RE - Christianity

Question 1

God’s omni status?

Answer 1

Omnipotent
Omniscient
Omnibenevolent
Omnipresent

Question 2

Why does evil and suffering exist?

Answer 2

Test of one’s faith

Question 3

Three parts of the Trinity

Answer 3

God the Son, God the Father, God the Holy Ghost

Question 4

God the Father?

Answer 4

-ultimate power
-alpha and omega
-creator of worlds

Question 5

God the Son?

Answer 5

-Jesus Christ

Question 6

God the Holy Spirit?

Answer 6

-guidance
-personal presence

Question 7

Creation book?

Answer 7

Gensis

Question 8

Fundamental/literalist approach meaning?

Answer 8

meaning that it’s word for word

Question 9

Allegory/ non-literal approach meaning?

Answer 9

-not factual
-used to describe the relationship between God and the created world

Question 10

Role of the Trinity?

Answer 10

-three persons that makeup God
-in perfect unity with eachother

Question 11

Which parable does Jesus separate the good and the bad?

Answer 11

Parable of the Sheep and Goats

Question 12

The hope of resurrection comes from?

Answer 12

Ressurection of Jesus

Question 13

Purgatory meaning?

Answer 13

-purification for souls, making them worthy of heaven

Question 14

Roman Catholics believe in 2 forms of judgment called?

Answer 14

1) at death, judged whether the souls are sent to purgatory, heaven or hell
2) takes place when Christ returns at the end of time.

Question 15

What’s the Incarnation?

Answer 15

Birth of Jesus

Question 16

Which disciple betrayed Jesus?

Answer 16

Judas

Question 17

What was the Nicene Creed?

Answer 17

-foundational statement of Christian belief
-belief of the trinity

Question 18

What was the Apostles’ Creed?

Answer 18

-affirms belief in the Trinity, forgiveness, resurrection and eternal life

Question 19

Why did the Incarnation have to happen?

Answer 19

-fulfilment of prophecies
-salvation from sin
-display of God’s existence
-empathy and understanding

Question 20

Significance of the Incarnation?

Answer 20

-redemption for humans
-God’s power is displayed visibly
-model (people to look up to Jesus)

Question 21

What was the Last Supper?

Answer 21

Jesus’s last dinner with his disciples

Question 22

What is the Eucharist?

Answer 22

-christian sacrament
-bread and water is used to represent God’s blood and body

Question 23

Why did Jewish leaders dislike Jesus?

Answer 23

-Jesus equated himself with God, they saw it as blasphemous
-jealousy
-challenges to Jewish authorities
-popularity among people

Question 24

Why did Romans dislike Jesus?

Answer 24

-“King of the Jews” posed as a threat to the Romans
-tensions
-Jesus’s crowd was a threat and thought to start a rebellion

Question 25

What did Jesus do 40 days after his resurrection?

Answer 25

-ascension to heaven -appeared to his disciples for the final time -blessed them in the village of Bethany -told them to return to Jerusalem and they would receive the Holy Spirit

Question 26

Where was Jesus's body stored?

Answer 26

Tomb of Joseph of Arimathea

Question 27

Significance of the resurrection?

Answer 27

-hope that people will be resurrected too -proved that Jesus is the Son of God -death is not the end -prophecy fulfilment

Question 28

What books mention the ascension?

Answer 28

Luke and Mark

Question 29

When is the ascension celebrated?

Answer 29

Ascension Thursday

Question 30

Roman Catholics believe in two types of sins called?

Answer 30

Mortal and Venial

Question 31

What are mortal sins?

Answer 31

-deliberate breaches of God's law (like blasphemy, adultery, and murder) -seriously offending God, causing separation

Question 32

What are venial sins?

Answer 32

-wrongs which upset God (gossip, or small lies) -thought to weaken the soul, and make it likely that worse sins will be committed.

Question 33

What is an atonement?

Answer 33

Jesus's sacrifice for our sins

Question 34

Meaning of salvation?

Answer 34

being saved from the consequences of sin

Question 35

Salvation through law?

Answer 35

-following God's laws all the time A person gains salvation by always doing what is right by God's laws

Question 36

Salvation through action?

Answer 36

-prove your beliefs by doing actions (going to church, prayers, scripture study etc) -believing is not enough

Question 37

Salvation through grace?

Answer 37

-God's unconditional love for each person

Question 38

Salvation through the Spirit?

Answer 38

-The Holy Spirit is a presence of God's grace in their hearts, so it influences Christians to be a better person