Christian Beliefs and Teachings Flashcards
(24 cards)
Omnipotent
All powerful.
Loving
God loves us like a father.
Just
God is the ultimate judge because he knows everything and is loving
The Inconsistant Triad
If God is loving He must want to stop evil and suffering. If God is omnipotent then He is able to stop evil and suffering. However, evil and suffering still exist.
The Trinity
Most Christians believe that there are three persons in one God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Each of these is wholly God but they are not the same. Some Christians do not believe this.
Fundamentalist Christians
Believe that the world was created by God in six days, literally as described in thebook of Genesis because it is written in the Bible “All scripture is God breathed.”
Liberal Christians
Believe that the Genesis account is not literally true. They believe it is an allegory with a message that God is the creator and Lord of the universe.
Role of the
Word
During creation the Word “was with God and was God” and creation was done through the Word. Christians
believe this shows the role of Jesus in creation.
Role of the
Spirit
Before creation, the Spirit of God “hovered over the waters.” This refers to the role of the Holy Spirit in
creation.
Judgement
All Christians believe that after death they will be judged by God.
Particular Judgement
Some Christians believe that they will be judged immediately after they die because
Jesus said to the thief “today you will be with me in paradise.”
General Judgement
Some Christians believe that they will not be judged until they are resurrected at the end
of the world and judged by Jesus, as described in the Parable of the Sheep and Goats.
Resurrection
Most Christians believe that they will be resurrected on Judgement Day
Purgatory
A place where, according to Roman Catholics, the soul is purified before it goes to heaven.
The
incarnation
Incarnation means ‘God made flesh.’ Most Christians believe that God became human in the form of Jesus.
The term ‘Son of God’ is used to express this relationship.
Crucifixion
Jesus was scourged and crucified. As he died, he asked God to forgive his murderers.
Resurrection
Christians believe that three days after he died, Jesus rose from the dead and was seen by
various followers and disciples.
Ascension
Christians believe that fourty days after the resurrection, Jesus rose into heaven to be with God
until judgement day.
The Fall.
The original sin was Eve eating the forbidden fruit, which caused Adam and Eve to be banished from the
Garden of Eden and into a world of suffering.
atonement
Christians believe that Christ’s sacrifice was an act of atonement that paid the penalty for our sins and meant
that all can be saved.
Salvation
means to be saved from the consequences of sin. There are three main beliefs about how this comes
about, grace, law and spirit
Grace
Law
this is the belief that salvation is earned by using our free will to choose to follow the laws of God as
described in the parable of the sheep and the goats.
Spirit
Christians believe that after Christ’s ascension, God remains on earth in the form of the Holy Spirit
which pays an important role in salvation. It motivates people to become Christian and helps them to
understand the faith.
