christianity

• nature of god


  christianity is a monotheistic religion

  god is seen as omnibenevolent, omnipotent and just
• nicene creed


  'we believe in one god'
• the commandment about having only one god

  I am the lord your god, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. you shall have no other gods before me.
• catholicism


  a branch of christianity based in Rome and led by the pope
• orthodox christianity


  a branch of christianity mainly practised in eastern europe
• protestant christianity


  christians who originally protested against catholicism, they believe that the bible is the only authority for christians
• beliefs about gods gender

  christians believe that god exists without the restriction of gender, showing both traditional male and female traits.
• god as omnipotent


  god is all powerful and with unlimited authority. the angel Gabriel says to Mary 'nothing is impossible without god'
• god as loving


  god wants what is best for humans because he is all loving and desired to bestow his love upon all creatures. this encourages christians to love each other. 'love thy neighbour' - book of leviticus
• god as loving quote

  'god so loved the world that he gave his only son'
• god as just


  god is believed to be the perfect giver of justice, and of human character. god will never support injustice, prejudice or oppression therefore this teaches christians that they should do all they can to prevent these things.
• problem of evil and suffering

  many people question why god would allow people to suffer rather than get rid of evil actions. christians believe that god treats everyone equally and is incapable of making a wrong judgement. therefore they trust in god even when things are going wrong.
• the oneness of god and the trinity


  god is not a physical being, but the son (jesus0 did have a physical presence in history. the father, the son and the Holy Spirit are all god.

  there is only one god

  each person of the trinity is fully god

  the persons of the trinity are not the same
• god the father


  'our father in heaven'

  god the father is believed to be the creator of the earth and all living things on it.

  believed to be omnipotent, omnibenevolent and omniscient, omnipresent
• god the son


  became incarnate on earth through jesus
• god the Holy Spirit


  once Jesus had left earth, god sent the Holy Spirit to influence guide and sustain the earth and life in it
• creation in genesis 1:1-3


  the world was made in six days after which, god rested.

  god said 'let there be light' and there was light
• creation in John 1:1-3

  'in the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was god'
• incarnation

  becoming flesh, taking human form
• incarnation quote

  'the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us'
• resurrection

  rising from the dead
• ascension


  the event, 40 days after the resurrection, when Jesus returned to god, the father in heaven.
• the significance of the resurrection and ascension for christians today

  they believe that the resurrection shows the power of good over evil

  they believe that by accepting Jesus, they can also be resurrected in some way, therefore they don't fear death.

  the resurrection assures christians that god will forgive their sins, and they can become closer with god

  the ascension shows that Jesus is with god, paves the way for the Holy Spirit to provide comfort and guidance
• beliefs surrounding the resurrection


  some believe that a persons soul is resurrected very soon after they die.

  others believe in the day of judgement, and the dead will be raised

  catholic and orthodox churches say this resurrection will be a bodily one but will be transformed into a glorified state where suffering does not exist.
• how does resurrection give christians hope?


  as a result of Jesus dying on the cross, christians have certain hope that they can spend an eternal future with Jesus
• what is the day of judgement?

  a time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by god and rewarded or punished.
• quote for apostles creed

  'he will come to judge the living and the dead'
• parable of the sheep and the goat

  The Parable of the Sheep and Goats strongly encourages Christians to take action to help those in need. In this parable, Jesus makes it clear that a life worthy of the reward of Heaven must involve actively helping people in need.
• what is heaven?


  a state of eternal happiness in the presence of god. the place of eternal peace ruled over by god
• what is hell?


  the place of eternal suffering or the state of being without god
• purgatory 


  the intermediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven
• role of Jesus in salvation


  christians believe that Jesus death makes up for the original sin committed by Adam and Eve in order to bring the people back to god
• what is atonement


  this removes the effects of sin and allows people to restore their relationship with god. Jesus atoned for the sins of mankind when being crucified.