Christianity

• Ideas about God

  God is one, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, immanent, transcendent and impersonal
• The Trinity

  God is three persons, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit
• The Father

  He is transcendent, all mighty and created the world. He is seen as gender-neutral in the Catechism 'God is neither man nor woman: he is God'.
• The Son

  The Son is seen as immanent (in the world) and personal. Jesus was the Son and lived amongst Christians. Jesus was the messiah and fulfilled the prophecy.
• The Holy Spirit

  The Holy Spirit is also immanent and inside the world bringing us closer to God. It gives us miracles and makes things holy. It is paraclete (comforter).
• The Nicene Creed

  a profession of faith widely used in Christian liturgy
• Importance of Nicene Creed

  Unites all denominations of the Church (excluding Jehovah's Witnesses)
• Evidence of the Trinity for Protestants

  1st of the 39 articles
• Importance of the Trinity

  - Proves the divinity of Jesus

  - Separates Christianity from other faiths

  - Used in worship

  - Presents different qualities of God
• Importance of God being one

  - Its the 1st of the 10 commandments

  - Jesus himself teaches the unity of God

  - For God to omnipotent he must be one
• Evidence for God being one

  John 10:30 'I and the Father are one
• Creationists

  Christians who believe that the creation of the universe happened in exactly the way Genesis describes it
• Metaphorical Christians

  Christians who believe that the story of creation is metaphorical and that science and religion don't conflict
• Differences between genesis 1 and 2

  Genesis 1 God makes mankind last and both man and woman at the same time. Genesis 2 focuses more on humans and that Adam was before Eve.
• Similarities between Genesis 1 and 2

  - God made the world ex nihilo

  - God made the seventh day holy

  - God created the world in six days

  - Humans were created in God's image
• Christians roles on Earth

  God commanded humans to be fruitful and multiply. Rule over all the animals, fish and birds. Humans must care for the world as God made it.
• Importance of Creation

  - Shows God's power

  - Shows how God is unique and supreme

  - Gives Christians a purpose

  - The Fall tells us why Jesus was needed
• Why the incarnation was necessary

  - Humans were not obeying God

  - Jesus was the Saviour for mankind

  - Redeems humans
• The last days of Jesus' life

  Sunday- Jesus rode on a donkey on the pilgrimage fulfilling the messianic prophecy

  Monday- Jesus is angered at the temple at the traders and protest that everyone can believe in God

  Tuesday- Jesus preaches at the temple. Whilst the Pharisees and Sadducees try to frame Jesus for blasphemy

  Wednesday- Judas agrees to betray Jesus

  Thursday- The Last Supper and Jesus proves his omniscience by saying he will die. He creates a new covenant. Later he prays at the Mount of Olives

  Friday- Jesus is trialled by Pontius Pilate and Herod. He is then crucified.

  Saturday- Day of the Sabbath

  Sunday- Jesus rises from the dead
• Salvation

  The deliverance from sin. Christians believe that when Jesus sacrificed himself for our 'original sin' (Adam and Eve) this proof of salvation. Salvation is being saved from death (consequence of a sin).
• Importance of Ascension

  - Sins have been atoned

  - Ascension allows there to be a Parousia

  - The Ascension is seen in the Nicene Creed, making it essential.
• Grace definition

  The belief that god is forgiving when we don't deserve it. Evidence is in the crucifixion. Grace can be given through the sacraments e.g. baptism
• Types of Christian worship

  Liturgical, non-liturgical, informal and private.
• Liturgical worship

  A set form of worship, music, clergy are formally dressed, the congregation follow a structure, creeds are recite, consistent throughout the world, very traditional.
• Non-liturgical worship (charismatic)


  Public worship without set prayers, sung worship and music, led by emotion, focus on biblical reading and lectern. Mainly Baptists, Pentecostal and evangelical churches.
• what is used in liturgical worship

  the common book of prayer from the 16th century
• informal worship

  Saying grace before meals, having family prayers, celebrating festivals