Christian

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    • Types of Christianity
      • Catholic
      • Orthodox
      • Protestant
    • Catholic
      • Based in Rome (Vatican City) and led by the Pope
    • Orthodox
      • Split from the Catholic Church in the Great Schism (1054). Generally practised in Eastern Europe.
    • Protestant
      • Split from the Catholic Church in the 16th Century. e.g. Methodist, Baptist, Church of England
    • Christian beliefs about God
      • There is only one God.
      • God is the creator of all that exists.
      • People have a relationship with God through prayer.
      • Neither male nor female but has qualities of both.
      • God is holy (worthy of worship)
      • Jesus is the Son of God.
    • "We believe in One God.": 'The Nicene Creed'
    • Attributes of God
      • Omnipotent
      • Benevolent
      • Just
    • Omnipotent
      God is the supreme being who is all powerful.
    • Benevolent
      God has unlimited authority. God shows his power when he created the world. "Anything is possible with God." When the Angel Gabriel told Mary she was pregnant even though she was a virgin.
    • Just
      God uses his power to do good. Showed his love by creating humans and caring/giving his love to them. Showed his love by sending Jesus, his son to earth to die so humans could gain salvation. "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son."
    • If God is loving
      Why does he allow people to suffer?
    • If God is powerful
      Why does he not prevent evil and suffering?
    • If God is just
      Why does he allow injustices to take place?
    • Responses to the Problem of Evil and Suffering
      • David Hume's Triangle- He cannot be both loving and all powerful.
      • Human's free will- take responsibility for our own actions.
      • The Devil- Tempts us into going against God and committing sins.
      • Life is a test- we need to show God we are worthy of heaven.
    • The Oneness of God and the Trinity
      • God the Father
      • God the Son
      • God the Holy Spirit
    • God the Father
      Creator of all life, Father to his children, Omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipresent.
    • God the Son
      God incarnate (in flesh form) Jesus. Fully human and fully divine (God) at the same time.
    • God the Holy Spirit
      Unseen power of God at work in the world. Influences, guides and sustains life on earth.
    • Creation
      1. Day 1: Day and Night
      2. Day 2: The Sky
      3. Day 3: The seas, land and all vegetation and plants
      4. Day 4: The lights in the sky; the sun, moon and stars
      5. Day 5: Fish of the sea and birds of the sky
      6. Day 6: Animals of the Land and Humans (Adam and Eve)
      7. Day 7: God rested and said it was good.
    • "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth… and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters.": 'Genesis 1:1-3'
    • This means
      Although God the Father is seen as 'creator', the Holy Spirit was active in creation.
    • Different Christian responses to Genesis
      • Literal
      • Linguistic
      • Mythical
      • Scientific
    • Literal
      The creation story happened exactly as it is described in the Bible, so a day is '24 hours'. Fundamental Christians
    • Linguistic
      There may be misunderstandings in the language of the story e.g. 'day' in Hebrew doesn't mean a day in English
    • Mythical
      It is a myth- the Bible explains that God made the world and why, but it does not fully explain how.
    • Scientific
      Science can work in conjunction with the Christian creation story in Genesis.
    • "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.": 'John 1:1-3'
    • This means
      The Word means Jesus, the Son of God (the Word of God) Jesus was too involved in creation.
    • The incarnation of Jesus, the Son of God
      1. Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to tell her that she was pregnant. Mary was a virgin. This had occurred through the Holy Spirit.
      2. The virgin conception is evidence that Jesus was the Son of God and part of the Trinity.
      3. Jesus lived for around 30 years.
      4. Son of God, Messiah, Christ: Jesus was fully human and fully God.
      5. This explains his powers (e.g. miracles)
      6. His teachings have authority because they are the word of God.
    • Most Jews expected the Messiah who was a warrior king; they did not believe this to be Jesus.
    • Christians accept that Jesus is the Messiah.
    • Where else do we see Jesus as the Son of God?
      • When Jesus was baptised a voice from heaven spoke and a dove (the Holy Spirit) appeared. "This is my Son with Whom is am pleased"
      • He also was called the Messiah by his disciples (although he told them not to say it many times- so he didn't get arrested until his mission was over)
      • He finally admitted to being the Messiah when the High Priest asked on his trial before his death.
    • Why is the Crucifixion important?
      • It shows that Christians will be forgiven for their sins if they are truly sorry.
      • God understands human suffering because of the suffering of his son, Jesus.
      • Suffering is a part of human life, just as it was part of Jesus' life.
      • It shows that Jesus was fully God and fully man.
      • It teaches Christians that forgiveness is possible- Criminals on the cross.
      • Teaches Christians that God loves them.
    • What happened in the Crucifixion?
      1. Being fully God but also fully human, Jesus suffered pain.
      2. A centurion accepted that Jesus was the Son of God.
      3. The guards made sure Jesus was dead.
      4. His body was put in a cave before the Sabbath day.
    • "Surely this man was the Son of God!": 'Mark 15:39'
    • "Jesus called out with a loud voice, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' When he had said this, he breathed his last.": 'Luke 23:46'
    • The Resurrection and Ascension
      1. On the Sunday morning, some of Jesus' female followers visited the tomb. Jesus' body was not there. The women were told by a man that Jesus had risen from the dead.
      2. Over the next few days, Jesu appeared to several people as he had prophesised.
      3. After meeting with his disciples and asking them to on his work, Jesus left them for the last time. He returned to the Father in Heaven. This was 40 days after the resurrection.
      4. When Jesus ascended into Heaven the Holy spirit came to the disciples. This was known as Pentecost. The Holy Spirit gave the disciples the gifts to spread the word for example- Speaking in tounges.
    • The Resurrection
      Shows the power of good over evil and life over death. Means sin will be forgiven. Christians will too be resurrected if they accept Jesus. Shows that there is life after death.
    • The Ascension
      Shows that Jesus is with God in heaven. Prepare for God to spend the Holy Spirit to provide comfort and guidance.
    • When will resurrection happen?

      • Some Christians believe a person's soul is resurrected soon after death.
      • Other Christians believe the dead will be resurrected on the Day of Judgement.
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