AQA religious studies christianity set texts

evidence (scripture, quotes etc)

Nature of God

• The apostles’ creed (I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth)

• The Nicene creed

• 10 Commandments

• Parable of the Lost son

The trinity

• The baptism of Jesus

• The great commission

Creation

• Adam and Eve

• The fall

• John 1:1-3 - The word become flesh-incarnation

The resurrection

• Revelation 21:41

• Coronthians 15:17 - If Christ had not been raised…

Judgement

• The rich man and Lazarus

• Matthew 25: Sheep and Goats

The incarnation and Jesus as son of God

• 1 John 4:15-16

• Birth of Jesus, Luke, Matthew

• Philippians 2 :Mindset like Christ-Humility

• “She was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit” Matthew

• “The word became flesh” John

The role of Christ in Salvation

• John 3:16 ‘For God so loved the World…

• Mark 14:36 - ‘Not my will but yours.’

• John 15:12-14 Love one another as I have… lay down your life.

Resurrection Jesus has Risen - Luke 24

• Jesus appears to Disciples

• John 21 - Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish

• The ascesion Luke 24

Salvation: Grace and the spirit

1 Corinthians 15:9-10

Prayer

• Matthew 6:5 -13- How to pray

• Luke 11 The friend at Midnight (Persist in prayer

• Luke 18: Pharisee & Tax collector

The baptism of Jesus

Luke - The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus

The commission

Matthew 28 - Go and make disciples

What happened in Jesus’ crucifixion

• Jesus’ last words before dying were “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit”

• A Roman centurion acknowledged Jesus was innocent and he was the son of God (Mark)

What was Jesus’ crucifixion important

Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross gives hope to Christians that their sins will be forgiven if they sincerely repent

Christians believe that God understands human suffering because Jesus, who is God, experienced it

Christians accept that suffering is part of life - just as it was part of Jesus’ life

What happened on the resurrection of Jesus

• Early Sunday morning, Jesus’ female followers: Mary Magdalene visited the tomb

• Jesus’ body was not there

• Angels came down and told the women to spread the news that Jesus had risen

• Over the next few days, Jesus appeared to several people including his disciples and told them he had risen as he predicted he would before the crucifixion

what happened during the ascension of Jesus

• After meeting his disciples and asking them to carry on his work, Jesus left for the last time, returning to the Father in heaven - this is called the ascension

• “while he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven

What are some different views about the resurrection

• Some christians believe a person’s soul is resurrected soon after death

• the dead will be resurrected in the future when Jesus will return to judge everyone who had ever lived

• the resurrection is just spiritual

• Catholics and orthodox Christians believe it is both spiritual and physical

impact of the belief in resurrection

• inspires christians to live life in the way God wants them to

• gives confidence in the faith of death

• gives hope of a future life with Jesus

• means life after death is real

what are the origins and meanings of sin

• thought or action that separates humans from God

• built in tendency to sin called original sin

• God gave people free will, but they should use their freedom to make choices God would approve of otherwise they separate themselves from God

• Idea of adam and eve

what does salvation mean

to be saved from sin and its consequences, and to be granted eternal life with God

salvation repairs the damage caused by sin

what are the two main christian teachings about salvation

• doing good works - old testament makes it clear that salvation comes through faith in God and obeying God’s law

• through grace “for it is by grace you have been saved”

the role of jesus in salvation

• crucifixion made up for the original sin of adam and eve

• restore the relationship between God and believers

• those who follow his teachings gain eternal life

What is atonement and what does it do

• removes the effects of sin

• At one with God

• Jesus atoned for the sins of humanity

• receive eternal life