Karteikarten
Unit 6 - Beliefs and Sources of Authority
Karten in diesem Stapel (28)
- 1Why is the Bible so important to Christians?They believe that the Bible has come directly from God through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is the Word of God - 2What are the three different interpretations of the Bible?1) Literalism
2) Fundamentalism
3) Liberalism - 3How does a literalist interpret the Bible and what is an advantage and disadvantage of this?Takes every word in the Bible as true.
ADVANTAGE: No one can argue about what the Bible means
DISADVANTAGE: There are some parts of the Bible which conflict with science. - 4How does a liberalist interpret the Bible and what is an advantage and disadvantage of this?Looks at the message from the Bible passage as being true
ADVANTAGE: Can agree with science and still see the meanings of the Bible as being true.
DISADVANTAGE: There can be disagreements about which parts are true. - 5How does a fundamentalist interpret the Bible and what is an advantage and disadvantage of this?Believe you should not question the Bible as it comes from God
ADVANTAGE: There should be no arguments about what the Bible means
DISADVANTAGE: Some areas of the Bible come into conflict, there isn't compromise. - 6How does a literalism view see the 6 day creation story?They see the 6 day creation story to be true.
They do not agree with science and the theory of evolution - 7How does a liberalism view see the 6 day creation story?They believe the 6 day creation story has an important meaning but it didn't actually happen in that way.
- 8How does a fundamentalism view see the 6 day creation story?They believe the 6 day creation story and try to reject the Big Bang Theory.
Some try to adapt the meaning so that it fits in with science. Eg. a day doesn't equal 24 hours - 9What does the word Creed mean?'I believe'
- 10What is the Apostles Creed about?It lays out the main beliefs of the Christian faith
- 11What is the Holy Trinity?The three natures of God:
1. God the father
2. God the son (Jesus)
3. The Holy Spirit - 12Which part of the Creed teaches about incarnation?"and in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary" - 13What is meant by the communion of saints?All Christians are holy. Communion of Saints includes Christians alive and dead.
Christians should see themselves as a community, and recognise help all Christians can give them through prayer. - 14What is meant by the Church as the body of Christ?The church performs God's work on Earth. Jesus is the head and the Church is the body, fulfilling his wishes and commands.
- 15Why is St Peter so important? Give 4 points1) Peter was the first apostle
2) His name was Simon but Jesus called him Peter because it means Rock and St. Peter is the foundation of the Church
3) St Peter was given the keys to heaven
4) St Peter was the first disciple to call Jesus the Son of God. - 16Name an important quote between Jesus and PeterJesus: "But what about you? Who do you say I am?"
Peter: "You are the Christ, Son of the living God." - 17Who are all other Popes descended from?St. Peter
- 18What event shows that St Peter was not perfect?He denied knowing Jesus three times when he was on trial
- 19What is the Hierarchy of the Catholic Church?The Pope
Cardinals
Bishops
Priests
Deacons
Laity - 20How is a new Pope elected?All the Cardinals gather together and are locked away until they have appointed a new Pope.
- 21What is Apostolic Succession?The belief that all the Popes are descended from St Peter and have had his authority passed down directly.
- 22What is the Pope's gift of infallibility?The Pope can not say anything wrong when he speaks Ex Cathedra (on the throne)
- 23What is the Magisterium?The teaching authority of the Catholic Chruch
- 24Who is the Magisterium made up of?The Pope and the Bishops
- 25What are the two sources of Authority in the church?The Bible
The Magisterium - 26Why can the Magisterium be seen as more important than the Bible?Some of the Bible's teachings can be hard to apply to modern times so the Magisterium can interpret the Bible and relate them to modern day as well as interpreting the Bible in light of new issues such as cloning.
- 27How does the Magisterium make a decision?It must:
1) Stand the test of time
2) Be widely accepted - 28What does a Bishop do?They are in charge of a Diocese and may send out letters to the parishes in his diocese to teach and guide them.
They advise the Pope on local issues and are seen as the Head of the local Church.
Informationen
- Beschreibung
- GCSE RE Karteikarten am Unit 6 - Beliefs and Sources of Authority, erstellt von tuckp002 am 12/04/2015.
- Erstellt von
- tuckp002
- Aufrufe
- 25
- Bewertung