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section 1 : christian beliefs Flashcards

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what is monotheism

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the belief of one God

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what does transcendent mean

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it means that God is everywhere and can move betweehn heaven and earth

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what does eternal mean

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everlaqsting,has beginning and no end

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what does omni benevolent mean

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God is all loving

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what does omnipotent means

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God is all powerful

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what does omniscient mean

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God is all knowing/all seeing

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what is a doctrine

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it is the belief or set of beliefs held and taught by the church

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what is the trinity

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it is a doctrine unique to christianity. It is the belief tghat there is only one God in three person.Three in One

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in christianity how many Gods are there

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one

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what does homousious mean

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they are all of the same substance

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what is catechism

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it is a summary of official teachings olf the catholic church

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name three traits id the father in the trinity

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  • will look after his children with loving care
  • the creator of everything that exists in the universe,inculding the world,nature and humans
  • he is transendent
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what are three traits of the holy spirit in the trinity

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  • comforter,helping and inspiring
  • the presense of God in the world
  • the breath of God
  • the myserious force which christians can know God
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what are three traits of the son in the trinity

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  • immanet and reedmer
  • God inarnate-took on human form in order to help people
  • will return to the world ihn the future to establish God’s kingdom
  • suffered si that people’s sins could be forgiven
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why is the trinity important to christians

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uit shows how God is revealed to the world in three ways( God is still one), the father,son and holy spirit

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what do christains believe about the trinity

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that each peron of the trinity has a unique role,such as God the son was incarnated as human jesus, he is therefore the perfect role model for christians to follow

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name a reak lufe example pf thr trinity

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Soild,water and gas

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Where is the word -. trinity never used

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in the Bible which leads some people to question if the doctrine ofthe trinity is real

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What scripture describez the baptism of jesus

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Matthew 3:16-17

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In matthew 3:16-17 , who is the voice and where is the holy spirit

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Thd ho!yspirit is represnted as adove and the voice is God

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what does the nicene creed state

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” we belive in one God, the father, the almity,maker of heaven and earth…

we believe in one lord,Jesus Christ, the only son of God,eternally begotten of the father

we believe in the holy spirit,the giver of life,who proceeds from the father and the son

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What does the catesisum of the church say about the trinity

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The mystery of the most holy trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life.it is the mystery of God himself

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What is catechism

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A summary of official teachings of the church

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What does Matthew 3:16 -17 say

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At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

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What does eternally forgotten mean

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The son of god has always existed and is in relationship as God the son

26
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What happens on the second day of creation

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the water and skies were created

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What happens on the first day of creation

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The heavens and the earth we created as well as light and darkness

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what happenes on the thrid day of creation

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land and plants were created

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what happens on the fourth day of creation

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sun , moon and stars were created

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what happens on the fifth day of creation

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birds and fish were created

30
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what happens on the sixth day of creation

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land animals and humans were created.Humans were put in charge(stewardship)

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what is the literist or creationists view of the story of creation

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God created the world just asn the bible told in exactly 6 days . the bible is the sacred word of God so take it literally

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what is the view of the no literalists or metaphoricalists

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Creation story is metaphorical e.g. 6 days is longer period,
science and religion helps explain the creation story

33
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what is incarnation

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God took human form through Jesus and lived and died in the world.

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why did jesus ddie at the cross

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  1. Live among people to show he understands and identifies with human suffering.
  2. Teach people what God is like, that he
    loves humans and is all-powerful.
  3. Help restore human relationship with God
    after original sin, allowing Christians to
    have a relationship with God
    Importance of incarnation today
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how did jesus show us that he is divine

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-performed miracles
- was resurrected
- forgave sins
- free from sin
- virgin mother

36
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how did jesus show that he was human

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born to human
mother
- human emotions
“wept”
- Prayed to God
- He died
- Got tired and hungry

37
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What were the five key events of jesus’s last days

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1.last supper
3.. betrayl and arrest
2.cruxifiction
4.ressurection
5.ascension

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What was the last supper

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He had a dinner with his disciples.They ate bread and wine and jesus said take this bread as my body and the wine as my blood

39
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what was the betrayl and arrest of Jesus

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Judas betrayed him and kissed him on the cheek to show the soldiers which one was going to kill him.Jesus already knew someone was going to betray him

40
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what was the cruxifiction of Jesus

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Jesus sentenced to death for blasphemy. Nailed to cross. this is proof of his humanity, sacrifice for human sins to be
forgiven and restored relationship with God

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What was the ressurection of jesus

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he was brought back to life 3 days
later. *Proof of divinity and life after death

42
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what was the ascension of jesus

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he Taught disciples after
resurrection then told them he would send
the Holy Spirit to help guide them, before
going up to heaven.

43
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what is salvation

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is being saved from sin and its consequence

44
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what is atonement

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restoring relationship between God and humans (broke when Adam and Eve disobeyed God and chose to sin -The Fall).Jesus did this through his sacrifice =
redemption for humans.

45
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Because of atonement and salavation what can humans now do

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  1. have a relationship with God
  2. enter heaven when they die
  3. be saved from sin
46
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What are the inflluence of the belief of atonement and salvation on christians

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Live good, moral lives and follow Jesus
- Avoid sinning
- Repent for sins

47
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what is the signifigance of atonement and salvation

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-#Restored relationship
- All-powerful and loving God
- Hope of reward in the afterlife

48
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what is heaven

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A physical place
- A spiritual state
- Open to everyone as Jesus
- Only those who believe in
Jesus will go to heaven

49
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what is hell

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those who turn away from God

50
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what is purgatory

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People’s souls purify here
before entering heaven.
- Invented place, not real

51
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what is judgement

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Happens for all on Day of

judgement
- Judgement as soon as an
individual dies.

52
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what is resurrection

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Both spiritual and physical
– physical bodies raised
and turned to new
spiritual bodies
- Just spiritual, soul
resurrected.

53
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what is moral evil

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actions by humans that cause sufferong

54
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what is natural evil

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natural events that cause suffering

55
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what is the inconsistent triad

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If God is omnibenevolent he should
want to remove evil and suffering
2. If God is omnipotent he is able to
remove evil and suffering
3. If God is all knowing he would know
when evil and suffering is taking place
Evil and suffering exists therefore God cannot
exist.

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what will christians struggle with because of the inconsistent triad

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Christians may struggle to worship a God that
allows evil and suffering to exist or question
whether God is all-powerful, all loving and all
knowing at the same time.

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what are the bibilical solution to evil

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Suffering is a part of life – Jesus suffered
- Put trust in God even if they can’t
understand why they are suffering – story
of Job.
- Pray to God for comfort
- One day all suffering will end.

58
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what are other solutions to evil

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Augustinian theodicy- Free will, wrong
decisions = suffering
- John Hick- Vale of Soul-making = purpose
behind it, makes you stronger
- Good and bad has to exist to allow people
to use free will

59
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what are theoritical solutions to evil

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God created Adam and Eve who used free
will to disobey God, as a result evil and
suffering seeped into the world.

60
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what is a practical solution to evil

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Give to charity/ pray for others/ be kind

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