Jesus Christ and salvation Flashcards
define incarnation
‘becoming flesh’ or ‘embodiment’ i.e Gd took on the form of man
describe why the incarnation is important to Christians
shows how much God love us- that he was prepared to give up everything to become a humble man. they think that ‘since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another’
why is it important to Christians that Mary was a virgin
shows that he was fully human (he was born) but he was at the same time not conceived in usual way, therefore different and special
describe John’s gospel
doesn’t include literal events of Jesus’ birth more interested in ideas. he wrote ‘The word became flesh and dwelt among us’. in ancient time was belief that everything began chaos, but that The Word (Lagos) turned chaos into order. in genesis creation story was chaos then God spoke (‘let there be light’)so means god creator spoke The Word which is life, love ,order and this was the essence of God which eventually became the incarnation
why was Jesus put to death by crucifixion
Jesus arrested, tried and convicted of blasphemy by Jewish priests who saw new ideas as threat. they had no authority to kill him so handed over to Roman governor saying he was guilty of treason
why don’t Christians think that Jesus’ death was an accident
humans born with ‘original sin’, inclinedto selfishness and greed. means we no longer have proper relationship with God- we no longer think about God, but only about ourselves, and consequently the world in a mess. God can’t bear to look at us and what we’ve done. we don’t deserve life after death in heaven
describe the crucifixion as a huge sacrifice
if god becomes man and is killed, then this one huge sacrifice.sacrifice big enough to atone all the sins mankind has ever made, if god takes blame for our sins then we can be reconciled. demonstrates how much God loves us
describe the basic story of the resurrection
Jesus’ female followers went to tomb in which he was buried on Sunday morning to anoint the body. when arrived tomb empty. they met one/two man/men (varies in different stories) who told them Jesus had risen from dead
how did the resurrection prove Jesus was the ‘son of God’
no normal human could rise from the dead, resurrection proves life after death is possible and proves God is more powerful than death
describe the ascension
40 days after Jesus’ resurrection he was taken up into Heaven. New testament accounts suggest a cloud descended and hid him from sight, and that when cloud lifted he was gone
define salvation
deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ.
what is the christian belief in salvation
they will be saved if they carry on Jesus’ footsteps and that Jesus took all their sins with them
define grace
means unconditional love
