✅Christian Beliefs & Teachings Flashcards

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Omnipotent

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All Powerful

“God created the heavens and the earth”

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Omnibenvolent

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All Loving

“God loved the world so much he gave his only Son”

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Just

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Fair

“He will judge the world with justice”

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An atheist might say about…

The Problem of Suffering

2 Points

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  • If God is Omnipotent he should be powerful enough to stop suffering
  • If God is Omnibenevolent he should not want humans to suffer
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A Christian might say about…

The Problem of Suffering

3 Points

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  • Suffering is caused by free will which God does not want to interfere with
  • Suffering is a test from God to prove faith
  • God has a reason for suffering that we will find out at the end of time
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Creation Story

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Day 1: Created Light & Dark
Day 2: Created the Sky
Day 3: Created Land, Sea & Plants
Day 4: Created Sun, Moon & Stars
Day 5: Created Sea Animals & Birds
Day 6: Created Land Animals & Humans
Day 7: God Rested

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Literal & Theistic (Liberal) Beliefs

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Literal: Christians who take the bible literally
Theistic (Liberal): Christians who take the bible metaphorically but follow the teachings

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The Word

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Jesus

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Contrasting beliefs about resurrection

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Most believe both the soul and body will be resurrected to be with God.
Some believe only the soul will be resurrected.

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Belief about judgement

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Parable of The Sheep & The Goats
When you cared for anyone you cared for Jesus and if you did that you will go to heaven encouraging peope to help those in need.

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Heaven

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A place with no suffering to be with God for eternity.

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Hell

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A place where the suffering is symbolic of the lack of God.

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Belief about afterlife

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You should live a good life because after you die you will be judged by God on what will happen after death.

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Incarceration & its Importance

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God becoming human born of Virgin Mary.
Proves Jesus is God.

“The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”

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Baptism & its Importance

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Jesus was baptised by John in River Jordan.
Provides an example of what Christians should do to remove sin.

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Miracles/Parables & its Importance

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Jesus taught people how to live and performed miracles. Proves Jesus is God and teaches Christians to live.

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Holy Week & its Importance

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Palm Sunday: Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey.
Maundy Thursday: Jesus & disciples had last supper and was arrested.
Good Friday: Jesus was crucified
Teaches Christians of God’s sacrifice for the sins of humans.

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Resurrection & its Importance

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On the 3rd day after the crucifixion Jesus rose from the dead.
Proves Jesus was God

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Great Commission/Ascension & its Importance

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40 days after resurrection Jesus rose to heaven.
Gave instructions to spread the Gospel (Evangelism) proving how Jesus was God.

“Go and make disciples of all nations”

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Original Sin

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Due to the fall (Adam & Eve eating the apple) all humans are born with an inclination to sin. Some believe it is washed away by baptism.

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Personal Sin

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Human using free will to act against God’s wishes.

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Sin

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Going deliberately against God’s wishes

23
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Salvation

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Being saved from sin and restoring relationship with God

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Praying to remove Sin

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Praying to god as an act of repentance so he forgives you as he is omnibenevolent.

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Confessing to remove Sin

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A sacrament that believes that if you confess your through a preist and God will forgive you as he is omnibenevolent.

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Salvation by Law

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Being saved by following God’s laws.

“I command you today to love God, to walk in obedience to him”

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Salvation by Grace

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God saving you because he is omnibenevolent.

“For it is by grace you have been saved”

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Salvation by Spirit

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The holy spirit guides people to make the right decisions and be saved.

“the Holy Spirit, […], will teach you all things”

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Atonement

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Jesus’s sacrifice for mankind by dying on the cross which restored the relationship with God.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son”