SOAs Flashcards
SOA about scripture being inspired about God
Timothy: ‘all scripture is inspired by God’
Dei Verbum: scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit and so it’s what God written
SOA against homosexuality
Leviticus: ‘you shall not lie with a male as a woman’
SOA against women teaching/being ordained
Corinthians: ‘women should be silent in church’
St Paul: ‘women should not preach in Church’
Apostolic Succession (catholic, orthodox, evangelical)
- only men can be ministers because all disciples were men
SOA for gender equality
Galatians: ‘there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Jesus Christ’
SOA for reassurance from the Bible
- Corinthians: ‘I will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it’
- Story of Job
Quaker ‘conscientious objectors’ during WW2
Conscience tells them war and violence is wrong
St Thomas Aquinas
Reason helps make decisions even when they fall from God’s grace
SOA for conscience
Catechism:
- God speaks to people through their conscience BUT is it genuinely God guiding you or just what you want to be
- pay attention to your conscience, don’t be distracted from it
Book of Common Prayer
- Anglican
- Guidelines for what should be read and when
SOAs for the Church as the Body of Christ
Romans: ‘for as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function’
-> like how the way parts of the body have different functions and work together to work together
Corinthians: ‘for in the one spirit we were all baptised into one body’
SOA for unity
Corinthians: ‘if one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it’
Corinthians: ‘they shall be my people’
Lumen Gentium (Catholic)
- says laity are important as they bring Jesus’ love to the ordinary world
- just as important as ordained priests
- laity should receive the sacraments + receive God’s grace as reward
- those ordained must be celibate
SOA for women in church
Romans: ‘phoebe, a deacon of the Church at Cenchreae’
St Paul spoke well of prophets and said they should be allowed to lead Eucharist -> there are female prophets like Ana present in Luke 2
SOAs for the Trinity
Nicene Creed:
- describes each member
Matthew:
- ‘he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove’
- ‘a voice from heaven said this is my Son’
SOA for The Creation Story
Genesis:
- ‘let there be light’
- ‘now we will make human beings’
SOA for The Creation Story
Genesis:
- ‘let there be light’
-‘ we will make human beings’
SOAs for the Incarnation
John:
- ‘in the beginning the Word already existed’
- ‘the word became flesh’
Matthew: ‘ the virgin will conceive’
SOA for the resurrection
Luke: ‘three days later rise to life’
SOAs for salvation
Romans: ‘for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord’
-> means that the consequence of sun is death but the consequence of turning to God is eternal life (Jesus is forgiving)
Corinthians: ‘for in Adam we all die, so in Christ all will be made alive’
2 Corinthians
- ‘God will have a house in heaven for us to live in’
- ‘it’s not that we want to get rid of our earthly body, but that we want to have the heavenly one’
The Good Samaritan
A man helping another man despite their differences
Parable of the Sheep and Goats
Shows that those who helps other in need will be rewarded with heaven and that those who don’t will not go to heaven
Thomas a Kempis
‘Death would have no terrors for you if you had a quiet conscience’
-> life after death is determined by your actions and what you do to rectify the wrong ones
CAFOD
help those in Syria and Turkey
-> The Good Samaritan
The Inconsistent Triad
God cannot be omnipotent and omnibenevolent at the same time of the existence of evil and suffering
Psalm 103
‘The lord is king to those who honour him’
-> faith and dedication results in liberation from suffering
SOA for the Book of Job
‘Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?’
Psalm 119
‘Even in my suffering I was comforted because your promise gave me life’
-> suffering doesn’t have to be negative especially when God is there to guide us through it
Also, says that suffering is the result of our own actions
SOA for prayer in response to suffering
Psalm 13: ‘I cry out by day, but you do not answer’
Psalm 23: ‘I will fear no evil for you are with me’
Lord’s Prayer
‘Hallowed be your name’
‘Forgive us our debts’
Irenaean Theodicy
- evil is due to free will
- God didn’t create a perfect world
- evil has a valuable part to play in God’s Plan
- humans have to overcome evil and suffering themselves in order to develop into God’s perfect likeness
SOA that supports worship
Psalm: ‘worship the lord in the splendour of his holiness’
SOA that supports the sacraments
Catechism (Catholic):
- ‘the 7 sacraments are signs (..) by which the Holy Spirit spreads the grace’
-> sacraments are a way for God to forgive people as they are the only way to achieve God’s salvation
39 Articles
- Mentions the Eucharist and baptism
- Says during Eucharist the congregation receive a share of Jesus’ body and blood
The Sermon on the Mount
- Jesus taught the disciples the Lord’s Prayer and gave instructions to Christians on how to pray
SOAs for Holy Week
Palm Sunday: Mark
Table Turning in the Temple: Mark
Maundy Thursday: Luke
Good Friday: Matthew
Easter Sunday: Corinthians, Luke
Mark - The Great Commission
Jesus’ last command to his disciple to go out and concert the world
Act of Apostles (NT)
- St Peter organised conversion throughout Palestine + was the first Pope
- St Philip converted Ethiopian leading to Christianity spreading to Africa
- St Paul founded Christian churches in Syria, Turkey etc
Mother Teresa
‘They do it for Jesus’
Peter: ‘be shepherds of God’s flock’
Leaders of the church should set an example for the congregation
SOAs for reconciliation
- Matthew: Jesus said ‘blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be sons of God’
- St Paul said Christians should try to live in peace
SOA for charity
1 Corinthians: charity is important it is not all about giving money -> charity must be given with love
