Religious Studies

• Oneness of God:  

  
  

  • The ten commandments say: “You shall have no other gods” (Exodus 20: 3 NIV) 
  • “We believe in one god” - Nicene creed  
• Omnibenevolence: 

  
  

  “God is love” - 1 John 

  • “For God so loved the world, He gave his one and only son” 
  • God created humans in his image (Genesis 1: 27) 
  • Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said: “Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.  But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5: 43) 
• Omniscience:  

  • “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lead not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” 
  • “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you” 
• Eternal:


  “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” - Jesus (Revelation 22:13) 
• Just:  

  • “Let justice roll like a river” (Amos 5:24) 
  • Parable of the Sheep and Goats 
  • “He is a God of justice” (Psalm 50) 
• Transcendence: 


  “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55: 9) 
• Immanence: 


  “One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all” (Ephesians 4: 6) 
• Evil and suffering: 

  • Book of Job - “Though he slay me, yet will I hope for him...” 
  • Genesis 3: Adam & Evil – The fall 
  • “When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned” (St) 
  • “Suffering produces perseverance” (St Paul, Romans 5: 3) 
  • “A runaway horse is better than a stone” (St Augustine) 
  • “Suffering is the result of original sin” (Catechism of the Catholic Church) 
• Trinity:  

  • “Baptise them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19) 
  • “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” 
  • “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48 NIV) 
• Creation

  • “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth...” 
  • “The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light” (Genesis 1: 2-3) 
  • “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1: 1-3) 
  • “The Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground” (Genesis 2: 7) 
  • “(God) made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man” (Genesis 2: 7) 
• Heaven: 


  “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die...” (John 11:25 NIV) 
• Incarnation:  

  • “the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1: 35) 
  • “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling amongst us”  
• The Son: 

  • “The Father and I are one” 
  • “And a voice said from heaven, “This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased” 
• Crucifixion: 

  • “this is my body”, “this is my blood”, “do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22: 19) 
  • “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23: 34) 
  • And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” 
  • Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” 
• Ascension: 

  • “While he was blessing them, he left them and ascended into heaven” (Luke 24: 51) 
  • ‘at the right hand of the almighty God’ (Luke 22: 69) 
• Resurrection:  

  • “In Christ all will be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22 NIV) 
  • “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die” (John 11: 25) 
  • “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon” (Luke 24: 33) 
  • “He is not here: for he is risen” 
  • “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” (1 Corinthians 15:14 NIV) 
• Original sin:  


  When the woman saw the fruit of the tree she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband and he ate it. - Genesis 3:6 
• Sin: 


  “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (St Paul) 
• Salvation:  


  “Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” (Epistle of James) 
• Grace: 


  “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV)  
• Atonement:  


  “The lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:19) 
• Worship

  • “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our maker” (Psalm 95:6 NIV) 
  • “Be constant in prayer” (St Paul, Romans 12) 
  • “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise” 
  • “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he will hear us” (1 John 5) 
  • “Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have recieved it, and it will be yours” ( Mark 11)  
• Public worship: 


  ‘For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them’ (Matthew 18: 20) 
• Private worship: 


  “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you” (Matthew 6:6 NIV) 
• Lord's prayer:  

  • “Give us today our daily bread” 
  • “Forgive us our sins/ as we forgive those who sin against us” 
  • “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” 
• Holy communion:  

  • “For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lords death until he comes” 
  • “I am the living bread” - Jesus – Brings you closer to Jesus 
  • “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me” - Last Supper (Luke) 
  • “Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life” - Catechism  
• Baptism: 

  • ‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit’ (Matthew 28: 19) 
  • ‘No one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the spirit’ (John 3: 5) 
  • “Then Jesus came to Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John” (Matthew 3:13) 
  • “Faith by itself if it is not accompanied by action, is dead” 
  • “Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit” 
• Pilgrimage:  

  • “I am the immaculate conception” (Virgin Mary to Bernadette) 
  • Lourdes- "As I raised my head to look at the grotto, I saw a Lady dressed in white." - Bernadette 
  • “Pilgrimages evoke our earthly journey toward heaven...” (Catechism of the Catholic Church) 
  • "Faith itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead" 
• Food banks: 

  • "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat” (Jesus, Parable of the Sheeps and the Goats) 
  • “Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me” (Jesus) 
• Mission and Evangelism: 


  "Faith itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead" 
• Worldwide Church:  


  “For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life.” 
• Persecution:  


  "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven..." 
• Street pastors:  


  "Faith itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead"  
• Christmas: 

  • "...she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit." 
  • "There has been born for you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord" 
  • “All this took place to fulfill what Lord has said through the Prophet” (Matthew 1) 
  • “Christmas reveals the immense love of God for humanity” (Pope Francis)  
• Easter:  

  • "Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death" (Orthodox hymn) 
  • "And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith." (1 Corinthians 15:14 NIV) 
•  Reconciliation: 

  • "We were reconciled to him [God] through the death of his Son" (Matthew) 
• Persecution: 


  "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Romans 12:21) 
• Responses to poverty:  

  • "If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?" 1 John 
  • "Faith itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead"