deck_18340254 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Evidence for Jesus being equal
‘Jesus has equality with God’
Evidence for dominion
‘rule over the fish in the sea’
Evidence for Stewardship
God took the man … put him in the Garden of Eden to take care of it
Evidence for Eve’s creation
God ‘made a woman from the rib of the man’
Evidence for God’s justice and problem of evil
‘he [God] does not treat us as our sins deserve’
Evidence for Jesus being crucial to creation
‘The word became flesh…through him all things were made’
Evidence to why Jesus’ crucifixion was not necessary
love ‘keeps no record of wrongs’
What did Jesus tell his disciples when he was resurrected?
he’ll ‘prepare a place’ as in heaven for them
Evidence for salvation through grace
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God
Evidence that you cannot just believe in God to have salvation
you must ‘turn to God in repentance’
Evidence for God’s selfishness
“You shall have no other gods”
Evidence for omnibenevolence
“for god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son”
Evidence for justice
Parable of the sheep and goats
Evidence for the Trinity, namely the Holy Spirit, being essential for creation
“the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light’ and there was light”. God was acting through the Holy Spirit
Evidence for Jesus being the Messiah
“a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah The Lord” to the Shepards
Why do we give gifts at Christmas?
Magi (wise man) “presented him with gifts of gold”
What church service runs on Christmas Day?
‘midnight mass’
What are the Sacraments?
Baptism, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Anointing the sick, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Eucharist
Evidence to support Jesus’ usefulness?
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith
What is the main Sunday Service of Orthodox worship called?
Divine Liturgy
Liturgical prayers include what?
Confession of sin - ‘penitential rite’
Evidence that the Spirit is within the Church
“For where two or three people gather in my name, there am I with them.”
What are some common destinations for Christian Pilgrimage?
Lourdes - Miracles, holy water, too $$$?
Iona - quiet Island for Prayer
Rome - Pope
Jerusalem - Jesus
