Religion - Christianity - Beliefs and Teachings Flashcards
Catholic
General Christianity
- branch of christianity
- based in rome
- led by the pope
Orthodox
General Christianity
- branch of christianity
- mainly practiced in eastern europe
Protestant
General Christianity
- branch of christianity
- protested againt catholic church
- bible is the only source of authoirty
Denomination
General Christianity
a distinct group within the christian fiath with its own organisation and traditions
monotheism religion
nature of god
- christianity is monotheistic (one God)
- key feature of the Nicene Creed
Monotheism - Quote
nature of god
‘Im am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. you shall have no other Gods before me’
bible
God’s omnipotence
nature of god
- God is all powerful + with unlimited authority
- God can do anything
Omnipotence - Quote
nature of god
‘nothing is impossible with God’
bible
God’s benevolence
nature of god
- god loves humans + wants the best for them
- encourages christain to love eachother and respect everyone
- his greatest act of love was sending his only son (Jesus) to earth
Benevolence - Quotes
nature of god
‘God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son’
bible
Gods as Just
nature of god
- perfect giver of justice
- perfect judge of human character
- will never support injustice
Problem of evil and suffering
nature of god
- why would a loving god allow suffering
- but God does no wrong so christian must trust God
The Trinity - definition
The Oneness of God and the Trinity
the belief that there three persons in the one God; the father, the son, and the holy spirit
- there is only one God
- each part of the trinity is fully God
- no part of the trinity is the same
God the Father
The Oneness of God and the Trinity
- first part of the trinity
- creator of the earth and all living things
- omnipotent + omnicient + benevolent
God the Son
The Oneness of God and the Trinity
- second person of the trinity
- incanarnate of earth
- fully God and fully human
