RS Christianity: beliefs and practises

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attributes of a Christian God

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omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient, immanent, transcendent

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what is the trinity

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3 distinct beings, that all all god, and there is only one god, but these three beings are not all the same thing

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attributes of a Christian God

omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient, immanent, transcendent

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what is the trinity

3 distinct beings, that all all god, and there is only one god, but these three beings are not all the same thing

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why may some christians not believe in the trinity?

because the bible does not explicitly say so, and it puts christian monotheism at risk

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what happened on each day of creation?

day one - day and night

day 2 - sky

day 3 - earth, seas, plants

day 4 - sun and moon

day 5 - animals

day 6 - humans

day 7 - rest

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how do the 2 genesis accounts differ?

in one, God creates man and women at the same time, from the same thing. in another, god creates Adam, then Eve from Adam’s ribs. God also makes humans before everything else in Genesis 2.

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what role do Jesus and the spirit play in creation?

‘the spirit of God hath made me’ - the spirit is also a life giver.

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what is the fall?

Eve took the apple, succumbing to the Devil’s temptation. God punished them and sent them away from the Garden of Eden - this became known as the ‘original sin’.

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what do fundamentalist Christians believe about the creation of the world?

The creation story is absolute truth, and science is completely wrong. The world was made in 6 days.

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what do liberal Christians think of the creation story?

it is a myth that reveals some truths. science is right, however God started evolution, etc

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can christians accept the big bang?

yes, but they will say that God started these processes.

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inconsistent triad

God is omnipotent, omnibenevolent, but evil exists.

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Job - problem of evil?

God was just testing Job, and God does many things that humans cannot understand (transcendent) so everything has a reason.

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Irenaean Theodicy

god created evil to test us and help us choose heaven

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soul-making?

John Hicks - these tests make us better people, suffering and evil giving us opportunities to please God.

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Moral Argument

Our conscience comes from God, but due to freewill, we can ignore it. Proposed by Cardinal John Newman.

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Natural evil is…

evil without human fault, such as earthquakes or floods

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moral evil is…

caused by human, therefore God cannot intervene because he has given us freewill and intervening would destroy the integrity of his creation

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incarnation

jesus is fully god and fully human, his sacrifice atones for original sin.

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agape

unconditional love, that God has for humans and Christians must strive to have for eachother. ‘love your enemy’

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messiah

anointed one. christians are referring to Jesus as a King or lord (they were anointed to show that they were chosen by God). jews believed that the messiah would came and save them from the romans.

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resurrection

jesus was brought back to life by God, to rule in heaven. ‘I am the resurrection and the life’

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asension

the belief that Jesus, 40 days after his resurrection, ascended into heaven, marking his return to God the Father and the completion of his earthly mission

‘he was taken up to heaven’

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sermont on the mount

  • your thought is just as important as your actions

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salvation

due to original sin, the relationship between God and humans was broken. Jesus’ sacrifice (atonement) repairs this relationship.

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differing christian beliefs about salvation

  • roman catholics believe that their continued participation in sacraments ensures salvation (such as the eucharist)

  • evangelical christians believe their faith in Jesus is the key to salvation

  • some believe it is their good deeds that will get them into heaven

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apocalyptic ideas about the church

Early christians believed they were living in some of the last days of the earth. This is the ‘eschaton’. One eschatological belief is that Jesus will come again - known as the parousia.

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christians beliefs in afterlife

  • early church used it to scare people into believing - hell is a place of eternal punishment for non-believers

  • some christians see the biblical descriptions as symbollic, to help people grasp hell, but it is actually just eternity without God’s blessing

  • heaven is eternal presence of God

  • ‘there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain’

  • ‘the poet only asks to get his head into the heavens’

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purgatory

roman catholic belief in a place of purification, ‘the final purification of the elect’ - these people will definitely go to heaven after this.

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differing christian views on the afterlife

  • all christians believe in heaven and hell

  • parable of the sheep and goats - if you don’t help other people you’ll risk eternal salvation

  • ‘my father’s house has many rooms’

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christian worship: communal

any church service, in a group

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christian worship: liturgical vs non-liturgical

  • liturgical is lead by a priest, very structured - common in anglican, catholic and orthodox

  • non-liturgical, anyone can speak their mind, more spontaneous. baptist, quaker, methodist

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christian worship: charismatic

emphasis on experiencing God/holy spirit instead of just hearing about him. common in Pentecostal churches.

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prayer

  • adoration

  • confession

  • thanksgiving

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festivals

  • lent, advent

  • easter, christmas

    • many orthodox churches celeberate christmas on the 7th of January, and fast on this day

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sacrements

  • eucharist/communion ‘ do this is remembrance of me’

  • marriage ‘be fruitful and multiply’

  • baptism, confirmation (jesus and john)

    • spiritual cleansing of the soul

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pilgrimage

  • holy land/jerusalem - where jesus lived

  • lourdes - bernadette saw mary

  • rome - vatican city, roman catholic church, place where Peter was martyred

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holy week

  • palm sunday, Jesus is welcomed to Jerusalem on a donkey

  • monday, jesus flips tables

  • thurday - last supper

  • friday - crucifixion

  • easter sunday - tomb is found empty

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rites of passage

  • baptism

  • confirmation in catholic/some CofE

  • baptist church - believers baptism, not baptised at birth but when older

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weddings and funerals

  • rites of passage.

  • catholics believe that marriage is between the couple and God, so no divorce

  • funerals include bible readings too

  • 'burial/cremation’

  • ‘dust to dust, ashes to ashes’

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missions

  • ‘go now intot he world and make disciples of all nations’

  • 1. conversion/evangelism

  • 2. reconciliation, fulfilling jesus’s purpose (agape love)

  • missio dei - god’s mission

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Other roles of the church

  • youth groups

  • choirs

  • elderly groups

  • clubs

  • community groups

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new forms of church

  • house church - meeting in people’s homes, grew in 1960s, meet in eachother’s homes

  • messy church - encourage children to play and have fun, make noise

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ecumenicalism

different denominations working together, acknowledging differences but keeping a key goal of fulfilling the Christian goal

  • iona in scotland, corrymeels in ireland

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persecuted church

  • partly due to the ‘evangelise’ mission

  • Barnabas fund and other groups aim to support people being persecuted

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christian aid agencies

aim to help christians and other people by providing both practical and financial aid

  • christian aid, cafod, tearfund