RE - Christianity Flashcards
God’s omni status?
Omnipotent
Omniscient
Omnibenevolent
Omnipresent
Why does evil and suffering exist?
Test of one’s faith
Three parts of the Trinity
God the Son, God the Father, God the Holy Ghost
God the Father?
-ultimate power
-alpha and omega
-creator of worlds
God the Son?
-Jesus Christ
God the Holy Spirit?
-guidance
-personal presence
Creation book?
Gensis
Fundamental/literalist approach meaning?
meaning that it’s word for word
Allegory/ non-literal approach meaning?
-not factual
-used to describe the relationship between God and the created world
Role of the Trinity?
-three persons that makeup God
-in perfect unity with eachother
Which parable does Jesus separate the good and the bad?
Parable of the Sheep and Goats
The hope of resurrection comes from?
Ressurection of Jesus
Purgatory meaning?
-purification for souls, making them worthy of heaven
Roman Catholics believe in 2 forms of judgment called?
1) at death, judged whether the souls are sent to purgatory, heaven or hell
2) takes place when Christ returns at the end of time.
What’s the Incarnation?
Birth of Jesus
Which disciple betrayed Jesus?
Judas
What was the Nicene Creed?
-foundational statement of Christian belief
-belief of the trinity
What was the Apostles’ Creed?
-affirms belief in the Trinity, forgiveness, resurrection and eternal life
Why did the Incarnation have to happen?
-fulfilment of prophecies
-salvation from sin
-display of God’s existence
-empathy and understanding
Significance of the Incarnation?
-redemption for humans
-God’s power is displayed visibly
-model (people to look up to Jesus)
What was the Last Supper?
Jesus’s last dinner with his disciples
What is the Eucharist?
-christian sacrament
-bread and water is used to represent God’s blood and body
Why did Jewish leaders dislike Jesus?
-Jesus equated himself with God, they saw it as blasphemous
-jealousy
-challenges to Jewish authorities
-popularity among people
Why did Romans dislike Jesus?
-“King of the Jews” posed as a threat to the Romans
-tensions
-Jesus’s crowd was a threat and thought to start a rebellion
What did Jesus do 40 days after his resurrection?
-ascension to heaven
-appeared to his disciples for the final time
-blessed them in the village of Bethany
-told them to return to Jerusalem and they would receive the Holy Spirit
Where was Jesus’s body stored?
Tomb of Joseph of Arimathea
Significance of the resurrection?
-hope that people will be resurrected too
-proved that Jesus is the Son of God
-death is not the end
-prophecy fulfilment
What books mention the ascension?
Luke and Mark
When is the ascension celebrated?
Ascension Thursday
Roman Catholics believe in two types of sins called?
Mortal and Venial
What are mortal sins?
-deliberate breaches of God’s law
(like blasphemy, adultery, and murder)
-seriously offending God, causing separation
What are venial sins?
-wrongs which upset God
(gossip, or small lies)
-thought to weaken the soul, and make it likely that worse sins will be committed.
What is an atonement?
Jesus’s sacrifice for our sins
Meaning of salvation?
being saved from the consequences of sin
Salvation through law?
-following God’s laws all the time
A person gains salvation by always doing what is right by God’s laws
Salvation through action?
-prove your beliefs by doing actions
(going to church, prayers, scripture study etc)
-believing is not enough
Salvation through grace?
-God’s unconditional love for each person
Salvation through the Spirit?
-The Holy Spirit is a presence of God’s grace in their hearts, so it influences Christians to be a better person
