Christianity SOWAA Flashcards
Trinity
“This is my Son, the Beloved with whom I am well pleased”
Creation
“So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them”
The Problem of Evil/Suffering and God’s Nature
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love”
Eschatology
“For all of us must appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, whether good or evil”
Purpose and importance of family
“Children obey your parents in the Lord…Fathers do not provoke your children to anger but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord”
Marriage
“the two will become one flesh…Therefore what God has joined together let no one separate”
Support for the family in the parish
“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them”
Sexual relationships
“Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral…not adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality…will inherit the kingdom of God”
Divorce
“I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery”
Gender equality and roles of men and women in the family
“I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man”
“Wives, be subject too your husbands…For the husband is the head of the wife”
“nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ”
Gender prejudice and discrimination
“So God created humankind ini his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them”
Pilgrimage
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…”
Prayer
“Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…”
Future of the church
“Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation”
Worldwide Church
“Truly I tell you, just as you did to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me”
