RP mock revsion Flashcards
what is a denomination?
a religious group
what are fundamental Christians?
Christians who take the bible literally and believe everything is true
what are liberal chritsians?
Christians who believe in god but think the stories in the bible and its teachings are just a way to guide us and didn’t actually happen
who makes up the trinity?
father, jesus and the holy spirit
what does “the word becomes flesh” mean
gods son has become a human
what does the crucifix tell Christians
shows that god also suffers pain
teaching for war
“eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth…..”
teaching against war
in the ten commandments, it says “do not murder”
what is a holy war?
a war permitted by a holy figure
just war
a war wich meets international accepted criteria for fairness and is not for gain
pacifism
a believer who refuses to take part in war
peace
an absence of conflict
reconciliation
the restoring of friendly relationships
what is freewill
god gave us free will which meant we could do what we want and make our own desitions
teaching for becoming a peacemaker
“blessed are the peacemakers”
what is atonement?
when the relationship between people and god was restored due to life, death and the resurrection of Jesus
what happened in the creation story?
god created the world, then plants, then fish and birds, then animals and lastly humans
what is voluntary euthanasia?
someones asks a doctor to do it for them
what is non-voluntary euthanasia?
the doctor turns off the life support machine for someone who is turnably ill and may never recover
what is involuntary euthanasia?
the person doesn’t get a choice in the decision (death sentence)
what are the forms of euthanasia?
active=someone takes active steps to kill someone
passive=body dies by its self, take someone of life support
what is meant by sanctity of life?
god made everyone in his own image so all life is sacred no matter what
teachings for abortion
god gave us free will
teaching against abortion
in the ten commandments god tells us “do not kill”
