Christian beliefs

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ethan lawrence

Cards (39)

What are the four omni words to show the nature of god?
omnipotent, omniscient, Omnibenevolent, omnipresent
What is the teaching for Omni benevolent?
God promises a “wounded victor”, will defeat the “serpent”
What is the teaching for omniscient?
” even the hairs on your head are numbered”
What is the teaching for omnipotence?
God created the world ” ex nihilo “
What is the problem of evil and who proposed it?
Epicurus and it was, “if God is omnipotent an Omnibenevolent, then why does evil and suffering exist?”
What is the theodicy of job?
Job tested by satan and his wife told him to “curse god and die” god then asks job impossible questions so job realises gods wisdom is beyond humans
What is a quote to show ex nihilo?
“Let there be light”
What is the quote to show creation??
happened in six days and “on the seventh day, God rested”
What is the teaching to show imago dei?
“he created them in his image”
What is the role of humans?
to procreate and rule over nature “fill the earth and subdue it”
What is the nature of humans?
Made in the image of God that sinful
What is the Trinity?
Father - creator , son - the word as 'in the beginning was the word' and holy spirit - 'breath of life'
What is the modern view on Genesis?
God did not make the universe in seven days. Instead, he made in seven yom meaning period of time.
What is the modern view on evolution?
God started evolution, 4.5 billion years ago and guides it through theistic guided evolution
What is the modern view on Big Bang?
God caused the big bang out of nothing
What is the fundamentalist view on creationism?
The Genesis story is 100% accurate as scripture is “God breathed”
How old do fundamentalists believe the Earth is?
10,000 years
What do fundamentalists believe about evolution?
a lie
What is a fundamentalist Christian?
literal
What is a progressive Christian?
liberal
What is atonement?
Jesus‘ death healing the rift between us and God
What is salvation?
To be saved from sin
How do Catholics achieve salvation?
follow sacraments like jesus did
How to Quakers achieve salvation?
Help others, like the parable of the sheep and goat
How do Protestants achieve salvation? Faith in Jesus Christ, “ whoever believes in me shall never die “
Who is Isaiah and what were his prophecies?
He was a prophet and predicted their was going to be a messiah and he would be “born of a virgin“ and ”pierced for our transgressions
what is a teaching for incarnation??
“If you have seen me, you have seen the father”
what is a teaching for the crucifixion?
“Forgive them father for they not know what they do. “
what is the teaching for the resurrection??
“He appeared more than 500 brothers and sisters”
what is the teaching for the Ascension?
” I will be with you always”
name three facts about the incarnation?
God in human form, fulfilled Isiah’s prophecies, born in a stable
name three facts about the crucifixion? 
Jesus death on the cross, carried his own cross, died for human sins
what are three facts about the resurrection?
Empty tomb found by two women, three days after the crucifixion, appeared to people with stigmata
what is Bodily resurrection?
We will be raised with immortal bodies – “the body is so perishable and raised imperishable”
Who will Jesus save?
The people who helped others like the parable of the sheep and goat
what is the contemporary view of heaven?
A feeling of closeness to God, as “heaven is within you” and follows the view of universalism, that all souls will eventually reach heaven
what is the contemporary view of hell?
Sinners will not be resurrected, as they are far from God – “sinners will not reach eternal life”
what is the traditional/physical view of hell?
An eternal place of torture and punishment where there are “weeping and gnashing of teeth”
what is the physical/traditional view of heaven?
Rapture, we will physically ascend to heaven, God created the “heavens and the Earth”