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Note on Christianity: Beliefs and Teachings, created by Michela Felice on 14/09/2017.

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  • Key concepts:
  • OMNINEVOLENT- God is all-loving and infinitely good.
  • OMNIPOTENT-God is all-powerful, almighty.
  • TRINITY- God the father, son and holy spirit.
  • INCARNATION- God becoming human in the form of Jesus.
  • ATONEMENT- The belief that Jesus' death on the cross healed the rift between humans and god.
  • RESURRECTION- The belief that Jesus rose from the dead  Easter Sunday , conquering death.

 

what is god like according to Christians?

  • OMNIPOTENT- ALL POWERFUL
  • OMNIPRESENT- EVERYWHERE
  • OMNISCIENT- ALL KNOWING
  • OMNIBEVOLENT- ALL LOVING
  • TRANSCENDENT- beyond the laws of time and nature, outside of this world,.
  • IMMANENT- outside of this world BUT operates within this world.
  • god is seen as the creator of the universe.
  • humans are made in an image that no other creature is- humans are made in the image of god- humans have a special relationship with god that no other creature has. 
  • this SPIRiTUAL NATURE enables all humans to have some understanding of God's nature.
  • god became human in Jesus - INCARNATION - to help rescue mankind from sin and separation from God.

Why is there evil and suffering? / "if god exists then people shouldn't suffer"?

  • suffering is part of the fabric of life.
  • there are two types of evil 1- moral evil (manmade) 2-natural evil (nature)
  • this is a problem for believers as inconsitant triad says god is all loving, all powerful and all knowing then why does he let this happen.

how do believers reconcile this problem?

 

  • cause of suffering - freewill and - Adam and eve 
  • good new we are not puppets, bad news by having freewill it can lead to wrong choices which causes suffering 
  • it is the fabric of life so must be apart of God's plan

purpose of suffering

  • "soul making" John HICK - it brings us closer to God
  • just as gold and silver, must go through the most intense heat make it as pure as possible, suffering is a mechanism that refines humans. helping them appreciate what is good in life. 
  • provide spiritual growth and development- it makes our soul stronger-soul making 
  • brings us closer to god
  • it is a test a job we may never understand his plan we have to accept it but never lose faith in god.
  • deal with it in a positive way.
  • suffering is seen as a test.

the father, the son and the the holy spirit

 

  • FATHER- caring, loving,personal relationship between humans and god. also refers to all-powerful and all-knowing.
  • THE SON- incarnation- god became human in Jesus. God has revealed the true nature of God.
  • THE HOLY SPIRIT- guides , comforts,encourages and provides inspiration to christian lives Christians believe they are in the presence of the spirit. Whereas some Christians believe that the holy spirit enables people to speak in tongues- different languages so that they can spread the gospel. 

What is in the APOSTLES CREED?

CRRED- statement of belief.

contains he most important christian beliefs about the nature og god.

the apostles creed is recited on Sunday worship, special occasions.

what are the most important beliefs in the apostles creed?

  • God is an all-powerful creator
  • Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary by the power of the holy spirit
  • Jesus was crucified,buried and rose from the dead and ascended to heaven.
  • There will be a judgement day when god will judge how each person has lived their life.
  • There is one holy and universal church.
  • God will forgive our sins.
  • There will be resurrection of the body and an eternal afterlife.

Resurrection has two distinct meanings:

  • It is used to refer to the Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead after his death and burial
  • It is used to refer to the idea that the human soul lives on after death and in the resurrection on judgement day.