Paper 1 - Christianity Flashcards
Qualities Of God BT
Omnipotent (all-powerful) - Supreme being who is all-powerful, God has unlimited authority
Omniscient - all knowing
Omnipresent - everywhere
Benevolent (kind/loving) - Uses his power to do good
- shows his love by creating humans and caring for them
- showed love by sending down his son (Jesus)
Just - just judge of human kind, God will never support injustice and prejudice
- will judge on judgement day (heaven or hell)
Trinity (Oneness of God) BT
Christians belief
- three persons in the one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Father - Creator of all life, acts as a father to his children
Son - God Incarnate through Jesus, fully god and fully human
Holy Spirit - unseen power, guides and sustains life on Earth
Incarnation BT
angel appeared to Mary to tell her she was pregnant explaining it was not to be an ordinary child
- This had occurred through the Holy Spirit
- Mary conceived Jesus without sex (evidence that Jesus was the son of God)
Son of God, Messiah, Christ BT
Jesus was fully God and fully human, which explains his miracles and resurrection
- His words have great authority (word of God)
- Jews expected a Messiah who was a warrior king
- Spiritual rather than political
- Jesus told his disciples not to call him the anointed one or Messiah because he’s opponents, might have gotten him arrested for blasphemy.
- he finally admitted to being the Messiah when the High Priest asked on this trial before death
- he is often called Christ (‘anointed one’)
- when Jesus was baptised a voice from heaven spoke and dove (the holy sprit) appeared
The Crucifixion BT
- sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate
- Forgave those who crucified him, and promised one of the men crucified with him heaven
- was buried in a cave - like tomb
- Fully God and fully human so suffered pain
- Roman officer acknowledged Jesus was innocent, and said he was the Son of God
- Roman Guards made sure Jesus was dead
- Burial was rushed because of the Sabbath (holy day for worship)
Jesus sacrifice on the cross gives hop to Christens that their sins will be forgiven if they sincerely repent
- God understands human suffering because Jesus, who is God, experienced it.
- Christians accept that suffering is part of life, just as it was a part of Jesus’ life
- Teaches Christians that forgiveness is possible
- Teaches that God loves them
resurrection BT
- Early Sunday morning, female followers including Mary, visited the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body
- Jesus’ body was not there
- Angles told the women to spread the word that Jesus had risen from the dead
- Over the next few days, Jesus appeared to many people including Mary and his disciples. He told them that he had risen from the dead as he had predicted before the crucifixion
ascension - 40 days after resurrection, returned to Father in heaven - shows Jesus is with God
- shows power of good over evil
- means sins will be forgiven
- Christians will too be resurrected if they accept Jesus, so there is no need to fear death
- shows there is life after death
- prepare for God to send the Holy Spirt for comfort and guidance
How was the world Created (Genesis) BT
Day 1: Day and Night
Day 2: Sky
Day 3: The seas land and all vegetation
Day 4: The lights in the sky, sun, moon and stars
Day 5: Fish of the sea and birds of the sky
Day 6: Animals of land and Humans (Adam and Eve)
Day 7: God rested and said it was good
Christian Responses to The creation story of Genesis BT
Literal - Creation story happened exactly as described (6 days)
Linguistic - misunderstandings in the language (“day” in Hebrew doesn’t mean a day in English)
Mythical - God explains that God made the world and why, but it does not explain fully how
Scientific - Maybe God caused the Big bang.
When will resurrection happen? BT
When:
Some Christians belief they are resurrected soon after death
Other belief they are resurrected on Day of Judgement
How:
Catholics and Orthodoxy belief there physical (best version of its self) body and spirit will be resurrected
Others belief it will just be spiritual.
A belief in the resurrection…
- Gives confidence in the face of death
- Inspires to live their life as God expects
- Shows how much God loves them
- Means life after death is real
- Gives hope of a future with Jesus
The Afterlife BT
- belief they will be resurrected and receive eternal life
- gift from God and is dependent on faith
- judged by god (Heaven or Hell)
- Some belief judgement will happen soon after death, Others belief it will happen on Judgement Day
God will judge them on their actions and faith in God
- Parable of the sheep and goats describes how God will judge people (In serving others, they are serving Jesus
- Faith in Jesus and following his teachings is essential to reach heaven
Heaven, Purgatory, Hell BT
Heaven
- either physical or spiritual place
- a reward for faith and actions
Purgatory (Only Catholic Belief)
- Temporary place of punishment, where sins are cleansed in-order to enter heaven
Hell
- state of existence without God
- eternal torment ruled over by Satan
- Being cut off from the possibility of God
- Awaits people who did not worship God or follow teachings
Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man BT
A rich man does not help a poor man called Lazarus. Lazarus goers to heaven whilst the rich man goes to hell. Once dead the rich man cannot go back to right his wrong. Christians should follow the teachings of Jesus, and care for other people, in order to get to heaven after death
Parable of the Fishing net BT
Jesus taught that Judgement Day is like a fishing net that fishermen put out to the sea which catches all types of fish; the fishermen then separate the good fish from the bad. This teaches that the good will be separated from the bad
Sin, Free Will, Original Sin BT
Sin
- Thoughts or actions that separates humans from God
- Some sins are Illegal
- Other are legal but against God
Free Will
- Humans should use freedom to do actions God approves of
- God provides guidance on how to live (Ten Commandments)
Original Sin
- we are born with a built in tendency to sin
- come from Adam and Eve who committed the first sin
This caused separation from God
Salvation (redemption)
- to be saved from sin and its consciences and to be granted eternal life with God
- repairs the damage caused by sin
Salvation through Good work
- Old Testament makes it clear that salvation comes through faith in God and obeying God’s laws in Bible
Salvation through Grace
- Given freely by God through Holy Spirit, through faith in Jesus and God. Does not have to be earned/deserved. Free gift of God’s love
Role of Christ in Salvation BT
- Crucifixion made up for the original sin
- Death of Jesus restored the relationship between God and humanity
- Resurrection of Jesus shows he defeated the evil sin
- God accepted Jesus’ sacrifice on behalf of humanity
- Jesus’ resurrection means humans can now receive forgiveness
- Death and resurrection made it possible for all to receive eternal life
