Unit 1.1 Salvation

Question 1

Salvation

Answer 1

Being saved from sin

Question 2

Two types of sin

Answer 2

Original sin= inherited from the actions of the first humans, Church teaches everyone is born with it and it’s washed away at Baptism

Personal sin= Actions that break God’s law, consequence of a person’s own actions

Question 3

Why do Catholics believe salvation is important?

Answer 3

• Without salvation there can be no real relationship with God
• Without salvation a person’s sins will prevent them from entering Heaven
• Salvation from sin was the whole purpose of Jesus coming to earth and founding Christianity

Question 4

Types of Grace

Answer 4

• Sacramnetal graces with come from the sacraments
• Special garces (charisms), such as a gift of healing
• The graces that come from special callings such as Priests

The church teaches that Christians are given different gifts of grace and should use them according to the grace given to them

Question 5

John’s gospel on salvation and grace

Answer 5

• Jesus’ mission was to bring God’s salvation, ‘for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life’ , and that his salvation gave the grace to live a Christian life

Question 6

The Acts of the Apostles on salvation and grace

Answer 6

St Peter preached that salvation comes through Jesus alone and this belief is backed up b y the letters of Paul

Question 7

Catholics and Evangelical Protestants on salvation and grace

Answer 7

Evangelical Protestants and some Catholics, agree that anyone who does not confess faith in Jesus cannot possibly be saved, but the Catholic Church teaches that no one but God knows who will and who will not be saved

Question 8

The Catholic Church teaches that grace comes through…?

Answer 8

• Receiving the3 sacramnets of baptism and confirmation
• Receiving the sacrament of reconcilitation/confession
• Receiving the sacrament of the Eucharist in Mass
• Leading a Christian life

Question 9

Salvation and grace sources of wisdom and authority

Answer 9

• The acts of the Apostles chapter 4 says that Peter preached that salvation comes through Jesus alone
• The Catholic Catechism teaches that no one but God knows who will and who willnot be saved
• Johns gospel chapter 4 says ‘for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life’ ,

Question 10

FOR ‘Only those who have been saved from sin will get to Heaven’

Answer 10

• The Churches teaching is that without salvation there can be no forgiveness of sins and so no entry to Heaven
• St Peter said that salvation can only be found in Jesus and without Jesus there can be no salvation so no entry to Heaven
• John’s gospel teaches that those who do not believe in God’s Son will perish, but those who do believfe will have eternal life

Question 11

AGAINST ‘Only those who have been saved from sin will get to Heaven’

Answer 11

• The Church teaches that no one knows who will get to Heaven
• Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount that only those who do God’s will get to Heaven
• Jesus said in the parable of the Sheep and the Goats that only those who help the hungry and homeless etc will enter Heaven