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• Which is the book in the bible in which the story of creation can be found?

  Genesis
• Monotheism


  Belief in one God
• Omnipotent


  all-powerful
• Omnibenevolent


  All-loving, all-good; a quality of God.
• omniscient


  all-knowing
• Justice


  Bringing about what is just and fair or making up for a wrong that has been committed.
• Trinity


  The belief that there are three persons in the One God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are separate but also one being.
• Incarnation


  Becoming flesh, taking a human form. Christians believe Jesus was God incarnate.
• Resurrection


  Rising from the dead. It is an essential Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday.

  'Do not be afraid... he has risen!
• How does the belief in the resurrection of Jesus influence Christian's today?


  - anyone can change (can be forgiven by God even if they do something bad)

  - you get eternal afterlife but only if you prove to god you're willing to help others and not commit any sins
• Crucifixion


  A Roman method of execution. Christians believe Jesus was crucified on Good Friday.
• Ascension


  The "going up" into Heaven of the Risen Christ forty days after his Resurrection.
• Afterlife + beliefs about it

  life after death- gift from God and dependent on faith in God- be resurrected and receive eternal life after death- will be judged by god
• Day of Judgement


  A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God and rewarded or punished
• Parable of the Sheep and Goats


  Sheep's = innocence = heaven goats = evil = hell

  teaches that in serving others, they are serving Jesus so this is the way they should live their lives
• significance of resurrection


  - Shows the power of good over evil and life over death.

  - Means Christians' sins will be forgiven if they follow God's laws.

  - Means Christians will be resurrected if they accept Jesus, so there is no need to fear death.
• significance of ascension


  -Shows Jesus is with God in heaven.

  -Paves the way for God to send the Holy Spirit to provide comfort and guidance.
• different christian views about resurrection

  - a person's soul is resurrected soon after death

  -both spiritual and physical, catholic + orthodox believe in bodily resurrection/ transformed into a new spiritual body

  - some think the dead will be resurrected at some time in the future

  - some believe it is just spiritual
• impact of the belief in resurrection

  - Means life after death is real

  - Shows Christians how much God loves them

  - Gives confidence in the face of death

  - gives hope of a future life with Jesus

  - Inspires Christians to live life in the way God wants them to, so they can remain in his presence in this life and the next
• Heaven


  state or place of eternal happiness and peace in the presence of God
• Hell


  The place of eternal suffering or the state of being without God
• why is Jesus' crucifixtion important?


  • his sacrifice on the cross gives Christians hope that their sins can be forgiven if they sincerely repent
  • C's believe that God understands human suffering because Jesus, who is God, experienced it
  • -C's accept that suffering is part of life, just as it was part of Jesus
• Purgatory


  A state of final purification or cleansing, which one may need to enter following death and before entering Heaven (Catholics)
• Sin


  any thought or action that separates humans from God
• Original Sin


  in-built tendency to do wrong and disobey God, which Catholic's believe all people are born with
• Salvation


  to be saved from sin and its consequences, and to be granted eternal life with God repairs damage caused by sin which has separated people from God
• 2 ideas about how salvation can come about


  1-through doing good work(OT makes it clear that salvation comes through faith in God and obeying God's law)

  2-through grace(salvation is given freely by God through faith in Jesus, its not deserved or earned but is a free gift of God's love
• Grace


  A quality of God which God shows to humans by providing love and support which they do not need to earn.
• Forgiveness

  Stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong
• give 2 Christian teachings about original sin


  1- people get baptised as a baby to get rid of it

  2- adam and eve created it by eating fruit from the forbidden tree
• 2 ways in which christians might show their commitment to church growth


  1- donate money

  2- attend church
• Atonement

  removes effects of sin and allows people to restore their relationship with God
• Key quotes


  - Then they ( goats) will go away to eternal punishment but the righteous (sheep) to eternal life.

  - God saw all that he had made and it was very good

  - Do not be afraid... he has risen!

  - whoever believes in Him will not perish but have an everlasting life