Christian beliefs and teachings Flashcards
(37 cards)
quote for God’s omnipotence
nothing is impossible with god
In the beginning, God created
quote for Gods omnibenevolence
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son
3 main branches
catholic orthodox protestant
is christianity monotheistic or polytheistic
monotheistic
2 types of evil and what they mean
natural evil : things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans, moral evil : actions done by humans which cause suffering
what is the inconsistent triad
evil omnipotent and omnibenevelance cannot coexist
arguments against the problem of evil and suffering
evil is purposeful to allow us to grow and develop to the likeness of god - allows humanity to strengthen and develop their relationship with god
problem with moral evil
does that mean god is unable to stop it, thus doesn’t have full control? – not powerful enough
what does the bible teach about evil
god has a reason for it but humans will never be able to understand
trinity meaning
the belief that there are 3 people in the 1 god
what role does the father play in the trinity
created heavens and the earth – “I will be your father, you shall be my sons and daughters”
what role does the son play in the trinity
fully human and fully god - god incarnate
challenges to the trinity
atheist – no evidence and bible is ill-founded, non-trinitarian – Jesus is created by God and holy spirit is a power
literalist vs liberalist
literalist believe that the bible is the literal truth and in infallible, liberalists take a more relaxed approach – metaphors in bible
quote about creation ( W____ God ____ ___ ________, the earth was ________)
when god made the universe, the earth was formless –> made the world from ex-nihilo
quote for imago dei
god created human beings, making them to be like himself
challenges about the creation and how C explain it
big bang theory is the origin of the universe – God created the Big Bang
Why was Jesus sent
God became flesh to save ppl form their sins and show them the way to eternal life in heaven (how to have a relationship with God)
Incarnation influence on C x2
celebrate Christmas and follow Jesus’ teachings
teachings of the incarnation x2
highlight Jesus’ divinity and help C understand God
challenges of the incarnation, resurrection
Richard Dawkins reject scripture as a legitimate authority, it goes against our knowledge of what can happen, Jesus was a man (human)
what happened in the crucifixion
Jesus fixed to a cross and died
influence of crucifixion on C
forgive each other for their sins
quotes to prove Jesus as the son of god x3
The word became flesh so that we might know God’s love
It is only the son, who has made him known
Jesus is the image of the invisible God
