Mock Paper 2 Revision Flashcards
Outline three problems faced by the Church in the worldwide community
• The Church faces anti-religious prejudice (1)
• Many members of the Church are refugees (1)
• Because of poverty they may do charity work
(1)
Explain two reasons why the local church is important in the local community
• The local church may provide some people
with financial support (1) as the church carries
out charity work (1)
• It may bring people together as a community
(1) because they provide activities that the
whole community can join in (1)
Explain two reasons why Christians may go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
• Pilgrimage to Jerusalem provides an opportunity to focus on the life of Jesus (1) by going to places where Jesus would have been (1) Luke 2:41 says ‘
(1)
• Pilgrims will have the time to reflect spiritually
(1) they will be able to retrace the steps of Jesus (1) Mark explains Jesus said ‘
(10:33) (1)
• Pilgrimage to Jerusalem may renew a person’s
faith (1) it is an effective way to experience God (1) ‘For pilgrims seeking living water, shrines are special places for living the forms of Christian prayer’ (Catechism of the Catholic Church 2691) (1).
Accept any other valid response.
Sacraments are the most important part of Christian life
FOR
The Church of England teaches that the sacraments were instituted by Jesus and as such are an important link to him and must be central to Christian faith
Sacraments are the most important part of Christian life
Against
Some would say that sacraments are just one part of Christian life, and although they are important it is faith in Jesus that will lead to salvation not any sacramental act.
Outline three Christian responses to threats to the natural world
• Christians should act as stewards of the
natural world (1)
• Christians should protect the world (1)
• They should ensure the natural world is not
abused (1)
• They should work to reduce global warming
(1)
• No one has the right to abuse the natural
world (1).
Accept any other valid response.
Explain two reasons why sanctity of life is important for Christians.
• Christians believe sanctity of life is important
as God created all life (1) Genesis records ‘So God created mankind in his own image’ (1:27) (1)
• Life is sacred because God chose it to happen (1) ‘There is a time for everything… a time to be born and a time to die’ (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2) (1)
• Life is sacred because Christians believe God made them for a purpose (1) they regard their life as a gift (1).
Explain two Christian teachings about the origins of the universe
• Christians believe that God was the Creator of the universe (1) this means that they believe God caused the universe to exist (1) Genesis 1:1 says ‘In the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth
(1)
• Some Christians believe that the universe
was created in six days (1) they believe this because the Bible records creation in six days (1) Genesis 1:31 says God saw all that
he had made, and it was very good. And
there was evening, and there was morning—
the sixth day
’ (1)
• Many Christians believe science has the best explanation of how the universe was created (1) and that God is the reason why it was created (1) because there are two different Genesis descriptions in Chapter 1 and 2 (1). Accept any other valid response. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’ ‘God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening
Christians are right to reject the non-religious arguments against life after death
FOR
Many Christians believe that the non-religious belief that belief in
life after death has no evidence is wrong, as they have the
evidence of the resurrection of Jesus
Christians are right to reject the non-religious arguments against life after death
Against
Some non-religious people maintain that life after death is illogical, the very term death means the end of life, thus the concept of life after death is not logical
