Beliefs and TEaching Christianity VIEWS

Explain two religious teachings on the nature of God

God is omnipotent
God said "Let there be light" and there was light.
God is just
"He [God] will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples"bible

Give two explanations for Suffering having a purpose

Suffering helps humans grow spiritually and develop
Aron Ralston got tapped under rocks for 127 hours
Some suffering is cause by free will
St Augustine argues that God created a completely good universe and humans through their free actions brought sin in the world

Give one explanations for suffering to not have a purpose

There is suffering in the world which is pointless
William Rowe argues that if a fawn is horribly burn in a forest fire there is no point

Give two beliefs of creation

God is the sole omnipotent creator of the universe.
"In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth"
Humans were created in God's image
" So God created mankind in his own image"

Three interpretations of the bible

fundamentalist - word for word
non-literal - God's words interpreted
Myth - The one truth is that God existed and created the universe.

Evidence for the trinity existing before creation

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God"

Give two reasons why Christians will say that Jesus is the son of God

Believe this because
When Jesus was baptised, a voice from the heavens said "You are my son "

The bible describe how God "appeared in the flesh".

Two reasons how the stories of the incarnation prove that Jesus is the son of God

Supported by evidence from later in Jesus' life that he was able to do miracle like walk on water
The bible is considered to be the word of God by many and so is trusted over anything
"You are my son" when baptised

Two reasons how the stories of the incarnation do not prove that Jesus is the son of God

In the Gospel of Mark Jesus asks his disciples to not refer to him as "Christ, the Son of God."
Jesus cannot always explain or do things.
For example when Jesus speaks to his disciples about the end of the world he says that even he does not know what will happen.

Jesus did not rise from the dead for

•Gospel accounts differ on the events that happened during the resurrection and so the source becomes unreliable. For example in Matthew 28: 1 -7 it speaks of an angel speaking to the disciples and in Luke 24: 1-12 it speaks of two men speaking to the disciples.

Jesus did not rise from the dead against

•God is omnipotent so bodily resurrection is possible; he will either fix our bodies to make us whole or give us a new immortal body.
•Each gospel account refers to an empty tomb that had been heavily guarded - a body cannot simply get up on its own accord.

The best way for Christians to achieve salvation is by following the law of God FOR

Christians are commanded to follow teachings in the Bible
e.g ten commandments

The best way for Christians to achieve salvation is by following the law of God AGAINST

Keeping laws on its own is to hard for humans
Salvation comes in through belief in God.