Matters of life and death

Question 1

What do protestants believe about life after death? (2 things)

Answer 1

1. After death the body will stay in the grave

2. The soul goes straight to God for judgement

Question 2

What do evangelical Christians believe about life after death?

Answer 2

Christians get judged when the world ends

Question 3

What do Roman Catholic Christians think about life after death?

Answer 3

They believe in the resurrection of the body and immortality of the soul

Question 4

Define resurrection

Answer 4

The belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the world ends, then it is raised

Question 5

Define immortality

Answer 5

The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body

Question 6

Define paranormal

Answer 6

Unexplained things who claim to be able too contact spirits of the dead

Question 7

What is a near death experience?

Answer 7

An experience outside of the body on the brink of death recounted by a recovered patient

Question 8

What does the Bible say about contacting the dead?

Answer 8

• It’s banned in the bible

- Anyone who tries should be put to death

Question 9

Define reincarnation

Answer 9

The belief that after death souls are reborn into a new body

Question 10

What do Muslims belief about life after death?

Answer 10

Bodies and souls stay in graves until the end of the world and then bodies will be raised for judgement

Question 11

Define abortion

Answer 11

The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive

Question 12

Define the sanctity of life

Answer 12

The belief that life is holy and belongs to God

Question 13

After which amount of weeks can abortion NOT be carried out?

Answer 13

24

Question 14

Why is there so much controversy about abortion?

Answer 14

People have different views as to when life begins

Question 15

Define Euthanasia

Answer 15

An easy and gentle death

Question 16

Define assisted suicide murder

Answer 16

Providing a person with the means to commit suicide

Question 17

What is voluntary euthanasia?

Answer 17

Someone asks for their life to be ended painlessly.

Question 18

Non voluntary euthanasia

Answer 18

Ending a persons life painlessly when they’re not able to ask.

Question 19

Define the quality of life

Answer 19

Being able to communicate with others and be free from severe pain.

Question 20

Give three reasons why Muslims are against abortion

Answer 20

It goes against the sanctity of life
Life can only be given and taken away from God
God says in the Qu’ran that people should never kill their children

Question 21

Give two reasons why Muslims might allow abortion.

Answer 21

1. If the mothers life is at risk

2. The baby will have severe health problems

Question 22

Give two reasons why Muslims are against euthanasia.

Answer 22

1. The qu’ran says suicide is wrong

2. Muslims belief life is a test from God

Question 23

Give three reasons why Roman catholic and Evangelical protestants believe abortion is always wrong.

Answer 23

1. The sanctity of life
2. They believe preventing life from being born is murder and against God’s will
3. They believe that life begins at conception

Question 24

What is hell?

Answer 24

The place where those who have rejected God go.

Question 25

What is purgatory?

Answer 25

The place for those with unforgiven sins

Question 26

What is heaven?

Answer 26

The place for all those who have accepted Jesus

Question 27

In Islam what is the time the body stays in the grave called?

Answer 27

Barzakh

Question 28

Give three reasons why other protestants (e.g the Church of England) may allow abortion.

Answer 28

1. They do not believe life begins at conception
2. They believe it is the duty of Christians to remove suffering
3. Situation ethics; The most loving thing to do

Question 29

Give three reasons why Christians are against Euthanasia.

Answer 29

1. They believe life is sacred and only should be taken by God
2. The Bible clearly says thou shall not kill
3. Christians believe that doctors should save lives lives not take them