christian beliefs

• what are the three parts of the trinity

  • the father: the creator of everything
  • the son: Gods incarnation and crusified for salvation
  • holy spirit: invisible power of God that works within the world today to guide and inspire us
• interpretations of creation

  • creationists: believe the bible to be the literal word of God. God created the world in six 24-hour days
  • non literalists: God created world but not exactly how the bible says.
• what is the importance of jesus

  • makes up the son of the trinity
  • his birth allowed for salvation
• what is a quote for incarnation?

  "the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us"
• jesus high christology

  • jesus is omnipotent and omniscient
  • jesus forgave sins
  • jesus performed miracles
  • people worshipped and prayed to jesus
  • jesus was ressurected
• jesus low christology

  • he was born to a human mother
  • he had a human body
  • jesus got tired, thirsty, and hungry
  • he showed human emotion
  • he prayed to God
  • he died
• what were the last days of jesus life

  • the last supper: jesus shares last meal with disciples (transubstantiation)
  • betrayal and arrest: soldiers came for jesus in garden of gethsemane and judas betrayed jesus
  • crusifixion: jesus sentenced to death on cross and accused of blasphemy
  • ressurection: jesus bought back to life 3 days after crusifixion
  • ascension: jesus asscends to heaven 40 days after ressurection
• the importance of the passion (last days of jesus life)

  • proves jesus is son of God
  • God saved humanity through jesus: shows hes forgiving
  • helps christians understand jesus sacrifice
  • the eucharist is taken from the last supper
• whats a quote for the crusifixion

  "carrying his own cross he went out to the place of the skull"
• whats a quote for the ressurection?

  " he has risen"
• whats a quote for the ascension

  "he was taken up into heaven and sat on the right hand of God"
• whats a quote for salvation

  "for God gave his only son so we could have a chance at eternal life"
• what are reasons for christians to believe in LAD

  • jesus ressurection
  • the soul: the soul is immortal + either go purgatory(catholic), heaven or hell
  • the last judgement
  • heaven: some believe heaven to be a physical place, others a spiritual place
  • hell
• what are the two types of evil and suffering

  • moral evil- actions carried out by humans who cause suffering eg.) murder, rape, war, theft
  • natural evil- things that cause suffering but nothing to do with humans eg.) famine, disease
• why does evil cause people to question Gods existence?

  • how can a loving and righteous God allow people to do evil things
  • if God is all knowing he would know how to remove evil and suffering
  • if God is all powerful, why doesnt he stop evil
• what are solutions to evil and suffering

  • genesis says god created a perfect world
  • the fall allowed evil and suffering into the world
  • God sent jesus to overcome evil
• christian responses to the problem of evil

  • book of psalms- offers reassurance that evil and suffering have a purpose in the world
  • free will- god gave humans choice to turn away from moral evil included in st augustines theodicys
  • vale of soul making - suffering makes a person stronger and helps them appreciate good things in life
  • prayer- God gave prayer as a way to cope with problems
  • charity
  • the book of job