Meaning and Purpose of Life Flashcards
How does Genesis link to glorifying God and having a personal relationship with him?
Humans are made in God’s image and represent God’s qualities to everything else he made. These qualities are spread by reproducing and filling the Earth.
How does the purpose of glorifying God influence Christians?
Try to show God’s glory through their actions.
Tell others about God and how to glorify him.
Try to make their lives more God-like.
Draw people’s attention to God’s qualities.
Engage in worship which reflects God’s glory.
How does Adam and Eve’s initial relationship with God influence belief in the purpose of life?
Leads to a belief that part of the purpose of human existence is to share a personal relationship with God.
Which biblical relationship is a key model for the relationship between God and every human?
The relationship between Jesus as a human and God the Father.
How do Christians build a close relationship with God?
Prayer.
Studying the Bible.
Trying to follow Jesus’ teachings and model their lives on his.
What is the Doctrine of Atonement?
The idea that Jesus’ death can make up for human sin.
Why should humans treat others with compassion and justice?
So they will be welcomed into God’s presence.
Why does evil exist?
To allow humans to grow and develop virtues.
Why do Christians need to prepare for judgement?
Adam and Eve disobeyed God, and were banished from the garden.
The close relationship between humans and God was broken, and humans were forced out into a world where they had to work to survive, and where pain and death became part of human experience.
How do Christians become better people?
Respond to evils (hunger, exclusion, poverty) with generosity and compassion.
What does Jesus mean when he refers to the Kingdom of God?
He is linking the kingship of God over all of creation to the possibility that there will come a time when all of the created order, on Earth as well as in heaven, will follow God’s laws.
What quote from the Lord’s Prayer supports the purpose of bringing about God’s kingdom on earth?
‘Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in Heaven.’
How can Christians make this kingdom a full reality on Earth?
Repent all that is not god-like, and then work to bring about the qualities of God to fruition on Earth.
True or False
Christians do not concern themselves with preparing for
God to intervene.
True
They focus on bringing about qualities of God’s kingdom themselves as God’s stewards.
Explain what it means to bring about God’s Kingdom on Earth.
Humans have a responsibility to work towards creating perfection on Earth. They work to bring about the conditions of a perfect heaven in their own community and in the world.
