Christianity - Beliefs and Teachings Flashcards
(30 cards)
God is omnipotent
“Nothing is impossible with God” - Bible
God is loving
“God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” - Bible
God is just
“God is fair and just” - Bible
God is one, unified God (2 quotes)
“The Lord is our God, the Lord alone” - Bible
“There is but one God” - Bible
God the Father: creator, all powerful, a good father
“Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name” - The Lord’s Prayer
God the Son (Jesus) - fully human and fully divine
“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God” - Bible
God the Holy Spirit - unseen power of God at work
“All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit & began to speak in other languages” - Bible
God made human beings in his image
“God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them” - Bible
God is the creator of the universe
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” - Bible
Jesus, the Son of God, at the beginning
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God” - Bible
The Incarnation - God becoming fully human
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” - Bible
Jesus was the Son of God
“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God” - Bible
The Resurrection
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen!” - Bible
The Ascension
“While he was blessing them he left them and was taken up to heaven” - Bible
Belief in Jesus to get to heaven
“I [Jesus] am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” - Bible
Salvation through grace
“The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” - Bible
“It is by grace that you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” - Bible
“I [Jesus] am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die” - Bible
Salvation through works
“Faith without works is dead” - Bible
What does the Holy Spirit make Christians do in order to go to heaven? (Salvation through spirit)
“Turn to God in repentance” - Bible
Atonement - Jesus dying for human sins
“He [Jesus] is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but for the sins of the whole world” - Bible
Dominion
“Rule over every fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground” - Bible
Role of holy spirit in creation
“The spirit of God was hovering over the waters” - Bible
Interpretations of creation
Literalist - Bible is 100% accurate
Non-literalist - Not 100% accurate but still correct to some extent (7 days represent 7 periods of time)
Judgement
The parable of the sheep and the goats - Bible
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life” - Bible
Hell
“Those who are guilty will be thrown into the blazing furnace” - Bible
