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• • Christians believe that Jesus’s suffering and death gained forgiveness for everyone and ensured redemption
• “Christ died for our sins“?


  shows god is omnibenevolent
• “The lamb of God takes away the sins of the world“
• Nature of God - the problem of evil and suffering how can God be omnipotent omniscient when evil exist in the world
• Inconsistent Triad
• Christianity is a monotheism the belief in one God
• Trinity is three parts of God father the son and the Holy spirit. 


  Jesus is the son of God. - ” word made flesh”
• “Faith without action is dead“
• Evangelism is spreading the gospel by public preaching 


  “Go and make disciples of people of all nation“
• Mission are sent on religious missions to promote the faith with charity food banks etc?


  ”faith without action is dead“
• Baptism

  Infant baptism and believers baptism
• God is omnibenevolent

  “For God so loved the world he gave his one and only son” -he sacrificed his own son for humanity to free us from sin
• God is omnipotent

  “With God things are possible“
• “The church is the body of Jesus“
• “When Adam sinned, sin entered the world to spread to everyone for everyone sinned“
• Tawhid- oness of God
• Immanent- “ Allah is with you wherever you are“ - Qur’an
• “God is aware of whatever good you do“
• “call on me and i will answer you“ Qur’an
• Importance of Angles

  They help Muslims understand how to live their lives and have a good moral conduct
• Following the 5 pillars is how they submit to Allah’s will
• Following the five pillars also strengthens community identity
• 5 pillars?

  1. Shahadah
  2. salah
  3. Zakat
  4. sawm
  5. Hajj
• Hajj rituals ?

  • Twaf the Ka’aba- walk around 7 times anticlockwise
  • Muslims put on Ihram - white seamless robe- show equality and unity
  • Saey- running between the hills Marwa and Safa
  • Mount Arafat- the stand where Muslims pray Allah
  • Jamarat- Throw stones as a symbolic rejection of structure and the devil. Follow the example of Ibrahim
• Hajj shows self-discipline and fulfils a religious duty bring Muslims closer together
• Hajj impact ?

  • Strengthens faith and relationship with God
  • More focused on being a good Muslim as there following the faith submitting to Gods will
• ”pilgrimage to the house of Allah is a duty owed to Allah by all who can do it“
• Ka’aba reminds muslims the oneness of God and demonstrates unity of all Muslims together in submission to Allah
• “Fight in cause of God who fight you but do not transgress the limit for God loventh no the transgressions“
• Greater Jihad is the inward struggle of Muslims to follow the teachings of Islam and obey God
• Lesser Jihad is the outward struggle to defend their faith from attack
• Id-ul-Fitr is the festival marking the end of Ramadan
• Id-ul-aadha is the day of sacrifice
• Importance of festivals ?

  • grow closer to God
  • strengthen belief
  • remember past events and opportunities within the Islamic faith- opportunity for reflection and education about faith
• Ashura takes places on the 10th day of the month of Muharram
• Shi’a Muslim also mourn the martyrdom at karbala in 680ce of Hussain
• All festivals are equally important they all show obedience to Allah
• Hadith- “salah will be the first thing to be judged on the day of judgement“
• Importance of salah?

  • one of the 5 pillars and through prayer they are submittbing to Gods will
  • prevent sin- fousing your faith on God which Allows Muslim to enter Jannah
• Importance of pilgrimage

  Christian choose to go to pilgrimage as it deepens the connection with God. those who go on pilgrimage “pray with their feet” and gain an understanding that the life journey is a journey to God. Christians who go on pilgrimage go to “the holy city”meaning they are on the journey to heaven.