Christianity Flashcards
(21 cards)
How popular is Christianity?
Largest religion in the world
Main religion in the UK (more than 70%)
2.1 billion Christians worldwide (third of worlds population!)
What is the holy book of Christianity?
The bible
How many subgroups or denominations of Christianity are there?
30,000
When did Christianity become popular in the UK?
4th century
What is Cristian faith based on?
Story of life, death and resurrection of Jesus christ
What does monotheistic mean?
ONE God
Atheistic (no god)
What do Christians mean by the trinity?
One God but 3 forms - the father, the son and the holy spirit
What do you understand by God the Father?
It describes gods role as almighty ruler and creator of the universe
What do you understand by God the Son?
Christians believe that God became human as Jesus to allow humans to mend their relationship with God through sacrificing his own life
What do you understand by the Holy Spirit?
Christians believe Gods force is all around us and they find comfort in this belief to guide people through their lives
Christian sometimes think of the trinity as a triangle. What’s in the trinity triangle?
God in the middle and each point as the father, the son and the Holy Spirit. Each one is different but all needed for God to be whole
How can you compare the trinity to an orange?
One orange but 3 forms - stops you being hungry, sweet nice taste, source of vitamins
When was Jesus born?
Into Jewish family
3/4bce
In Judaea (now israel)
What did he teach?
Age 30-33
Taught that people could be saved by God
He performed miracles, breaking laws of nature
What did people think of Jesus?
Believed Jesus was God incarnate
This means ‘in flesh’
Known as Son of God but actually they believed he was wholly God and wholly human
Jesus said he was Son of man to show his human side as well as God
What do Jewish mean by he Messiah?
Someone sent by God to bring peace and harmony to the world when needed
Christians believed Jesus was the messiah sent to save them from sin and lead them back to God
Jewish are still waiting for their messiah
Why do Christians think Jesus came?
They believe God came to the world as Jesus to show humans the loving approach which people need to take to God to overcome sin and be saved
What are the most important events in Jesus life for Christians?
What is the symbol?
The end of his life.
Symbol is the cross
Cross represents the crucifix on which Jesus was killed
Christianity has come from his horrific death
How did Jesus spend his last 3 years of life? Age 30-33
Travelling to preach and show the way of God
Spent last week in city of Jerusalem for Jewish festival of passover
What is the triumphal entry?
Last week f Jesus life
Rode into holy city of Jerusalem on a donkey
Disciples and others laid down cloaks and leaves and branches for him to ride over
Relates to passage from Jewish scripture predicting messiah would enter on a donkey, so Jesus showing himself as the messiah
What did Jesus do in the Jewish temple in the last week of his life?
Holiest site in Judaism
Angry to see it used as a trading place
He said how gods temple was used as a house of thieves
