CHRISTIANITY beliefs and teachings

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name three beliefs about the nature of god and what they mean
omnipotent: all powerful
omnibenevolent: all loving
omnipresent: all knowing
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how is god omnipotent?
god has unlimited authority and more authority than anyone else, he created the whole world with humanity
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how is god omnibenevolent?
he uses his power to do good by creating humans and caring for them
he also showed his love when he sent jesus to earth
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how is god omnipresent?
he knows when people are suffering and being mistreated
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what is a counter argument against god being omnipotent?
if god is all powerful, why doesn't he prevent destruction and suffering such as natural disasters?
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what is a counter argument against god being omnibenevolent?
if god is loving, why does he allow people to suffer when he could care for them?
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what is a counter argument against god being omnipresent?
if god is present, then why doesn't he stop evil actions that cause suffering?
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what is the definition of the trinity?
three persons in one god:
father
son
holy spirit
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who is god the father?
he is the sole creator of all life
acts as a father towards his children
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who is god the son?
jesus became god incarnate
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who is god the holy spirit?
influences, guides and sustains life on earth
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what are 2 beliefs about the genesis creation story?
contains religious truth, not scientifically accurate
god made the world in six days, one day of rest
created everything out of choice and 'good'
god continues to create new life today
holy spirit was active in the creation
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what is a quote from the genesis supporting the creation?
hint: "in the beginning, god created..."
"in the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth"
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what is a belief about john's gospel creation?
everything was created through the word (god)
the son of god was involved in the creation
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what is a quote from john's gospel supporting the creation?
hint: "the word..."
"the word was god"
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what is a counter argument against the genesis creation?
it says plants existed before the sun was
this is impossible because for plants to exist, they need warmth and light from the sun
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why do fundamentalist christians believe in the creation?
they believe it is the word of god, so they trust the source of information and don't need to know anymore
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why do liberalist christians disagree with the creation?
they believe it was written by humans, so there was room for human mistakes in the story and therefore it may be untrue
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why do some christians disagree with the creation story?
because they believe in the big bang theory and evolution of humans, but god was omnipotent enough to create the conditions for the theory to happen
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who was jesus sentenced to death by and how did he die?
pontius pilate
crucifixion
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what were jesus' last words before dying?
hint: "father, into your hands..."
"father, into your hands I commit my spirit"
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jesus was being crucified to ? for people's ?
he wears ? to make him look like a ?
cross is made from ?, humiliates him because its cheap
jesus' burial was ? because of sabbath
jesus was being crucified to ATONE for people's SINS
he wears NOTHING to make him look like a PEASANT
cross is made from WOOD, humiliates him because its cheap
jesus' burial was RUSHED because of sabbath
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jesus' sacrifice on the cross gives hope to christians that...
because jesus was crucified, christians believe god ? suffering
christians ? suffering as a part of life
jesus' sacrifice on the cross gives hope to christians that their SINS WILL BE FORGIVEN IF THEY FEEL REMORSE AND REGRET
because jesus was crucified, christians believe god UNDERSTANDS suffering
christians ACCEPT suffering as a part of life
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what is the resurrection?
after jesus died from crucifixion, he rose from the dead
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what is the ascension?
how many days went by after his resurrection before the ascension?
he returned to god the father in heaven
ascension took place 40 days after the resurrection
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some of jesus' female followers visited the tomb of jesus
jesus' body ?
the women ??? that jesus had ? from the dead
jesus appeared to people and told them...
some of jesus' female followers visited the tomb of jesus
jesus' body was GONE
the women SPREAD THE NEWS that jesus had RISEN from the dead
jesus appeared to some people and told them HE HAD RISEN FROM THE DEAD
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what is the quote supporting the resurrection?
hint: "if christ had not been raised, your..."
how is this quote important?
"if christ had not been raised, your faith would be useless"
it's important as it shows that christianity would not exist without the resurrection, as no one would be saved from their sins
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the resurrection shows the power of ? over ?
christians ? will be ? if they follow teachings
how does it give them hope?
the resurrection shows the power of GOOD over EVIL
christians SINS will be FORGIVEN if they follow teachings
it gives them hope by living in eternal happiness with god, removes fear of death
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christians beliefs about the afterlife:
live ? after they die
? from god
depends on ? in god
judged by god
rewarded: ?
punished: ?
the judgements happens on ????
live ETERNALLY after they die
GIFT from god
depends on FAITH in god
judged by god
rewarded: HEAVEN
punished: HELL
the judgements happen on THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT
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what is a quote which supports the afterlife?
hint: "I believe in the...
"I believe in the life everlasting"
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christians beliefs about judgement:
god will judge them on ? during their lifetime
and their ? in god
which parable describes how god will judge?
god will judge them on ACTIONS during their lifetime
and their FAITH in god
the parable of the sheep and the goats describes how god will judge people
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what is the first original sin?
what was the consequence of this?
adam and eve ate the apple off the tree
separation from god and introduction of death in the world
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christians believe god gave people ??
but they should use it to make choices god would ?
christians believe god gave people FREE WILL
but they should use it to make good choice god would APPROVE of
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what guidance did god provide people to make good choices?
the ten commandments
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what is salvation?
being saved from sin and its consequences and granted eternal life with god
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what are the two ways of salvation from sin?
faith in God
following teachings
doing good works
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jesus' crucifixion made up for the original sin
it ? the ? between god and believers
it RESTORED the RELATIONSHIP between god and believers
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atonement removes ? of sin and allows people to ? their ? with god
jesus ? for the sins of humanity
atonement made it possible for christians to receive ? life with god
atonement removes CONSEQUENCES of sin and allows people to RESTORE their RELATIONSHIP with god
jesus ATONED for the sins of humanity
atonement made it possible for christians to receive ETERNAL life with god
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