SECTION 1 CHRISTIANITY- TOPIC 1.1.5 THE NATURE OF SALVATION Flashcards
Sin –
an act that is against God’s will
Sin can be:
Original sin, which is inherited from the actions of Adam and Eve. Most Christians believe that when Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden, they broke the perfect relationship between humans
and God and as a result everyone is born with original sin.
Personal sin, which is the consequence of a person’s own actions.
Salvation means…? important because…
Salvation means being saved from sin,
and Christians believe that salvation
is essential to have a relationship with God while on earth, and to have
eternal life with God in heaven after death.
Where did people get the chance for salvation?
AND WHAT DID THEY RECEIVE?
that when Jesus died on the cross, his death paid for human sins and gave people the chance of salvation.
When people believe in Jesus they believe that they receive GOD’S GRACE, which helps them lead a good Christian life.
SOWAA for salvation
“to save the world through him.
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
Atonement-
– reconciliation between God and humans
Reconciliation-
– bringing together people who were opposed to each other
Atonement means reconciliation, and the…
the healing of the broken relationship between God and humans.
Roman Catholic, Orthodox and some Anglican Christians believe that they
can receive the salvation offered by Jesus’ death by:
- receiving the sacraments of baptism and confirmation
-receiving the sacrament of reconciliation /confession
-receiving the sacrament of the Eucharist (Holy Communion)
-leading a Christian life.
Many Protestants, especially Evangelicals, believe that salvation comes
through:
a personal acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
Why is salvation from sin important to Christians?
-Without salvation, a person’s sins will prevent them from having a relationship with God in this life and send them to hell or purgatory
after death.
-Salvation is the only way that Christians can have eternal life with God. This eternal life will be perfect and is beyond description.
-Salvation from sin was the purpose of the life, death and resurrection
of Jesus. Jesus is the saviour of the world whose death on the cross brought forgiveness of sins and the assurance of eternal life.
Divergent Christian understandings of atonement - the three different
understandings of how exactly Jesus’ death brought about atonement and
salvation in Christianity.
1 The Roman Catholic understanding
2 Evangelical Protestant understanding
3 Liberal Protestant understanding
Explain the divergent beliefs about atonement for 1-The Roman Catholic understanding
teaches that Christ offered himself as a sacrifice for human sin in an act of love.
Jesus’ death on the cross made
‘satisfaction’ for our sins. In his act of self-sacrifice (Christ’s Passion), Christ demonstrated his Father’s love for humanity.
=salvation comes through taking the sacraments of the Church.
Explain the divergent beliefs about atonement for 2 Evangelical Protestant understanding
‘penal substitution theory’.
God’s justice meant that he needed to punish human sin so, rather than punish humans he took the punishment on himself, through Jesus’ death on the cross. So Jesus acted as a substitute and took the punishment of all humans.
= salvation comes through faith in the atoning death of Christ by taking Jesus as one’s Lord and Saviour.
Explain the divergent beliefs about atonement for 3 Liberal Protestant understanding
Jesus brought about atonement was by acting as a moral example to humanity.
through his teachings, the example he set in his life and most of all through his death on the cross Jesus showed God’s love for humankind.
Teaches to live a good life and to repent their sins. By doing these things humans can be reunited with God.
=salvation comes from living the Christian life and following the teachings and example of Jesus.
