Quotes Flashcards
John 3:16 ‘For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him shall not die but have eternal life’
Explains Jesus’ role as a saviour and the result of salvation (eternal life)
Romans 3:10
‘There is no one righteous, not even one’
The state of mankind before salvation, according to Christians- the reason Jesus was necessary as the saviour.
1 Corinthians 15:22 ‘For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive’
Biblical support for original sin being inherited directly from Adam.
Ephesians 2:8 ‘It is by grace you have been saved’
St Paul’s teaching emphasising the complete reliance in Christ for salvation.
2 Peter 3:9 ‘God does not want anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance’
Used by liberal Christians to support a universalist view of Heaven and Hell (no Hell).
1 Peter 3:18 ‘Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God’
Conservative Evangelical Christian belief about salvation, redemption and atonement’
Revelation 21:4 ‘There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away’
Vision of the new creation after Parousia (Judgement)
Mathew 7:12 ‘In everything do to others as you would have then do to you’
One of Jesus’ most famous sayings, known as the ‘Golden Rule’ in Philosophy
Genesis 1:27 ‘so God made man in his own image, in the image if God he created him;male and female he created them.’
Biblical support for the sanctity of human life, above all other species, because mankind shares aspects of Gods nature.
Genesis 1:28 ‘Be fruitful and increase in number….Rule over every living creature’
Gods command to Adam and Eve after creating them. Used by some Christians to infer that the main purpose of existence is reproduction, homosexuality is wrong and contraception is bad.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ‘Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit… you are not your own’
Suggests we should use our bodies in ways that honour God, including when having a sexual relationship.
Jeremiah 1:5 ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you’
God has a unique plan for everyone’s life, even before you were born.
Exodus 20:13 ‘you shall not murder’
6th of the 10 Commandments, says that MURDER is wrong, not necessarily all forms of killing.
Used by some to oppose abortion.
Galatians 3:28 ‘there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Jesus Christ’
Supports the idea that Christians are opposed to social injustice, as Jesus values and died to save all people.
1 Peter 3:18 ‘For Christ died for sins, once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to being you to God’
Some use this to support the inclusivist stance regarding the relationship between Christianity and other religions- people cannot only get to Heaven through Jesus.
