Summarises the entire AQA GCSE Religious Studies section on Christianity Beliefs. This includes notes on every specification point and lots of pages of useful quotes and their relation to the course.
Christian Beliefs info booklet – RS
1.1 The Nature of God +
1.2 God as Omnipotent, Loving and Just
1.3 The Oneness of God and the Trinity
1.4 Different Christian Beliefs about
Creation
1.5 Incarnation and Jesus as the Son of God
1.6 The crucifixion
1.7 The resurrection and ascension
1.8 Resurrection and life after death
1.9 The afterlife and judgement
1.10 Heaven and hell
1.11 Sin and Salvation
1.12 The role of Christ in salvation
PASSAGES FROM THE BIBLE
Quotes Glossary
, 1.1 The Nature of God + 1.2 God as omnipotent, Loving and Just
Attribute of God Explain the attribute Evidence of attribute?
Single (Monotheistic Christians believe that 'I am the LORD your God…
religion) there is only one God you shall have no other gods
before me.'
Omnipotent All-powerful, God has the 'I am Lord, the God of all
power to do anything mankind. Is anything too
(logically possible to do). hard for me?'
'Nothing is impossible with
God'.
Omnibenevolent All-loving. 'For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and
only Son, that whomever
believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life'
Transcendent Outside of the universe; 'he ascended into heaven',
he can act outside space
and time
Omniscient All-seeing. He is 'You cannot humanly see or
everywhere at anytime, know the (Holy) Spirit, but
and knows everything the Spirit is within you.'
that has happened and
will happen, ever.
Creator He creates and has the Because he is everlasting,
ability to create the nothing could have come
universe, and the laws of before him to make him. He
the universe. was always there, and
because he was first he
created everything else.
Eternal Without beginning or end 'Be with us now, and forever
more', 'I am the Alpha, and
the Omega'
Personal Capable of having a 'Our Father', from the Lord's
relationship with humans Prayer
and being known by
them
Judge/Just (Fair) Sets the rules, punishes 'He will come to judge the
those who do not follow living and the dead'. He has
them the combination of unlimited
power/authority and total
love. Because he is the
source of justice, God cannot
support injustice.
Forgiving Links to 'benevolence'
'Forgive us of all our
trespasses'
More evidence can be found in The Apostle’s Creed and The Nicene
Creed
, 1.3 The Oneness of God and the Trinity
The Trinity - there are three 'persons', which are all God. The Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit. Only one person of the Trinity had a physical body/presence,
the Son (Jesus). It can be seen as one in three and three in one.
It describes:
There is only one God
Each person of the Trinity is fully God
The persons of the Trinity are not the same.
What does Christianity teach about the Trinity?
God is not a physical, corporeal being - God does not have a body (Jesus
does).
Only person of the Trinity to take human form was the Son (Jesus)
God is one, we cannot deny the oneness of God or Christianity would be
polytheistic (many Gods/more than 1 God).
God is one in three and three in one
God the Father
Believed to be the creator of the earth, the Alpha and the Omega. Because he
created life, he acts like a good father would towards his children. He is
omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omnipresent, and omniscient.
God the Son
He became incarnate Earth as Jesus. Christians believe Jesus was fully human
and fully God all times.
God the Holy Spirit
God sent the Holy Spirit after Jesus ascended to sustain the earth and all life on
it. It is believed to be the unseen power of God at work in the world.
(During Jesus' baptism), 'the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a
dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I
am well pleased."'
This proves the existence of the Trinity.
Why is the Trinity important to Christian beliefs?
It helps humanity recognise the God they meet in the Bible (in history and
their current life).
Steers humanity away from wrong ideas of God, e.g. hierarchal, being
logically understandable.
Helps humanity understand God's complexity.
Where do we see the Trinity being referenced in Christian worship?
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