Quotes - Christianity

Question 1

‘In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light’ and there was light.’ Genesis 1:1-3

Answer 1

shows:
- the Holy Spirit was present from the beginning
- God created light first
- God is the creator

Question 2

‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.’ John 1:1-3

Answer 2

shows:
- the word (Jesus) is God which proves the existence of the Holy Trinity
- the Word existed from the beginning
- God is the creator

Question 3

‘This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit’ Matthew 1:18

Answer 3

shows:
- Jesus was created from God through Mary

Question 4

‘The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.’ John 1:14

Answer 4

shows:
- the Word becoming flesh is Jesus incarnate

Question 5

‘When Jesus was baptised, a voice from Heaven said ‘You are my Son.’ Mark 1:11

Answer 5

shows:
- Jesus is God’s son
- God is transcendent

Question 6

‘So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory…it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. IF there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.’ 1 Corinthians 15:42-44

Answer 6

shows:
- Jesus body is also spiritual

Question 7

‘God so loved the world he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life’ John 3:16

Answer 7

shows:
- God sacrificed Jesus for atonement of peoples sins
- if you believe in God and follow him, you will go to heaven after death

Question 8

‘Nothing is impossible with God’ Luke 1:37

Answer 8

shows:
- God is omnipotent

Question 9

‘I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’ John 14:6

Answer 9

shows:
- God is the truth

Question 10

‘Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does no boast, it is not broad, it is not proud…It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves. Love never fails.’ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Answer 10

shows:
- love is very important
- love is at the heart of Christianity

Question 11

‘For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ our Lord’ Romans 6:23

Answer 11

shows:
- following God grants us eternal life in heaven
- sinning does not grant us access to heaven

Question 12

‘Again the high priest asked him, ‘Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?’ ‘I am,’ said Jesus’ Mark 14:61-62

Answer 12

shows:
- Jesus is God’s son

Question 13

‘…if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father - Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.’ 1 John 2:1-2

Answer 13

shows:
- God will judge us for our sins
- Jesus is the sacrifice for our sins

Question 14

‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’ Mark 15:39

Answer 14

shows:
- Jesus has God’s qualities

Question 15

‘You may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.’ John 21:31

Answer 15

shows:
- believing in Jesus will grant you the truth

Question 16

‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable’ Levitictus 18:22

Answer 16

shows:
- homosexuality is frowned upon in Christianity
- Christianity encourages procreation

Question 17

‘You shall not commit adultery’ Exodus 20:14

Answer 17

shows:
- adultery is a sin

Question 18

‘But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.’ Matthew 5:27-8

Answer 18

shows:
- admiring women is committing adultery

Question 19

‘Flee from sexual immortality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own.’ 1 Corinthians 6:18-19

Answer 19

shows:
- God created us
- sinning sexually is sinning against something God created

Question 20

‘That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.’ 2:24

Answer 20

shows:
- men and women become one flesh to create new life

Question 21

‘God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it’ Genesis 1:28

Answer 21

shows:
- God wants Christians to reproduce

Question 22

‘He answered, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery’ Mark 10:11-12

Answer 22

shows:
- divorce is a sin in Christianity

Question 23

‘Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever’ 1 Timothy 5:8

Answer 23

shows:
- it is very important in Christianity to provide for your family
- it is a worse sin to not provide than to not believe in God

Question 24

‘Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her’ Ephesians 5:25

Answer 24

shows:
- husbands should love their wives infinitely

Question 25

‘Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old’ Proverbs 23:22

Answer 25

shows:
- Christians should respect and honour their parents all throughout their lives

Question 26

‘Christians are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.’ Psalm 127:3

Answer 26

shows:
- children are a gift from God

Question 27

‘Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.’

Answer 27

shows:
- children should always listen to their parents
- parents shouldn’t make them feel better or resentful of them

Question 28

“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 2:38

Answer 28

shows:

• everybody is equal in Christianity and God treats all equally

Question 29

“…if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father- Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”
1 John 2:1-2

Answer 29

shows:

• if a Christian sins, they can repent
• Jesus is the sacrifice for all Christians sins

Question 30

“Every sexual act must be within the framework of marriage.” Casti Connubi (written by Pope Pius XI in 1930)

Answer 30

shows:

• pre-marital sex is frowned upon
• you can only commit sexual acts within marriage

Question 31

“Every sexual act should have the possibility of creating new life” Humanae Vitae, 1968

Answer 31

shows:

• contraception is frowned upon (especially in Catholicism)
• homosexuality is frowned upon as it is not possible to have children biologically

Question 32

“The sexual act must take place exclusively within marriage. Outside of marriage it always constitutes a grave sin.” Catechism 2390

Answer 32

shows:

• it is sinful to do sexual acts outside of marriage

Question 33

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud…It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Answer 33

shows:

• people should not get divorced as love never fails and it perseveres
• however, this could also show that divorce is acceptable as love is patient and has time to wait for another marriage
• love could also be platonic love

Question 34

“What God has joined together let no man separate.” Matthew 19:6

Answer 34

shows:

• divorce is not acceptable in Christianity

Question 35

“Love your neighbour as yourself.” Matthew 22:39

Answer 35

shows:

• everyone should be loved and treated equally

Question 36

“The conference agrees that other methods may be used, provided that it is done in the light of Christian principles.”
Lambeth Conference, 1930

Answer 36

shows:

• contraception may be used, but provided that it fits well with Christianity