Rs Christianity section A

Question 1

Name 8 Nature of God in Chrisitanity

Answer 1

Omnibenevolent
Omnipotent
trinity
omnipresent
creator
omniscient
Sustainer

Question 2

Omnibenevolent Evidence and explanation
Nature of God

Answer 2

God id all loving and he loves people endlessly and forgives them when they do wrong.
“On the cross Jesus said Father forgive them”

Question 3

Omnipotent explanation and quotation Nature of God

Answer 3

God is all-powerful and has the power to do anything.
“In exodus, God gave Moses the power to part the red sea.”
“God said let there be light and there was light.”

Question 4

Trinity Quote and explanation Nature of God

Answer 4

The belief that God represents himself in three forms.
Father Son and holy spirit.

-During worship, Christians refer to “the father the son and the holy spirit”

Question 5

Omnipresent Explanation and evidence,
Nature of God

Answer 5

The idea that God is always with you and sees everything all of the time. God is everywhere all of the time.
- “The eyes of the lord are in everyplace”

Question 6

Creator Explanation and Quote of Nature of God.

Answer 6

God made the world and everything in it.
- “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Question 6

Omniscient Explanation and Evidence. For the nature of God.

Answer 6

God is all-seeing and all-knowing he sees everything.
-“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight”

Question 6

Sustainer Explanation and evidence. For the Nature of God.

Answer 6

God would provide for us and give us what we need.
- “For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.”

Question 7

What was John.L Mackies Inconsistent triad.

Answer 7

A triangle with Gods omnipotence and Gods omnibenevolence and Evil exists at the 3 points.
- Mackie points out that it is logically inconsistent for these 3 statements to exist simultaneously.

Question 8

“Jesus’s crucifixion quote My god, My God why have you forsaken me?”

Answer 8

Eli, Eli lema sabachthain?
meaning my God, my god why have you forsaken me?

Question 9

Meaning of theodicy

Answer 9

Not believed by all christians so we cant call them teachings.

Question 10

Why is there evil and suffering in the world? (5)

Answer 10

-Free will
- Original sin (Massa pecati)
- To make us stronger
- God helps us through it
- To test our loyalty

Question 11

What is the free will defence?
(4)

Answer 11

-God gave humans free will (the freedom to do what they want be themselves and make there own choices)

• Without free will, we would be robots and unable to make our own choices. preventing us from enjoying our lifes
• For example, Drunk driving is a choice and humans know that it has the potential to cause damage, including loss of life due to slowed reaction times, but they do it anyway.

-If god takes away this choice he takes our freedom and some would say the ability to have fun.

Question 12

Original sin defence
- meaning (5)

Answer 12

• Original sin means the inability not to sin.

-During creation God created the world perfect and god protected humans by trapping all the sin and evil in the tree in the Garden of Eden (The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil)

• When Adam and Eve went against God’s wishes and ate from the tree it released sin into the world.
• As we are all descendants of Adam and Eve, which means we are born massa pecati, meaning (lump if sin)
• This suggests that there is a god and that god is omnipotent and that Adam and Eve disobeyed God and freeded that sin into the world.

Question 13

To make us a stronger defence (4)

Answer 13

• God gives us challenges in order to help us to prepare for later life
• If something happens to you God does it to make us stronger. otherwise, one day we would not be prepared for a test.
• Trust in Gods omniscience and that god has a plan for everyone. And trust in God when things do go wrong and happen.
• Story of Job, God blessed Job with riches, then took them away all of a sudden and Job still worshiped god until he cursed God and then asked for his forgiveness. This shows that God does things for a reason. This allowed Job to form a stronger connection with god.

Question 14

God helps us through it
(3 with quote)

Answer 14

“I will never leave you”
many Christians believe that there is evil and suffering in the world, but god is always there to support you and through your toughest times god carries you through it.

• Parable of the footprints in the sand. If you have faith in God, God will always be there to help you get through it.
• “So do not fear, for I am with you;
  do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
  I will strengthen you and help you;
  I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Question 15

To test our loyalty defence (3)

Answer 15

God puts tests in our way to see if we will stay loyal to the christian faith.

• The story of Job, satan put Job through pain and suffering and Job stayed loyal and he was rewarded.
• Also shown in the parable of the sheep and the goats always follow God.

Question 16

Basic Story of job

Answer 16

The story of Job begins in heaven, where Satan challenges Job’s righteousness. He tells God that Job is only faithful because he has been blessed with wealth and protection. God allows Satan to test Job’s faith by taking away his possessions, children, and health—but not his life. Despite intense suffering and confusion, Job never curses God. He questions his suffering, but remains faithful. In the end, God speaks to Job, restores his fortunes, and honors his perseverance, while rebuking Job’s friends who wrongly blamed him.

“The Lord said to Satan, ‘Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.’”
“Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.

Question 17

What is it called when god takes himself out of Jesus

Answer 17

Kenosis

Question 18

What state did Jesus die in on the cross

Answer 18

Kenosis

Question 19

When God is represented in union

Answer 19

Hypostatic union

Question 20

What are the 3 forms of God in the Trinity

Answer 20

• God the Father, god the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

God the Father - The non-Human spirit

God the Son - Himself and human form on Earth

God the Holy Spirit - A power or force

Question 21

Why did God leave the holy spirit

Answer 21

When he knew that Jesus was not going to last forever so he could have a presence on earth.

• The Holy Spirit arrived on Earth in a new and powerful way on the day of Pentecost, after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. This event is recorded in Acts 2 in the New Testament.

Question 22

Why did the Holy spirit come

Answer 22

Why did the Holy Spirit come?
To fulfill Jesus’ promise: Before ascending, Jesus told His disciples He would send the Holy Spirit to help, guide, and empower them (John 14:16–17, Acts 1:8).

To empower believers: The Spirit gave the disciples boldness, wisdom, and the ability to speak in different languages to spread the gospel.

To begin the Church: Pentecost marks the birth of the Christian Church, as thousands were baptized and joined the faith that day.

Question 23

How to explain God and the Trinity

Answer 23

The trinity is a way of describing the 3 ways of being god. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. It describes the relationship between these 3 persons who are all part of the same god. When God is described as "God the Son" this refers to the Christian belief that God comes to earth as a human being, Jesus Christ. This belief is called the Incarnation. When Christians talk about "God the Holy Spirit," they are talking about God's power and love. - To be three in one is possible for god as he is omnipotent.

Question 24

Incarnation

Answer 24

The belief that god comes to earth ad a human being.

Question 25

What does genesis mean

Answer 25

The beginning

Question 26

What did god say after each day of creation

Answer 26

"and it was Good" shows that god created the world perfect or at least good

Question 27

Story of creation in days

Answer 27

Day 1 - God created light (day) and dark (night) Day 2 God created the heavens and stars in the sky. Day 3 - God created the land and sea as well as plants. Day 4 - God created the sun, the moon, and the stars. Day 5 - God created birds and fish Day 6- God created all living creatures, including man Day 7- God rested (called the sabbath)

Question 28

What does dominion mean

Answer 28

Power over the earth links to stewardship and having the responsibility to look after the earth for generations to come.

Question 29

Quote to support humans having dominion over all other animals

Answer 29

"let us make man in our image,... and let them have dominion over the the fish in the sea... and over all earth.

Question 30

Difference in liberalist and literalist Christian views about creation

Answer 30

- Literalist ( exactly how it is in the bible) - Liberalist ( shapes it to fit there view point sees it as more of a parable than a exact wording believes that science can help)

Question 31

Meaning 2 marker Salvation

Answer 31

- Means to be saved and when Jesus gave up his life on the cross, Christians believe that it was to save humans from their sins and atone there sins to fix the relationship between god and humans.

Question 32

Atonement meaning

Answer 32

To pay back and to be forgiven, many Christians believe that because of the crucifixion and Jesus giving up his life on the cross for humans that their sins atoned and their relationship with god has been fixed.

Question 33

Literalist or fundamentalist beliefs about genesis

Answer 33

- Takes everything literally eg, when in the bible it say it took God 6 days to create the earth, they believe it literally means 6 x 24 hours. - Believes every single word exactly how it was written in the bible.

Question 34

Liberalist or non literalist

Answer 34

- Someone who doesn't take things exactly literally it as written. They may believe that the world was created over 6 long periods (however long they believe a day to be.

Question 35

Problems and solutions related to do with the Genesis account.

Question 36

Solution to the problem of Genesis - not having an order that makes sense.

Answer 36

- _ May not have been in the correct order when it was first told, but it still happened, it was still created, doesn't matter about the order.

Question 37

Solution to the problem of Genesis - Animals were created on the same day, but science says evolution - (evidence of bones and fossils ). Timing doesn't make sense.

Answer 37

- doesn't have to be across 6 days just 6 periods of time. - Use a liberalist pov

Question 38

Solution to the problem of Genesis - No documentation

Answer 38

God relays his message to his followers could have been told through prays or angles.

Question 39

Solution to the problem of Genesis - Big Bang theory

Answer 39

Who caused the big bang god worked with science

Question 40

Solution to the problem of Genesis - If god is omni potent why does he need a day of rest

Answer 40

- Its not for god its for us to marvel and admire his work and to pray and worship him for his marvellous creations.

Question 41

Solution to the problem of Genesis - Dinosaurs

Answer 41

"day" could have been any length of time, it doesnt have to be a day, Dinosaurs would have been created on day 5 and "day 6" could have been millions of years down the line.

Question 42

Solution to the problem of Genesis - Only teach us about our planet not others

Answer 42

- It does, on day 4 God creates the heavens, the stars, and the sky; they are all associated with other planets.

Question 43

What does "love thy neighbour really teach"

Answer 43

- Agapeic love, meaning love for everyone. - Kindness to everyone always as everyone is imago dei, so has a part of god in them, hurting them is like hurting God.

Question 44

Give an example of an organisation that support global citizenship and stewardship.

Answer 44

Christian aid

Question 45

Christian attitudes towards stewardship (5)

Answer 45

- Gift from god Humans were created with dominion and social status above other animals and other things in the world. - roles on earth is as a steward looking after gods earth - We have dominion over the rest of gods creations - Human should take care of gods earth as stewards and God entrusted it to us with the responsibility to look after his creation. - Humans are allowed to kill animals as they have dominion over them. others believe in speciesism and argue that we should respect all of God's creations as god created them.

Question 46

What 2 parables can be used to show the theme of Judgment in Christianity

Answer 46

- The sheep and the goat - The rich man and Lazarus

Question 47

What doe the parable of the sheep and the goat say about religion and the theme of Judgment in Christianity

Answer 47

-Sheep and the goat - During your life, you will either be a sheep or a goat. Sheep are followers of Jesus Christ, "the Shepherd" - They know and understand how much they need the Shepheard. Goats are not as they don't understand how much they need the shepherd.

Question 48

How does the parable of the rich man and lazarus show how jugment is key in Christianity

Answer 48

- Lazarus was poor and ill and so was his wife and Child. He left the home in order to go out and find some food for them and to bring it home, he went to the rich man's house and begged for the scraps of food from his table. Even though the rich man could have helped, he didn't he told the servant not to help him. They both died, and Lazarus went to heaven as he did all he could for his family and was a good person. The rich man went to hell as he could have helped but didn't, and he was not a good person.

Question 49

Def Grace

Answer 49

- free and unmerited favor/love of God

Question 50

Grace places it can be seen

Answer 50

- sacraments - during worship "grace of our lord Jesus Christ" - hoe god shows heios omnibelevolence - seen in the crusifiction - baptisum of jesus - passover god sent the holy spirit as toungs of fire -

Question 51

Holy spirit

Answer 51

- your own personal mini Jesus within you encouraging certain behaviours in accordance of gods commands - "jesus gave the spirit as compensation for his absence"

Question 52

Images of the holy spirit in Christianity

Answer 52

- the dove ( pure and white representee peace and bright light- Symbolic of gods path to salvation) - Flames - fires flames are unseen but so powerful we see their affects on the world but not the actual force. - The Bishop wears a mitre that symbolises tongs of fire.

Question 53

Explain how grace and the holy spirit are linked 5

Answer 53

- Define grace - link to the HS - Pentecost as an example of this - Explain where and how grace is seen - HS in church today - Example and link to Grace.

Question 54

What happends during evangelical wrship

Answer 54

- get taken over by the holy spirit and raise there hands to god. - speak in diffrent toungs - overtaken by the holy spirit - stand up and impulsivley say something - Dancing or singing Why? - They have been overcome by the feeling of the holy spirit within them. and the holy spirit has taken over their body.

Question 55

What does eschatological beliefs mean

Answer 55

- the beliefs in the afterlife.

Question 56

5 escathalogical beliefes

Answer 56

- Judgment ( God will judge our actions and decide whether or not we deserve to go to heaven or hell, reward/punishment. - Jesus ( Jesus sacrificed his life to save mankind from our sins) "I am the resurrection) - Heven and hell

Question 57

Quaker worship what is it?

Answer 57

- a nonconformist Christian worship practice who believes in living a wholesome life -

Question 58

What is the real name for quakers

Answer 58

- the religious society of friends

Question 59

Quaker worship what is it like?

Answer 59

- no singing or dancing - People will sit in silence until they feel compelled to say or do something usually said by the holy spirit. This could be a reading or a prayer. -Sometimes they will separate male and female to avoid destruction from worshiping God. -They will all sit facing each other as it represent that they are all equal like they are equal in the eyes of god. - Worship in silence to form a deep and meaningful connection with god.