsaken me?”
- Crucifixion is symbolic for how Jesus died for our SALVATION
- Christians can now have a FULL RELATIONSHIP with God
- Allow them to go to heaven and hell, allow God to love them, allow them to be blessed by God, the most IMPORTANT THING IN CHRISTIANITY
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Key beliefs about the Incarnation
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- God took human form through Jesus
- Holy spirit impregnated Mary
- “The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us”
- A key belief in the Trinity
- Demonstrates the power of the Holy Spirit, and how it can act in our world
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Key beliefs about the Resurrection
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- Jesus came back to life 3 days after he was crucified (Matthew)
- “He has risen”
- Key belief because it implies God’s Omnipotence and Omnibenevolence
- He is so powerful that he can overcome death
- Which gives us faith in him
- Because he accepted Jesus, he will do the same for his followers.
- This motivates Christians to act well in life in order to go to heaven like Jesus did
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Key beliefs about the Ascension
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- 40 days after his resurrection, he returned to God
- He returned to God the father in heaven
- “he was taken up into heaven”
- Symbolic of how God will judge us and allow Christians to enter heaven in the same way that Jesus did
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Original Sin
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- Humans are born with an inner tendency to commit sin
- This is because Adam ate the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden, against God’s will
- This burdens humanity with ‘Original sin’, because all humans descend from them
15
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How did Jesus deliver us from salvation?
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- Jesus delivered us from sin
- By acting as a scape goat, where Humanity burdened him with our sin
- The fact that God accepted him into heaven shows his forgiveness
- And that Jesus’ sacrifice was essentially atonement and the restoration of our relationship with God
