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God Flashcards

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Define the term ‘omnibenevolent’, used to describe God.

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All loving and good.

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Define the term ‘eternal’, used to describe God.

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Existing without beginning or end

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Define the term ‘omnipresent’, used to describe God.

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Present everywhere

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Define the term ‘omnipotent’, used to describe God.

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All powerful

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Define the term ‘omniscient’, used to describe God.

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All-knowing

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Define the term ‘deity’, used to describe God.

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Means divine nature or God

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True or False?

Christians believe God created the world.

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True.

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What three parts of God make up the idea of the Trinity? Explain what each part is for.

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  • The Father ~ Creates, sustains, answers prayers
  • The Son ~ Revealed God through His life on Earth as a human (Jesus Christ), brings salvation
  • The Holy Spirit ~ Inspires, brings presence of God into the lives of Christians
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How does the Old Testament describe God?

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In the Old Testament, God guides his people and is always with them. If people are obedient to Him then will go well for them, if they are not then things will not go well.

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What verse in the Bible gives an example of God being loving in the Old Testament?

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Psalm 23 (God is described as a loving shepherd who guides his sheep.”

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How does the New Testament describe God?

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Jesus taught that God was like a loving father. God is also described as a fair judge. It is a central part of the Christian religion that God is always good.

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What parable in the New Testament preaches about Jesus loving people?

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The parable of the Lost Son, in which Jesus compares the way a father loves his missing son with how Jesus loves people.

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What verse in the Bible gives an example of God being loving in the New Testament?

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John 3:16 (“For God so loved the world…”)

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Define what is meant by the term ‘monotheism’.

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The belief in only one God.

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What relevance does monotheism have for Christianity?

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It is important because even though Christians believe in only one God, they think that God is split into three parts that make up the Trinity.

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What does the baptism of Jesus teach Christians about the Trinity?

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The Son is baptised, the Father speaks and the Spirit descends like a dove.

17
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Give three places in the Bible that talk about the Trinity

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  • Genesis 1:26 (“Let us make man in OUR image”)
  • 2 Corinthians 13:14 and 1 Peter 1:2 (New testament writers)
  • The creeds speak of one God revealed in 3 persons.
18
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True or False?

Catechism does not teach that the Trinity is the basis of the Christian faith.

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False - The Catechism teaches that the Trinity is the basis of the Christian faith.

19
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Give three symbols of the Holy Spirit found in the Bible.

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  • Wind (God’s presence, power, fills people with the presence of God)
  • Fire (Purifies, power of God)
  • Dove (Brings, new life to people, God’s peace)
20
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Which element of the Trinity is being described through the phrases below?

  • Purifies people from sin
  • The way in which God communicates with humans
  • Inspired the writers of the Bible
  • Gives Catholics grace through the Sacraments
  • God’s presence on Earth
  • Inspires the teachings of the Church
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The Holy Spirit

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Which element of the Trinity is being described through the phrases below?

  • Was conceived by the power of the Spirit and born of the virgin Mary
  • Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and buried
  • Rose again on the 3rd day of death
  • Ascended to Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the father
  • Will come again to judge the living and the dead
  • God in human form on earth
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The Son (Jesus Christ)

22
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Which element of the Trinity is being described through the phrases below?

  • Created the universe and everything in it in 7 days
  • Created human beings in His image to look after the rest of creation
  • Christians taught to pray “Our _____”
  • Catechism says that He cares for His children like a father
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The Father

23
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Define what faith is.

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Faith is putting trust or believing in something that perhaps cannot be seen or easily proved.

24
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Give some reasons for non-belief in God.

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  • If God exists, what is there so much evil in the world, both manmade and natural?
  • If God exists, why are there unanswered prayers?
  • Scientists have said there was a Big Bang so God didn’t create the world
  • God was made up centuries ago to keep people following moral codes and to scare people into behaving properly
  • God is only in man’s imagination because man needs a purpose in life
25
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Give some reasons for belief in God.

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God reveals Himself/makes Himself known through:

  • The Bible (God’s word, General Revelation)
  • Religious Experience (God may have spoken to someone in prayers or dreams, or through a direct special revelation, e.g. St Paul)
  • Natural World (The beauty in God’s creation such as sunsets)
  • Miracles (Many people claim to have experienced miracles/things which only God could do)
  • Conscience (A person’s conscience is their inner sense of right and wrong. Christians see this as the voice of God within the soul.)
  • Design and First Cause Arguments
26
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What are two types of argument ‘for’ God?

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  • Design Argument

- First Cause Argument

27
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Explain the Design Argument for God’s existence.

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So many things in our world are complicated designs (e.g. the human brain) - there must be a God to create these things.

28
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Explain the First Cause Argument for God’s existence.

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Something causes everything to happen. Things don’t happen for no reason, something makes it happen. God is what caused the Universe, Earth and so on.

29
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Whose argument for the existence of God was the First Cause Argument?

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Thomas Aquinas

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