Christianity Beliefs And Teachings Flashcards

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Salvation

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Being saved through god’s grace

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2
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‘The lamb of god who takes away the sin of the world’

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John 1:29

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3
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‘Christ died for our sins’

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Corinthians

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4
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‘For god so loved the world he gave his one and only son”

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John 3:16

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5
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Monotheism in Christianity

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Belief in one god through the trinity

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6
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‘He is a god of justice’

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Psalm 50:6

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7
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‘The almighty is beyond our reach and exhalted in power’

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Job 37:23

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8
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How does the nature of god influence Christians? (4)

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  • worship - god is worthy of worship
  • hope for forgiveness/good - salvation, benevolent, just
  • follow commandments
  • reflect god
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9
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What are the problems of evil and suffering? (3)

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  • ? Nature of god - impossible traits
  • ? Gods existence - contradicting
  • ? Inconsistent triad
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10
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How would a Christian respond to evil and suffering? (3)

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  • free will
    ST AUGUSTINE ‘a runaway horse is better than a stone’
  • original sin
    ROMANS 5:12 ‘when Adam sinned, sin entered the world’
  • god’s plan
    ROMANS 5:3 ‘suffering produces perseverance’
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Genesis 3

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The story of “the fall”
Adam and even disobey god and eat from the tree of knowledge in the garden of Eden

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12
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Three beliefs about the trinity?

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Father - powerful creator of the world
The son - came to earth as human and died
The Holy Spirit - invisible and acts within the world (fruit-like characteristics)

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13
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‘Baptise them in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit’

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Jesus - Great commission

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14
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Why is the trinity important? (5)

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  • central belief - core of Christianity
  • improves understanding of the oneness of god & complex nature
  • understand how to connect with god
  • requires faith
  • relationships on earth - unity in diversity
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15
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Apostles creed

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Father - ‘I believe in god, the father Almighty’
Son - ‘I believe in Jesus Christ his only son’
Holy Spirit - ‘…conceived by the Holy Spirit’

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16
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‘I and the father are one’ (the son)

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John 10:30

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17
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‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit’

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The great commission
Jesus

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18
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Genesis 1:1-3

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  • ‘ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth ’
  • ‘ Let there be light ’
19
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John 1:1-3

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  • ‘ In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god ‘
  • ‘ … through him all things were made ‘
20
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Days of creation

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Day 1 - light
Day 2 - sky
Day 3 - land & sea
Day 4 - sun, moon and stars
Day 5 - fish and birds
Day 6 - animals and humans
Day 7 - REST

21
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Fundamentalist

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Literal belief
Bible is the word of god
Reject science (eg Big Bang etc)

22
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Liberal

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Bible is metaphorical
Combine science and religion (god did but how is explained by science)

23
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‘I am the resurrection, and the life’ (the son)

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John 11:25

24
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Parable of sheep and goats

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  • shepherd separates sheep and goats
    + judgment day analogy
    + hell and heaven
  • Reward of heaven is through actively helping those in need
25
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‘Today you will be with me in paradise’

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A thief who was beside Jesus during crucifixion and believed in him

26
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How does belief in heaven and hell influence christians? (5)

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  • follow Christ for salvation
  • follow commandments
  • do good & avoid sin
  • judgement
  • fear of death
27
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‘Whoever believes in him [jesus] will not perish but have eternal life

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John 3:16

28
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‘The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us’

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John 1:14

29
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How was Jesus divine? (3)

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  • 37 miracles
  • Virgin Mary birth
  • resurrection and ascension
30
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How does the belief of Jesus being divine influence christians? (5)

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  • Jesus is source of salvation
  • Jesus is truly the son of god
  • Thank god for Jesus & atonement
  • Evangelism
  • Celebrate (Easter and Christmas)
31
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Two beliefs about crucifixion?

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  • Jesus was crucified for blasphemy
  • Sacrificial death (for the purpose of atonement)
32
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‘He is not here, he has risen!’

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Luke 24:5-6

33
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Ascension

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40 days after resurrection ascends to heaven

34
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Resurrection

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Comes back to life three days after crucifixion

35
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Importance of the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension? (7)

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  • evidence
  • life after death
  • Jesus is a saviour to humanity
  • can have eternal life
  • can be saved
  • hope
  • emphasises sacrifice
36
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2 beliefs about sin?

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  • original sin and death are interconnected
    (Resurrection and ‘the fall’)
  • sin can be removed through baptism and atonement
37
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‘The father almighty, maker of heaven and earth’

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Nicene creed

38
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“Nobody comes to the father except through me”

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Jesus

39
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“My kingdom is not of this world” (heaven)

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Jesus

40
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“Fiery lake of burning sulfur” (hell)

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Revelations

41
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“No one can enter the kindgom of god unless he is born of water and the spirit”

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Jesus

42
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“Adam sinned and sin entered the world”

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Romans 5:12

43
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“Hell is a place where all bodies and souls will be destroyed”

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Mathew 10:28