god beliefs Flashcards
why is god wrongly depicted in images
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
whats the parable of the lost son bible number
15:11-22
what is the bible quote for monotheism
exodus 20:3
what does the blue clothes that jesus wears and the red clothes that god wear represent
blue shows life, jesus is god incarate so hes part of humans whilst god wears red for divine life
what is the fathers job and how
he is the creator as he is attributed with largely creating earth
whats the sons job and why
the saviour- he sacrificed himself to rid earth of their sins
and came to earth as god incarnate
whats the spirits job and why
the guide- he is the one who gives help when prayed to
how do the trinities roles overlap examples
all three helped with creation, jesus can be seen as a guide as he lead an example to emulate
main qualities of god
omnibenevolent
onmipotent
omniscient
trascendant
hence ethernal
imminent- jesus and spirit
what denominiation dont believe in trinity
unitarian, see jesus as a human guidance figure
who and why do people have issues with gods benevolence
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
what do unitarians believe
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
what does apostles creed begin with
explaining how god created the world, as this fact is first it can be seen as the most key chritistian belief
explain briefly what god did the first seven days
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
why does god speak in plural
he is a trinity whilst creating the world
what does god describe the earth he created as
good morrally
three ways to take the creation myths
literalists- its the hard truth
inspirational- it was made by flawed humans but inspired by god
metaphrically- accept science but see it as symbolic
bible verse for god creating huamsn intimtely and what it means
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
what happened when they commited original sin
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
bible quote for the existence of eve and what it means
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
what is the significance and bible verse for the lords prayer
6:9-13
jesus, who is god, taught it as the main prayer
proof of the trinity and jesus bible verse
john 10;30- jesys says ‘I and the father are one’
WHATS A CREED
a general summery of statements of the key christian beliefs
whats the apostles creed
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
whats the nicene creed
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
What roman began the question of the POE and what did he say
epicurus asked how if he knows and loves all he allows suffering-calling him malevolent, and if he doesnt why does it exist
charles darwin and the POE explain
as an evolutionist he retained his belief in god until his daughte died, which was too cruel
how does the book of job attempt to explain the POE
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
solutions to the POE, name for this
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
things explained in genesis 1
how god made earth
god as creator and transcendant
what does the parabel of the rich man and lazraus and the sheep and goats parable prove
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
what do the first four and last six ten commandents mean
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
who are the apostles
jesuses closest followers
how are humans stewards
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
two types of evil
moral evil- concious evil actions like lying and theft
natural evil- non made made atrocities’ like volcanoes and typhoons
whats the irenean theodicy
we need evil in order to understand sin and hence better outselves
whats the augustinian theodicy
god created the world perfectly and by allowing man to have free will we have chosen to corrupt it such as in genesis
How is god personal
- speaks in first person
- relate like a family by calling him father and son
- shows emotion
- Holy Spirit and concious
What’s a set prayer
Formal written prayers that are popularly memorised
Main ideas in the apostles creed
- oneness of god
- jesuses work and meaning
- importance of the church
- judgement
- sin
How nicene creed caused split
- wording caused anger and lead to split of church into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
