Principle Belifes Flashcards
Name the principle beliefs
The divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ
The death and resurrection
Nature of god and the holy trinity
Revelation
Salvation
Prof of the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ
John 11:35 “And he wept” - shows he’s human
Matthew 3:17 “and lo a voice from heaven…. We’ll pleased” - acknowledging Jesus and gods son revealing his divinity
Death and resurrection
All Christian’s despite their denomination believe that Jesus was crucified died and resurrected - this forms the basis of Christian belief in Jesus Christ the messiah
Different accounts of jc death and res
Matthew 27-28
Mark 15-16
Luke 23-24
John 19-21
Why is d&R so important
Proves his divinity and humanity
Gives adheneret hope for life after death
Jesus died to bring us closer to god and take away the sims of the world
How is jc death shown in human actions
Easter marks the feast of the resurrection which celebrates the resurrection of gods act of redemption for humanity
Proof of heath Im and res in the Bible
John 11:25- “i am the resurrection and the life” -proves he is the divine essence of life and “those who live and believe in me will never die” promise of an afterlife is made legitimate by Jesus’s esension to heaven
Secondary source - “he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of of the father almighty” apostles creed - shows how the teachings of Jesus death and res is highly important to Christian tradition
Nature of god
The way in which god interacts with the world
Prof of god and the holy trinity
Colossians 2:19-10 “for in Christ… power and authority” - belief there is one god who eternally exists as three distinct persons - father son Holy Spirit - travel as that Jesus is god incarnate and he is to be at the center of authority within Christianity as the son of god
Denominal diffs in FSHS
Trinity is a big deal in - catholisim , orthodoxy, Anglicanism
Nontrinitarian christian sec
Don’t believe in trinity
Jehovas witnesses
Mormans
Christadelphian
- because it doesn’t have a clear basis in the Bible
Revelation define
Message of god the revealing of knowledge from the divine to the human
How has god revealed himself
Taking on human form of Jesus
The Bible presents an understanding of god in his own words
Prof of revelation
The whole Bible is revelation
John 3:34-35: “the one whom… in his power”
Denominational differences in the belief of revelation
Mainstream traditional demons such as catholism do not believe in continuous public revelation, but recognize some private revelations
Salvation Define
Freedom from sin that only god can give Christian’s through his relationship with them
