god beliefs

Question 1

why is god wrongly depicted in images

Answer 1

as he is transcendant he has no physical shape, so christians diminish him so they can comprhend him- in the bible he may be seen as sitting or holding something but thats metaphorical

Question 2

whats the parable of the lost son bible number

Answer 2

15:11-22

Question 3

what is the bible quote for monotheism

Answer 3

exodus 20:3

Question 4

what does the blue clothes that jesus wears and the red clothes that god wear represent

Answer 4

blue shows life, jesus is god incarate so hes part of humans whilst god wears red for divine life

Question 5

what is the fathers job and how

Answer 5

he is the creator as he is attributed with largely creating earth

Question 6

whats the sons job and why

Answer 6

the saviour- he sacrificed himself to rid earth of their sins
and came to earth as god incarnate

Question 7

whats the spirits job and why

Answer 7

the guide- he is the one who gives help when prayed to

Question 8

how do the trinities roles overlap examples

Answer 8

all three helped with creation, jesus can be seen as a guide as he lead an example to emulate

Question 9

main qualities of god

Answer 9

omnibenevolent
onmipotent
omniscient
trascendant
hence ethernal
imminent- jesus and spirit

Question 10

what denominiation dont believe in trinity

Answer 10

unitarian, see jesus as a human guidance figure

Question 11

who and why do people have issues with gods benevolence

Answer 11

quakers feel eternal hell is VERY extreme for most humans who sinned and shows cruelty
the lost son, 15:11-22 explains no matter what ypu do god is supposed to be forgiving

Question 12

what do unitarians believe

Answer 12

god is only one person- either a father or a guide like the spirit
theyre not christians as that means followers of christ
jesus is an inspiring figure, a jewish prophet and someone to emulate with a symbolic/ metaphorical resurrection but not a god
they still beleiev in the key qualities eg omnipotence

Question 13

what does apostles creed begin with

Answer 13

explaining how god created the world, as this fact is first it can be seen as the most key chritistian belief

Question 14

explain briefly what god did the first seven days

Answer 14

1- separated dark and light
2- separated the sky and the oceans
3- made land and plants
4=- made sun and moon
5- made birds and seacanimals
6- made land animals and humans to rule them
7- had a rest

Question 15

why does god speak in plural

Answer 15

he is a trinity whilst creating the world

Question 16

what does god describe the earth he created as

Answer 16

good morrally

Question 17

three ways to take the creation myths

Answer 17

literalists- its the hard truth
inspirational- it was made by flawed humans but inspired by god
metaphrically- accept science but see it as symbolic

Question 18

bible verse for god creating huamsn intimtely and what it means

Answer 18

2:7- he breathed life intimately into his nostrils showing the moral and knowlege powers they have over the weaker animals, also explains the prescence of a soul

Question 19

what happened when they commited original sin

Answer 19

they lost trust for one another, didnt want to be naked andalso passed blame
lost their relationship with god who they hid from in guilt
lost their morality and had to work hard

Question 20

bible quote for the existence of eve and what it means

Answer 20

2:18
god didnt want humans to live alone, shows the importance of community, they are made of the same thing
also is used as proof of homophobia and sexism lol

Question 21

what is the significance and bible verse for the lords prayer

Answer 21

6:9-13
jesus, who is god, taught it as the main prayer

Question 22

proof of the trinity and jesus bible verse

Answer 22

john 10;30- jesys says ‘I and the father are one’

Question 23

WHATS A CREED

Answer 23

a general summery of statements of the key christian beliefs

Question 24

whats the apostles creed

Answer 24

agreement between the main followers if jesus of their key beliefs
included jesus as gods incarnate and his ressurection/ascention, heaven and hell, creation and sin

Question 25

whats the nicene creed

Answer 25

in roman times christianity was shunned until emporer constantine, so he brought together all the heads of the secret worshippers and they decidd on their key beliefs needed as the previous denominations all had been secret so had adjusted to differing ideas

Question 26

What roman began the question of the POE and what did he say

Answer 26

epicurus asked how if he knows and loves all he allows suffering-calling him malevolent, and if he doesnt why does it exist

Question 27

charles darwin and the POE explain

Answer 27

as an evolutionist he retained his belief in god until his daughte died, which was too cruel

Question 28

how does the book of job attempt to explain the POE

Answer 28

job was a happy man and god and the devil had a debate wether his faith was due to his happiness, god gave job lots of suffering and job stayed faithful but questioned why this happened to a good person. god then asked him lots of impossible questions and job realised that the motivations of god couldnt be understanded by humans, but faith will reap rewards

Question 29

solutions to the POE, name for this

Answer 29

known as theodicies, they try and explain we need evil to undertsand good god is fair he cant give happiness to sinners adam and eve in gen 2-3 show the free will causing suffering and we are like them/ facing their reciprocations faith will reap rewards in heaven even oif you suffer on earth god need people to chose faith in adversity

Question 30

things explained in genesis 1

Answer 30

how god made earth god as creator and transcendant

Question 31

what does the parabel of the rich man and lazraus and the sheep and goats parable prove

Answer 31

its told by jesus and explains how the selfish and rich will be forced into an unforgiving eternal hell the sheep are sent to heaven whilst selfish goats to hell

Question 32

what do the first four and last six ten commandents mean

Answer 32

first four are how to relate to god eg. dont worship idols, keep sundays holy last six are about societal treatments eg dont cheat, respect family and be truthful

Question 33

who are the apostles

Answer 33

jesuses closest followers

Question 34

how are humans stewards

Answer 34

they have dominion- compelte control over others as theyre made in gods image- however they are also stewards because as god created all living things humans as his proxies need to aid the other surroudnings

Question 35

two types of evil

Answer 35

moral evil- concious evil actions like lying and theft natural evil- non made made atrocities' like volcanoes and typhoons

Question 36

whats the irenean theodicy

Answer 36

we need evil in order to understand sin and hence better outselves

Question 37

whats the augustinian theodicy

Answer 37

god created the world perfectly and by allowing man to have free will we have chosen to corrupt it such as in genesis

Question 38

How is god personal

Answer 38

- speaks in first person - relate like a family by calling him father and son - shows emotion - Holy Spirit and concious

Question 39

What’s a set prayer

Answer 39

Formal written prayers that are popularly memorised

Question 40

Main ideas in the apostles creed

Answer 40

- oneness of god - jesuses work and meaning - importance of the church - judgement - sin

Question 41

How nicene creed caused split

Answer 41

- wording caused anger and lead to split of church into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox