Christan Beliefs Flashcards
(16 cards)
Nature of god
Omnipotent, just, omnibenevolent, immortal, omnipresent
Great commission
‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the father, son, and holy spirit.
Evidence that god is omnibenevolent
Sacrificed his only son to make up for human sins
Quote fer crucifixion
- ‘Father forgive them as they know not what they are doing’ -shows that God is forgiving.
Quote for resurrection
‘I am the resurrection and the life’
Importance of incarnation
- no incarnation = no crucifixion or resurrection
- shows how god understands humans
- gives humans something to believe in
Importance of crucifixion
- shows how everyone suffers at some point - suffering is part of life
- Jesus sacrifices himself for human sins, shows gods omnibenevolence
- symbol of Christianity
Importance of resurrection
- proves that Jesus was the son of god as he performed miracles
- no resurrection = no Christianity
- gave us eternal life
Quote for heaven
‘God himself will be with them. God will wipe every tear from their eyes’
Quote for hell
‘They will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is their second death’
Who believes in purgatory
RCC
Key quotes from parable of sheep and goats
‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat’
‘I needed clothes and you clothes me”
Can also be used in poverty
Quote for salvation
‘For the wages of sin is death, but the gift from god is eternal life in Jesus’
‘For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive’
What is salvation by works
- We must act a certain was to achieve salvation
- if we don’t follow gods teachings then we haven’t earn a place in heaven
- ‘faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead’
What is salvation by grace
- we never truly deserve a place in heaven.
- afterlife is gods gift to us
- ‘for it is by grace you have been saved’
