christianity beliefs and teachings

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Kaifa Tabassum🌺

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what does salvation ?
being saved from sin
what word means god is all loving ?
omnibenevolent
what is the main religion of britain ?
christianity
what does monotheistic ?
one god
what word means god is all powerful ?
omnipotent
what is the influence in believing in gods nature ?
to worship god
have hope for forgiveness for sins as god is omnibenevolent
follow gods commandments and teachings
be just in their conduct
what do christian’s believe about god ?
god is the creator
god works throughout history
god is holy and is a spirit
what is the history of orthodox christian’s ?
split from catholic christianity in 1054CE and practised in eastern europe
what is the history of catholics ?
based in rome and led by the pope
what is the history of protestants ?
split from catholic christianity in the 16th century and branched into different denominations
what does just mean ?
perfect judge for human behaviour and bring whats right and wrong
how can you challenge gods benevolence ?
why does god allow people to suffer and to hurt others ?
how can you challenge gods omnipotence ?
why does god not prevail evil and suffering ?
how can you challenge gods just nature ?
why does god allow injustice ?
what are arguments based on evil and suffering ?
adam was given free will to make choices by god
if god constantly intervened against evil, humans would have less freedom
if theres no good and evil people would not be able to show their qualities
allowing suffering means people can make mistakes and learn from them
what is the inconsistent triad ?
three logical problem as god cannot be omnipotent, omnibenevolent but evil exists at the same time
what does theodicy mean ?
a defense of god
what did st augustine propose about evil and suffering ?
it was caused by original sin as both adam and eve misused their free will and bought disharmony on earth
what did john wick propose ?
proposed the ‘soul-making theodicy’ that says evil and suffering are part of gods plan and we need them in order to be good
how are evil and suffering benefiticial to us according to the soul making theodicy ?
we need evil and suffering as ‘catalysts’ for our spiritual growth and without them we can’t develop the goodness in ourselves
what does the free will defense state ?
moral evil is caused by humans not god who god has lovingly given free will
why is the trinity important ?
central belief of faith
christian’s can understand the complexity of god
central element of christian identity
shows jesus is the incarnation of god
teaches god is present today though the holy spirit
god is a mystery to human
teaches that god is one
who is god the father ?
creator of all life, acts as a good father towards his children and has all three attributes
who is god the holy spirit ?
unseen power of god at work in the world who influences, guides and sustains life on earth
who is god the son ?
became incarnate through jesus who was both fully human and fully god
what is the apostles creed ?
important statement of belief about the trinity. It’s an ancient baptismal symbol of the church
when was the holy spirit sent to earth ?
after the ascension of jesus
why do some christian’s believe in genesis 1:1-3 ?
some believe that god made the world in six days and everything was “good”. The holy spirit was active during the creation
what is creation john 1:1-3 ?
in johns gospel everything was created through the word, who was both with god and was god. Christians believe the son of god was involved in the creation
what do the seven days of creation represent ?
day 1 light was created
day 2 sky was created
day 3 dry land, plants and trees
day 4 the moon, sun and stars
day 5 creatures that live in the sea and sky
day 6 animals that live on land and humans
day 7 god rested
who take the creation account literal ?
fundamentalists as the bible is the word of god, it must be inerrant. They reject scientific discoveries
who take the creation story metaphorically ?
liberals believe both science and religion can explain the creation. Science tells us how god created everything
what is resurrection ?
jesus came back to life from the dead
what is judgement ?  
god is just and will judge people after the death based on how they live their life
what is ascension ?
jesus took place 40 days after his resurrection, when he returned to go the father in heaven
what happened on the day of jesus resurrection ?
some of jesus female followers including mary magdalene visited the tomb to anoint jesus‘ body
jesus’ body was not there
angels told the woman to spread the news that jesus has risen from the dead
over the next few days jesus appeared land told them he has risen from the dead
what happened on ascension ?
after meeting with his disciples and asking them to carry on his work, jesus left them for the last time returning to father in heaven
what is the significance of resurrection ?
shows the power of good over evil and life over death
christian’s sins will be forgiven if they follow god
christians will be resurrected if they accept jesus
what is the significance of ascension ?
jesus is with god in heaven
paves the way for god to send the holy spirit to provide comfort and guidance
what are impacts in the belief of the resurrection ?
life after death is real
confidence in the face of death
hope for a future life with jesus
shows christian’s how much god loves them
inspires christian’s to live life in the way god wants them to