Christian beliefs

• Christian Beliefs
• Contents


  • Knowledge Organiser
  • Lesson 1: The Nature of God
  • Lesson 2: The Trinity
  • Lesson 3: Suffering and God
  • Lesson 4: Creation
  • Lesson 5: God's Judgement
  • Lesson 6: Afterlife
  • Lesson 7/8: 12 Mark Exam Qu Practice
  • Lesson 9: The Incarnation
  • Lesson 10: The Crucifixion
  • Lesson 11: The Resurrection and Ascension
  • Lesson 12: Sin and Salvation
  • Lesson 13: Atonement
  • Lesson 14/15: 12 Mark Exam Qu Practice
• Creationist


  Term for people who believe that the creation story in the Bible is exactly how the world was created
• Genesis


  The first book in the Bible that also contains the creation story
• Good works


  A person's good actions or deeds
• Grace


  God's love
• Just


  To be fair i.e. God is fair
• Liberal Christian

  Christians who are more accepting that the Bible is not to be taken as 100% truth, but instead focus more on the key messages contained within the scriptures
• Myth


  A story that is not seen as 100% truth
• Parable


  Story taught by Jesus with a hidden message about Christian beliefs
• Purgatory


  Roman Catholic belief that this is the place the soul is cleansed before it can go to heaven
• Salvation


  To be saved from sin
• Theodicy


  An attempt to explain why there is evil and suffering in the world
• Trinity


  Key Christian belief that states there are 3 distinct parts to God including the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
• "Nothing is impossible with God.": 'NT'
• "For God so loved the world…that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.": 'NT'
• "…he has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.": 'OT'
• "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.": 'OT'
• "God saw all that He had made, and it was good.": 'OT'
• "I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.": 'Nicene Creed'
• Annunciation


  When the Angel Gabriel informed Mary that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit
• Ascension


  When Jesus ascended back to heaven 40 days after the resurrection
• Blasphemy


  The action of disrespecting God
• Crucifixion


  A method of the death penalty which involves being nailed to a cross, this was the method used to kill Jesus
• Incarnation


  The belief that God became flesh in the form of Jesus
• Original Sin


  The first ever sin committed by Adam and Eve, Christians believe that everyone is born with this original sin as a result of Adam and Eve
• Resurrection


  Means to come back to life and refers to Jesus coming back to life on the Sunday after his death on the Friday
• Sabbath


  The Jewish period of rest but begins Friday at sunset and finishes Saturday night at sunset
• Salvation by God's Grace


  Jesus' crucifixion repaired the relationship between God and humanity allowing everyone to enter into heaven
• Salvation by Good Works

  Good actions allow entry into heaven
• Salvation by the Holy Spirit


  The Holy Spirit allows salvation through removing original sin and from guiding you onto the right path
• Sin


  An action that goes against God's law
• The Fall


  When Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden for sinning
• 'Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit': 'NT'
• '…the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.": 'NT'
• '… "Are you the Christ the Son of the Blessed One?" "I am,' said Jesus.': 'NT'
• 'While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven.': 'NT'
• '…whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.': 'NT'
• God for Christians is completely beyond anything they can imagine
• Some of His qualities are mentioned in the Bible. These include omnipotent, all-loving and just