christianity

• the trinity is the belief of 1 god in 3 forms
• "therefore go and make disciples of all nations baptising them in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit"
• creation stories

  genesis 1-god made the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th

  1-light and dark

  2-water and sky

  3-land and plants

  4-sun, moon, stars

  5-fish and birds

  6-animals and humans

  genesis 2

  -god made man out of dust and eve from adams rib

  -ate from a tree and punished with mortal life

  "god saw that it was good"-
• incarnation is god in human form

  Jesus came to earth to restore the relationship between humans and god
• "word made flesh"
• salvation is being saved from sin

  adam and eve brought sin into the world

  Jesus restored the relationship (atonement)

  "salvation is found in no-one else"
• last days

  -entered Jerusalem on a donkey

  -destroyed a temple because they were trading

  -last supper

  -"this is my body given for you"

  -Judas betrayed jesus

  -crucifixtion

  -"crucify him"
• last days entered Jerusalem on a donkey-destroyed a temple because they were trading-last supper -"this is my body given for you"-Judas betrayed jesus-crucifixtion-"crucify him"
• last days

  -entered Jerusalem on a donkey

  -destroyed a temple because they were trading

  -last supper

  -"this is my body given for you"

  -Judas betrayed jesus

  -crucifixtion

  -"crucify him"

  -"he was taken up before their very own eyes"=jesus ascended to heaven
• eschatology

  -immortality of a soul

  -belief in heaven and hell

  -purgatory(cleansing of soul)
• eschatology

  "then i saw new heaven and new earth"-
• moral evil is caused by humans

  natural evil is caused by nature
• biblical teaching

  god is trust worthy and we need to trust what he has planned out for us
• theoretical solution

  god gives humans free will and problems are caused by humans
• inconsistent triad

  
• liturgical worship is a set form of worship with rules

  +safe and traditional

  -repetitive and not personal
• non-liturgical worship doesn't follow a set of rules

  +personal, exciting

  -not respectable and difficult to focus
• public worship

  +strengthens the community

  -loud
• private worship

  +share personal concerns with god

  -hard to focus
• a sacrament is an outward sign of an inward blessing
• baptism

  confirmation

  eucharist

  holy orders

  marriage

  confession

  anointing

  babys can eat holy moly canned apples
• "baptising them in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit"
• infant baptism=cleansed from original sin

  adult baptism=better understanding of christianity and get confirmed
• eucharist is a re-enactment of the last supper

  sip of chalice and a bite of bread
• "this is my body given to you do this in remembrance of me"
• prayer

  S sorry

  T thanks

  O others

  P please
• pilgrimage

  special journey to a religious place

  jerusalem=were jesus ministry and crucifixion took place

  iona=in scotland and spreads the word of christianity

  taize=france and encourages christians to be kind, simplistic and reconcile
• holy week is the week before easter

  lent is a 6 week period of reflection
• palm sunday=arrival to jerusalem (paml crosses)

  holy monday=mary anointed jesus

  holy tuesday=jesus predicts that judas betrays him

  holy wednesday=judas arranges jesus arrest

  maundy thursday=last supper (eucharist)

  good friday=jesus died on the cross

  holy saturday-jesus preached to the dead in hell
• christmas is a celebration of jesus incarnation
• future of the church

  missionary work

  -spread jesus teachings

  -convert non-christians

  -work with the poor to help them
• evangelism is sharing the good news of jesus and salvation

  rely on their words, not actions
• local church

  "whoever welcomes 1 of these little children in my name welcomes me"
• worldwide church aims to have a positive spiritual impact by helping the poor and spreading the gospel.
• reconciliation is mending broken relationships
• "love thy neighbour"
• persecution is the ill treatment of an individual because of politics

  "blessed by the poor"
• marriage

  "what god has joined let no one seperate"

  "a chord of 3 strands can never be broken"-ordained by god
• P procreation

  U union

  R raising children

  P procreation

  O one flesh

  S sacred

  E endless
• -you should be married for a sexual relatioship

  -liberal christians are okay with co-habitation

  -celibacy=unmarried and abstained from a sexual relationship