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Chstian Beliefs And Teachings Flashcards

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What is omnibendvolent?

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All loving and infinitely good- seen in god

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What is omnipotent?

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All powerful, almighty and unlimited nature of god

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What is the trinity?

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Three persons of god : god the father, son, Holy Spirit

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What is incarnation?

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God becoming human in form of Jesus

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What is atonement?

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Jesus death on the cross healed rift between humans god

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What is Resurrection?

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Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday

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What is sacraments?

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An outwards sign of an invisible and inwards blessing from God, eg baptism

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What is evangelism?

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Preaching the gospels to others with intention of converting them

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How do we see God is the creator?

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‘In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth’

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How do we know god is omnipotent?

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Old Testament
God helped the inslaved Jews flee Egypt by sending a series of plagues and parting the red see for the Jews

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How is God omnibenevolent?

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‘For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son’

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Why is there evil and suffering in Epicurus view? (Inconsistent triad)

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If god is willing to prevent evil but does not do it he isn’t omnipotent

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What is the story of job?

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Wealthy man who is described as an upright blameless man, satan says that if god takes away all that is good he will no longer support him, god let’s him test this, believes in god still and everything grows back better than it was before

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What is god the father?

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All powerful and knowing, caring and personal relationships jsut between humans and god

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What is Jesus Christ?

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Son of god, incarnation

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What is god the Holy Spirit?

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Patrols the earth, gives comfort and courage and guidance, Holy Spirit intervenes in the world in a miraculous way, in baptism it is there,

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What do charismatic Christian’s believe?

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That the hilt spirit empowers people to speak in tongues, moved directly by god

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What is the apostles creed?

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most important christian beliefs, ‘good is all powerful’
‘jesus was born of the virgin mary’
‘there will be a day of judgement’

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Genesis 1 view of creation?

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god said let there be light
created the earth over seven days
day 1: night and day
day 2: god created the heavens
day 3: god created the land and plants
day 5: created birds and fish
day 6: created living creatures including man
day 7: god rested

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Genesis 2 view on creation?

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Adam lives in paradise in Garden of Eden, god created companion for him from his rib, this is eve ‘she shall be called woman for she was taken out of man’
God gives Adam + eve command to not eat fruit from tree of knowledge.

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What is Genesis 3: The fall?

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Adam and eve were tempted by the devil in the form of a serpent to eat the fruit against gods will. He told them the only reason god didnt want him them to eat from the tree of knowledge is because they would be as knowledgeable as god, they can no longer eat from the tree of eternal life so death is created, original sin

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What are the 4 important events in the life of Jesus?

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Incarnation (God becomes man)
Crucifixion and death of Jesus
Resurrection of Jesus
Jesus’ ascension to heaven

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What is the idea of incarnation?

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‘God made flesh’, god in human form.
His mother Mary was told by an angel that she would give birth to Jesus while being a virgin
‘do not be afraid mary, you have found favour with god’

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Evidence that Jesus was divine?

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miracle of the virgin birth
voice of god was heard at baptism of Jesus
jesus ability to perform miracles
transfiguration of jesus
resurrection of jesus

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Christian views on Crucifixion?

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Jewish authorities believed by Jesus saying he was the messiah he was claiming to be king and this was treason.

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Christian views on salvation and atonement?

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jesus dying on the cross is an act of atonement
some christian believe we are born with sin ‘original sin’
Jesus became the ‘sacrificial lamb’ , he paid the price for humanities sins once and for all

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Views on resurrection?

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Greatest miracle recorded in the new testament

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Views on ascension?

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some christians believe its a literal meaning and his body moved up to heaven, others interpret it as a metaphorical meaning showing that gods time in human form was up

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Views on the bible?

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some believe it is the ‘word of god’ and take it literally because it is a divine revelation
other christians believe its an interpretation, written to a specific time and culture and some teachings may need to be adapted to apply to modern society.
so christians take a liberal view, they are symbolic to show us how god would want us to live our lives

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Christian views on original sin?

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we have a tendency to disobey God.
Original sin was a result of the fall (adam and eve)
this separates human from God
some believe its unfair for god to punish whole of humankind for 1 mans sin
modern christians: useful way to understand humans are prone to going against God

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views on sin and salvation?

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Jesus paid the ransom for human sin, allowing humans to be saved

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How do Christians achieve salvation?

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Catholics: taking part in the sacrament they can achieve salvation and go to heaven, baptism washes them clean of sin, can confess
Protestants: must have faith in Jesus and repent their sins to achieve salvation

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What is the Grace and the spirit?

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For Christians to have a good life God sends the holy spirit to bring grace. Can pray for help from God, appears to the disciples after Jesus ascension to heaven, ‘began to speak in other tongues as the spirit enabled them’
Holy spirit can ‘faith heal’
Evangelical worship- Holy spirit can move us to speak

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Eschatological beliefs on the after life?

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Life beyond death is at the centre of christianity.

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What are the Gospel of John?

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last gospel to be written, ‘eschatological gospel’, frequent references to the afterlife, Jesus raises a man called Lazarus from the dead, this shows a miracle

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Christian views on judgment?

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There will be a Judegment Day, Jesus will return to earth in a ‘second coming’
mark the end of human existence on earth,
Apostles creed- ‘god shall come to judge the living and the dead’
people will be bodily resurrected on this day, world will be purified of sin

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What’s the parable of Lazarus and the rich man?

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Rich man, lived in luxery, had poor man Lazarus living outside in poverty, when he died the angels took him to heaven with Abraham but the rich man was taken to Hades, rich man asked Lazarus to warn his family to not be selfish or they will end up in hell, Abraham said Moses and the prophets have already been sent so they should know to listen to them

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Christian views on Resurrection?

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Our soul can join God in heaven, at the end of time there will be a physical resurrection,
people brought back to life in physical bodies like Jesus was, stated in the creeds, trumpet will sound and the dead will rise

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Christian views on heaven and hell?

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not many descriptions of heaven, god and angels are in heaven some believe, some thing heaven is physical, others believe it exists in a spiritual dimension, hell is a place of suffering, physical place where we burn eternally, others believe its a spiritual dimension, most believe its where real torment is, separation from god

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Traditional views about heaven and hell?

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Heaven and hell were thought of a real place
hell was underground and heaven was in the sky

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What is Purgatory?

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Catholic view, many people die but cant gain immediate entry to heaven because they are stained bysin, process of cleaning at purgatory, temporary state of being

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