Religious Studies Quote bank (Christianity)

Christianity

In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth

Beliefs - Creation. B - Origins of the universe

god said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion

Theme B - Stewardship and the environment + animal rights

God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth

A - Sexuality + contraceptives + Family. B - Abortion

the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

B - Abortion + Euthanasia. E - Euthanasia

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Stewardship/Dominion. Theme e - status of women (man before woman)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Practices - Marriage. A - Marriage. Divorce. Sexuality.

to the woman he said, I will greatly multiply your pain in pregnancy; in pain you shall bring forth children; and your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.

A - Families, Sexuality, Purpose of Marriage. B - Abortion. F - Status of Women

those who sheds man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

B - Euthanasia. E - Death Penalty. F - Prejudice.

for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God,

Beliefs - Oneness of God

Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not covet

B - Abortion. E - Death penalty, Poverty causes crime. F - Wealth and Poverty

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

Theme E - Retribution. Theme F - social injustice

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

Theme A/B/F - Same Sex relationships

love thy neighbour as thyself

Anti-Prejudice

the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away

Theme B - Abortion + Euthanasia. Theme E - Death penalty.

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet.

B - Dominion + animal rights

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory.

Beliefs - God/Jesus

A good mans wealth will be passed on for generations: the wealth of the sinner will run dry

Theme F - Wealth

Those who help the poor lends to the lord, and he will pay back

Theme F - Poverty

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Practices - Believers Baptism. Theme A - Families

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations

Belief - Gods plan. Theme A - Contraceptives Theme B - Abortion

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Theme E - Rehabilitation, Reformation Theme F - Social Justice. (Quakers)

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Theme E - Rehabilitation, Reformation Theme F - Social Justice. (Quakers)

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Theme B - Abortion, Euthanasia.

Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say to you, That whoever looks at a women lustfully has already committed adultery with their heart

Theme A - Extramarital Sex

Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Theme E - forgiveness Theme F - discrimination

Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find it; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Practices - Prayer

The field is the world; the good seed is the children of Heaven; but the weeds are the children of the Devil; The harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

Beliefs - Afterlife

Shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Beliefs - Afterlife (Hell)

Where people gather in my name, I am in the midst of them.

Practices - Worship/Prayer.

He who divorces his wife, except for fornication, and Marries another, Has committed adultery: they will both be put down for adultery.

Theme A - Divorce.

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Theme F - Wealth

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Practices - Worship

before him shall be gathered all nations: he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in

I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

the faithless shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Beliefs - Heaven and Hell

Jesus said to him, Put your sword away: as all that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

Peace

Go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Practices - Baptism

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Beliefs - Faith in god

Do to others, how you would like others to do to you.

Kindness.

Be merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven:

Beliefs - God as Just/Benevolent. Theme F - prejudice.

Jesus took bread, gave thanks, broke it, Gave it to them, saying, This is my body which is given to you: do this in remembrance of me.

Practices - Eucharist

he lifted up his hands, blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

Beliefs - Ascension

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Beliefs - God as Omnipotent

God was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, The glory of the father) full of grace and truth.

Beliefs - Incarnation

No man has seen God at any time; the only his begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

Beliefs - Trinity

God loved the world, so he gave his Son, so that believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Beliefs - Crucifixion

God didn’t send his son into the world to condemn it; but so the world can be saved through him

Beliefs - Crucifixtion

In my Father’s house there are many rooms: if there weren’t I wouldn’t of said I would save a room for you

Beliefs - Heaven

Jesus saith to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Beliefs - Jesus (as the saviour)

Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Beliefs

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Beliefs - Jesus + Heaven

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Theme E - Forgivness + reformation, Theme F - Social Justice

let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Practices - marriage. Theme A - Importance of marriage, Heteronormativity.

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted for them to speak; they are commanded to be obedient

Theme F - Womens roles in church

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Equality

be kind to one and other, tenderhearted, forgiving one and another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you.

Theme e - Forgiveness. Theme F - forgiveness

Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Theme A - Marriage, Families

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel,

Theme f - Women’s rights

I do not permit women to teach or to have authority over a man. instead they should be in silence

Theme f - Women’s rights

She shall be saved in childbearing,

Theme F - women’s rights

But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Theme A - families

love of money is the root of all evil: In craving wealth they strayed from their faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows

Theme F - Wealth

you shall endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Faith itself does not work, if not accompanied by action

Theme F - Social progress