RS-Christianity

• Omnipotent


  All powerful
• Omni benevolent


  All loving
• Trinity


  One God known through three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
• Creation


  1. God created everything out of nothing

  2. God created everything in six days followed by a day of rest

  3. God created humans on the sixth day in the image of God
• Resurrection


  • Jesus's resurrection happened on Easter Sunday
  • It means Christians can look forward to eternal life
  • It is seen as a victory over death
• Judgment


  • People will be held to account for their Earthly actions
  • Good will be rewarded and evil will be punished
• Heaven


  • An eternal paradise
  • A reward for performing good works
  • Being with God for eternity
• Hell


  • A place of eternal punishment
  • Punishment for mortal sin without repentance
  • Referred to in the Book of Revelation
• Belief in judgment by God


  Influences Christians today
• Belief in judgment by God leads Christians to


  1. Perform good works such as feeding the hungry

  2. Avoid sin
• Christians believe God will reward people for good works


  On the day of judgment
• Christians believe God is a fair and just judge


  Who will hold people to account for their actions after death
• Belief in judgment by God is an influence on Christians, not a belief itself
• Explaining the influence of a belief, not just stating the belief, is required to answer the question
• Referencing scripture is required to get full marks on an explanation question
• Examples of scripture references that could be used


  • God is love (John)
  • Nothing is impossible with God (Luke)
  • Baptize in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew)
  • He is risen (Luke)
  • Christ died for our sins (1 Corinthians)
  • The word became flesh (John)
  • Christ died for our sins (1 Corinthians)
  • All have sinned and fall short (Romans)
  • Death through Adam, life through Christ (1 Corinthians)
  • Jesus is the Lamb of God (John)
  • No other name by which we must be saved (Acts)
• Structure for a 5-mark explanation question


  1. State the belief

  2. Explain the belief (this is because...)

  3. Reference scripture (this is seen in the Bible which teaches...)

  4. State a second belief

  5. Explain the second belief (this means that...)
• To get a grade 9, comments on the strength of arguments and evidence are required
• For a 12-mark evaluate question, reasons to agree and disagree with the statement must be provided, with explanation and evidence, before reaching a justified conclusion
• "The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want" - Psalm 23
• Sheep are vulnerable to predators so need protection from their shepherds.