Relationships And Families Flashcards
What does St Paul say about sexual immorality?
“Flee from sexual immorality” meaning do not commit sexual sin.
What does it mean that ‘Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit’?
This means keep your body pure until you are married as it is sacred and holy.
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
“If a man lies with another man he shall surely be put to death.”
What command did Adam and Eve receive?
“Go forth and multiply.”
What is the Christian view of marriage?
Christians believe marriage is a covenant - an eternal promise to God.
What is marriage considered in Christianity?
Marriage is also a sacrament - an act that gets you closer to God.
What does the 10 Commandment say about adultery?
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
What does the Bible say about divorce?
“What God has joined together in marriage let no man separate.”
What does the Bible say about honoring parents?
“Honour your mother and father” is one of the 10 commandments.
What does the Bible say about raising children?
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”
What does the Bible say about male and female creation?
“In God’s image were made male and female.”
What does the Bible say about equality in Christ?
“There is no Jew nor Greek, no male nor female, no slave nor free as all are one in Jesus Christ.”
What does the Bible say about women’s roles in the Church?
“A woman should be silent in the Church in full submission to her husband.”
What do Muslims believe about relationships before marriage?
“A man should not be with a woman unless they are married.”
What does the Muslim belief in the Sanctity of Life entail?
It means that all life is holy, pure, and precious and God-given.
What does Islam say about homosexuality?
“If a man goes with another man instead of his wife, he is behaving ignorantly towards Allah.”
What does the Quran say about poverty and children?
“Do not kill a child out of fear of poverty - the community will provide for them.”
What is the significance of marriage in Islam?
“There is no institution dearer to Allah than marriage.”
What does Islam say about adultery?
“Do not go anywhere near adultery it is an evil path.”
What is the waiting period for divorce in Islam?
“When any of you intend to divorce a woman the period of waiting shall be 3 months.”
What does the Quran say about children?
“For every tree there is a fruit and the fruit of the heart is the child.”
What does Islam say about mothers?
“Heaven is under the feet of the mother.”
What does Islam say about raising children?
“Honour your children and perfect their manners.”
What does Islam say about male and female equality?
“As the teeth of a comb are all equal in length, so are male and female.”
What is the Islamic view on polygamy?
Men can have up to 4 wives, but women cannot have up to 4 husbands.
Sex before marriage
Christian - “flee from sexual immorality”
Islamic - “a man should not be with a women unless they are married”
Chastity
Christian - “your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit”
Islamic - Sanctity of life (all life is holy, pure and precious and god given)
Homosexuality
Christian - “if a man lies with another man he shall surely be put to death”
Islamic - “if a man goes with another man instead of his wife, he is behaving ignorantly towards Allah”
Contraception use
Christian - Adam and Eve were told to “go forth and multiply”
Islamic - “Do not kill a child out of fear of poverty - the community will provide for them”
Marriage
Christian - “leave his parents home and be joined with a wife”
Islamic - “there is no institution dearer to Allah than marriage”
Adultery
Christian - “thou shalt not commit adultery”
Islamic - “do not go anywhere near adultery is is an evil path”
Divorce
Christian - “what God has joined together in marriage let no man separate”
Islamic - “the period of waiting shall be 3 months”
The importance of family
Christian - “Honour your mother and father”
Islamic - “for every tree there is a fruit and the fruit of the heart is the child”
Roles of different family members
Christian - “Fathers… bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the lord”
Islamic - “heaven is under the feet of the mother”
Male and female equality
Christian - “In Gods image were made male and female”
Islamic - “as the teeth of a comb are all equal in length, so are male and female”
Male and female inequality
Christian - “a women should be silent in the Church in full submission to her husband”
Islamic - Men can have up to 4 wives but a women cannot have up to 4 husbands
