section A beliefs and teachings Flashcards
Philippians 2:6, St Paul describes Jesus as
having ‘equality with God’
how did evil enter the world
through ‘the fall’
what is original sin
every human was born with a flawed nature capable of causing suffering
genesis 3:6, the fall
‘when the woman saw the fruit of the tree she took home and the it. She also gave some to her husband and he ate it.’
what are the 2 types of evil and suffering
moral evil
natural evil
what is the inconsistent triad
god cannot be all-loving and all-powerful if suffering still exists
psalm 103:8-10, omnibenevolence
‘the lord is compassionate and gracious, abounding in love.’
how do christians believe they should help people who are suffering
practically (charity)
praying
Matthew 25:40, charity
‘whatever you did for one of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’
John 11:25, afterlife
‘The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.’
Matthew 25:46, hell
‘then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.’
nicene creed, incarnation
‘he was incarnate from the holy spirit and the Virgin Mary and he was made man.’
what do christians see Jesus’ time on earth as
God’s way of showing how much he loves the world
what do christians believe the crucifixion did
repaired the relationship between God and mankind
Luke 24:5-6, resurrection
‘why do you look for the living amongst the dead? He is not here; he has risen!’
what does the resurrection show christians
that there is life after death
what is Jesus going to heaven called
ascension
Luke 24:51, ascension
‘while he was blessing them, he left them, and was taken up into heaven’
what does pope Benedict say about the ascension
since Jesus was human and went to be with God, the ascension shows that there is a place for all humans with God
what does the ascension show about Jesus
Jesus’ power, ‘at the right hand of the mighty God’
what is atonement
the reconciliation of God and human kind through Jesus Christ
what is salvation
the soul being saved from death and sin, allowing it to reach heaven
how is salvation possible
through God’s grace, a believe must live a christian life
Ephesians 2:8, salvation
‘for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, it is the gift of God’
not literal belief about heaven
state of mind, provides a closeness to god
Roman Catholic general beliefs
respect the authority of the bible and church tradition, including the authority of the pope and his teachings
7 sacraments are important
protestant general beliefs
beliefs based on the bible rather than church tradition
nonconformist denominations (4)
methodist, baptists, Pentecostals, quakers
what are nonconformists
protestant denominations that are not part of the anglican communion
8 beliefs of the nature of god
omnipotent
benevolent
just judge
omniscient
eternal
transcendent
immanent
personal
