christian beliefs knowledge

• incarnation= belief that God took human form by becoming Jesus
• Crucifixion= jesus was killed on a cross. his death was believed to wash away all of humanities sins
• ressurection= jesus came back to life
• ascension= jesus rose to heaven
• salvation = being saved from sin through gods grace and good works
• original sin= adam and eve brought sin into the world = everyone is built with the urge to sin
• sin= any thought or action that seperates humans from god
• parable of sheep and goat= sheeps go to heaven as they help others but goats don't because they haven't been helpful and benevolent
• purgatory= where soul is cleansed
• atonement= restoring the relationship between god and humans through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus - for the wages...#
• role of the father- creator of the child, provider, and protector
• role of The Son- human form of god who saves humanity, spreads god's teachings and beliefs on how to become a moral christain
• role of the holy spirit= the guide to heaven with the knowledge and wisdom
• Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah
• problem of evil and suffering= if god is benevolent and omnipotent then why does he allow people to suffer and hurt others?
• solutions to the problem of evil

  1. Augustinian theodicy - humans were made perfect but they abused their free will
  2. experiencing pain and evil is a test of faith
  3. original sin - evil is inherited by the introduction of evil caused by adam and eve
• what is moral evil?

  Wrongdoing (stealing)
• what is natural evil?

  Suffering from non humane acts like tsunami, hurricanes
• literalists vs liberalists

  = literalists believe bible word for word, liberalists believe god metaphorically created the world in 6 days and rested on the7th
• how does judgement influence Christians today?

  • strengthen their faith by praying
  • avoiding sinning = to lead a good life so that they are judged fit for heaven
• 2 beliefs about crucifixion = Jesus died to cleanse humanities sins

  = should be all forgiving like jesus
• watch theory the watch is so complex so there must've been a creator just like the world, there must be a creator which is God
• why is prayer important for Christians?

  • communicate with god
  • build a stronger relationship
  • ask for forgiveness
  • appreciation and thankful
• examples of Christian beliefs:

  1. holy trinity
  2. salvation
  3. resurrection
  4. ascension
  5. crucifixion
  6. life after death
• 2 contrasting beliefs about resurrection?


  some believe Soul is taken right away and others believe that soul is taken at a certain day of judgement
• Why is resurrection important? Without jesus rising from the dead it wouldnt made christianity since jesus would just be a normal life
• Catholics think your body does get resurrected and some believe your soul only gets resurrected