Key Terms/Trinity

Question 1

What’s the Latin for ‘all knowing’

Answer 1

Omniscient

Question 2

What’s the Latin for ‘all around’

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Omnipresent

Question 3

What’s the Latin for ‘all powerful’

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Omnipotent

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What’s the Latin for ‘all loving’

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Omnibenevolent

Question 5

What’s the meaning of ‘merciful’

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-showing or giving mercy; compassionate
-giving a another chance

Question 6

What’s the meaning of ‘just’

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Fair

Question 7

What’s the meaning of ‘immutable’

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Doesn’t change

Question 8

What’s the Latin for ‘image of God’ and what does it mean

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Imago Dei, reflect god’s characteristics

Question 9

What characteristics are used to describe God

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He’s the creator, the giver of free will, perfect, eternal, infinite, nurturing, protective, father of Jesus, peace, genderless, hope, love, healing

Question 10

What is God?

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A supreme being, a spiritual entity

Question 11

What are religions with one god? / multiple gods

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Monotheistic / polytheistic

Question 12

What are the main branches of Christianity?

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Roman Catholic, Anglican, orthodox, Methodist, Baptist, Quakers

Question 13

Meaning of transcendent

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Beyond our understanding, exists beyond or outside the universe

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Meaning of personal (in relation to god)

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Relationship with him, father

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Meaning of impersonal in relation to god

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Force of light, love, peace, power, rather than a human being

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Meaning of immanent

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Can act in the world OR exists in the world

Question 17

What does the inconsistent triad consist of? (J.L Mackie)

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Omnibenevolent, omnipotent & suffering exists

Question 18

What is natural evil?

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Suffering caused by natural events

Question 19

What’s moral evil

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Suffering caused by human choices

Question 20

What kind of Christian’s believe in the trinity?

Answer 20

Trinitarian

Question 21

Meaning of incarnate

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Flesh, human form

Question 22

What does the trinity consist of?

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God the father, god the son, Holy Spirit

Question 23

What is the ‘oneness of god’

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Christian doctrine that states that there is one god, existing in three equal, divine persons

Question 24

What’s Augustine’s argument to explain suffering?

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Free will defense, inherited punishment for eves sin

Question 25

What’s irenaeus’ argument for suffering?

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Theodicy, soul making, prepared for heaven, free will for good

Question 26

What’s job’s argument for suffering?

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Test of faith, suffering because gods ways are beyond our understanding

Question 27

What’s Dawkins argument for suffering?

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Evolution, nature

Question 28

What does genesis mean?

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The beginning or the origin of something, how something came into being

Question 29

What are the different interpretations or genesis?

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Symbolic/liberal interpretation, literal interpretation/creationists

Question 30

What are the two views of Jesus?

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Historical and christological views

Question 31

What’s the theory of Ebianism?

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Jesus is not really god?

Question 32

What’s the theory of Arianism?

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Jesus is not fully god?

Question 33

What’s the theory of docetism?

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Jesus is not really human?

Question 34

What’s the theory of apollinarius?

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Jesus is not fully human?

Question 35

What two natures did Jesus have?

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Fully god and fully human

Question 36

Who came up with the theory of the first cause?

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Thomas Aquinas

Question 37

Who came up with the theory of the first cause?

Answer 37

Thomas Aquinas

Question 38

What does begotten mean in terms of Christianity?

Answer 38

God the Father is the source of God the son

Question 39

What is the idea of penal substitution?

Answer 39

Jesus died in our place, paying the price for our sins

Question 40

What are four examples of theories that question whether the resurrection actually happened?

Answer 40

Jesus didn’t really die, someone stole his body, women got the wrong tomb, lives are changed today (500+ eyewitness accounts)

Question 41

Meaning of atonement

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At one with god

Question 42

Meaning of salvation

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To be saved from the punishment of god for sin, into new life

Question 43

Meaning of sacrifice in terms of Jesus

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Dying as a way of apologising to god

Question 44

Meaning of redemption

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To redeem something means to recover ownership of something by paying a sum

Question 45

What is forgiveness

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To stop blaming or being angry at someone or their actions

Question 46

Meaning of redeem

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To buy back or regain

Question 47

Meaning of covenant?

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2 way agreement between god and humanity

Question 48

What are the non catholic words for mass?

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Communion or Eucharist

Question 49

Meaning of sacrament

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Outward sign or receiving grace of god eg weddings christenings etc

Question 50

What was st Augustine’s theory about grace?

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That it’s irresistible, not a choice or something that can be refused

Question 51

What’s an acronym for grace and what does it mean?

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Gods gift Received At Christ’s Expense Means that we didn’t earn it, Christ allowed it to be given to us

Question 52

What’s the story of the sheep and the goats?

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Poor and vulnerable people, sheep helped them, goats ignored their suffering, sheep went to heaven and goats went to hell

Question 53

Meaning of righteousness

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Habitually good