GCSE TP Bible Quotes
GSCE T&P Bible Quotes Nature of God * God created mankind "in his own image" Genesis Old Testament * "The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." John New Testament * Story of Ascension and the descent of the Holy Spirit New Testament * Miracles in Bible: Blind Man, Resurrection of Christ, Water from Rock, Feeding of the many Nature of Belief * "This is the body, which is for you . . . This cup is the new covenant in my blood" Corinthians New Testament * Lord's Prayer Matthew New Testament Good and Evil * Devil in Bible: > Genesis: Adam and Eve Old Testament > Job: Sufferings of Job Old Testament > Devil tries to tempt Christ New Testament * "In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you" Matthew New Testament * Natural Evil: > Noah's Flood Genesis New Testament > Damnation of Sodom Genesis Old Testament * Adam and Eve expelled out of the Garden of Eden Genesis Old Testament * Ten Commandments Exodus Old Testament * Parables of Jesus/Way Jesus Acts in the Bible Religion in Human Relationships * "There is neither . . . male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." Galatians New Testament * "I permit no women to teach or have authority over men, she is to keep silent" Timothy New Testament * "Husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself." Ephesians New
Wealth And Poverty
Wealth and Poverty Ai) Wealth and Poverty is a topic touched on many times in the bible. In 1 Timothy 9-10 there are bits which say "People who want to get rich fall into temptation" and "the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" In these verses it doesn't mention that being rich is evil but it does say that money can consume you and if you let it control you it can lead to evil things. In proverbs 19 verse 7 it says "" When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord and the Lord will pay you back. If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD - and he will repay you!" This shows that God knows there are rich people and poor people in the world but he also wants the rich people to support the poor. In the early church mentioned in the book acts everyone shared all their belongings so that no-one needed anything but no-one had to much of anything either completely destroying the gap between wealth and poverty. Probably the most famous bible verse about wealth is in Luke chapter 8 verse 25 "Its easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of Heaven." In Jerusalem there is a gate called Needles Eye which is very small and if travelling on a camel through there you would have to get off the camel and take all the burdens off the camel. So some scholars think that this verse means that you have to abandon
Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament.
Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. From Jesus' teachings Christianity was born and as time progressed many branches and interpretations of these teachings have being formed. Anglicanism, orthodoxy, Pentecostalism and Protestantism being the main ones. To start with Anglicanism, in its structures, theology, and forms of worship, is commonly understood as a distinct Christian tradition representing a middle ground between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. But what does this mean? Well anglicanism was established after the English reformation in the 16th century. The reformation being a series of events by which the church of england broke away from the authority of the pope and the Roman catholic church, after king Henery the VIII was refused to be allowed to divorce his wife because she could not produce an air to the throne and because he wished to declare his love for Ann Boleyn and marry her and her reproductive organs. From this King Henery the VIII created his own church. The authority of the bishop of Rome was abolished, and reformed conceptions of the nature of faith and grace were accepted. Anglicanism lookes at the core teachings of jesus christ and simplistic forms of worship. Their churches are rather plain and simple in comparison to that of the cathlic
Religion & God
Religion, it's a word that is upheld too much in my opinion. People are always bothering about what Religion you are, it's a part of your identity, they say, it's who you are. The definition of Religion according to the Oxford Definition is... A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that controls human destiny. If that's all Religion is about then why does it matter so much? If all we're doing is believing strongly in a power that controls human destiny then why makes it part of your identity? Is it because your belief in a God stops you from doing the wrong things? Are the things you do in the name of God what other people remember about you after you're dead? Suppose you have answers to my questions, then think about this. Who does God belong to? Does he belong to all of us or just a certain Religion? People fight over God all the time, it's become so common. First you have the Christians, preaching everyone and saying that Jesus is the one true God and all the other Religions are fake. Next you have the Muslims, saying that Allah is the only way and all those who think otherwise will go to hell. Last you have the Jewish, who claim to others that they are God's chosen people and because of this they suddenly feel better than the rest of the human race. Not all people from these Faiths' act like what I have described, but I can say that I have met people
Describe Christian Teaching about the Importance of Marriage
Describe Christian Teaching about the Importance of Marriage Marriage is defined as the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. Marriage is about dedicating yourself to another person. People marry for many reasons; two examples are for closure, and to spend the rest of your life with someone. Once they are married, they believe that they are now at a stage in their relationship where they are ready to have a family. The marriage vows are one of the most important parts of the ceremony, as they describe what the marriage is really about; the priest says: '... will you take ... to be your husband/wife? Will you love him/her, comfort him/her, honour and protect him/her and forsaking all others, be faithful to him/her as long as you both shall live?' The bride or groom will then say: 'I ... take you ... to be my husband/wife; to have and to hold; from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, til death do us part, according to God's holy law; and this is my solemn vow.' After this, rings are exchanged, they are in a circle to symbolise no end to the marriage or their love for one another. Many people have their own take to the wedding; some people spend thousands of pounds on this occasion because this will
Christian Marriage. Marriage is a channel in which two people are challenged to live out the expression of the church by the two baptized coming together to create a family unit through procreation.
The Rite of Holy Matrimony is the union of a man and a woman in a life-long faithful relationship. Christianity as a community believes that marriage is a vocation from God to be united where the two become 'one flesh' and experience God's unconditional love. Parallels can be drawn between the union of a man and a woman to that of the love between Jesus and his church. Ephesians 5:25. This highlights the significance of the marriage ceremony for both the individual and the community of believers. Marriage is a channel in which two people are challenged to live out the expression of the church by the two baptized coming together to create a family unit through procreation. 'Be fruitful and multiply, fill the Earth and master it'. Genesis 1:28. From this, the continuation of Christianity by their offspring for the good of society at large and the two are able to experience the joys of parenthood. 'From the beginning of Creation, God made male and female. For this reason, man shall leave his mother and his father and be joined with his wife and become on flesh and therefore for what God has joined, let no man separate.' Mark 10:6-9. This highlights the significance of Marriage in Christianity and therefore this conjugal covenant is regarded as a sacrament in Catholicism, Orthodoxy and for some high Anglicans. This is regarded as a holy state for Protestants. This is
The Love of Money is The Root of Evil
"The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil." •Do you agree? Give two different points of view and refer to Christian teachings in your answer. Throughout the bible there are many references to how people of different wealth got treated differently to those who were paupers. People back in Jesus' time were of the opinion that if you were very rich and well off then it was a blessing from God and that you we're better that the less privileged people who were thought to have been given what they deserved by God, and so were not worthy of being helped or given respect. However, in His sermon on the plain, Jesus taught that if a person was poor in this life he would get his turn and be wealthy in heaven. And conversely, a rich man would get the worse deal in the after life. He tried to explain that however wealthy a person may or may not be, it was no reflection of what kind of person they were. In Matthew 19:24 he says "And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." The saying used regularly today is that 'money is the root of all evil' whereas, the actual scripture passage at 1 Timothy 6:10, says, "For the LOVE of money is the root of all evil...."So then is it loving money and the pursuit of it that causes us to become 'evil'? It could be said that the love of money
Pilgrimage is a journey taken by somebody for sentimental and personal reasons, though not always for religious ones; it could even be the journey that is life.
RE Assessment - Pilgrimage . Pilgrimage is a journey taken by somebody for sentimental and personal reasons, though not always for religious ones; it could even be the journey that is life. For Christians, it is - the journey from birth to Heaven - as well as being the way to grow closer to God. 2 Nazareth. This is one of the more obvious places of Christian pilgrimage, as Jesus was born and raised here all those years ago when he walked the Earth. The Son of God Himself preached, performed miracles, lived and breathed there, so naturally it's a special place with a strong link with Biblical history. Pilgrims will go there to experience that connection - one of the closest connections to /imprints of Jesus on Earth. Lourdes. This place is popular for Christian pilgrimage because Saint Bernadette was acclaimed to have had 14 whole apparitions of Our Lady, Mary, Mother of God. Pilgrims flock here to feel history under their feet. Mary's an important figure to the Church - especially the Catholic one - and she told Bernadette about the healing holy waters which people still can collect and sprinkle themselves with to this day. Also, Mary told her to ask the local priest to build a chapel at the location of the visitations. 3 Christians might wish to do a variety of different things in a place of pilgrimage, such as: * Visit historical places, where important and miraculous
Explain why the Scientific Cosmology could be seen as Contradicting religious Cosmologies (Aii)
Explain why the Scientific Cosmology could be seen as Contradicting religious Cosmologies (Aii) Many people do not believe in God, so they find faith in science. Over the last hundred years, science has proven many of the biblical theories and explanations. This has led to many people believing in the scientific cosmology. The scientific cosmology is the story of creation predicted by scientists. A religious cosmology however is based on statements from holy books. According to scientists, the Earth is roughly 4000 million years old. The scientific cosmology states that that the Big Bang created everything including the sun and planets. There is plenty of evidence such as the Red Shift effect which confirms that the Big Bang must have happened at least ten billion years ago and not the 6 days as said in the Bible. This can clearly be seen as contradicting each other. The Big Bang can also be seen as contradicting the traditional Islamic cosmology. The followers of the traditional view will believe that God created everything six days whilst the scientific cosmology says everything was created over 15 billion years. However scientist can counter this with the Apparent Age theory. This claimed that if you accept the traditional and literal view, then when Adam was made, the Earth was six days old but would have appeared billions of years older to his eyes. Another
Outline the Bibles teaching on love, sex and marriage explaining the importance of the marriage vows for the Christian couple and the difficulties which may arise.
R.E Coursework-Part A Outline the Bibles' teaching on love, sex and marriage explaining the importance of the marriage vows for the Christian couple and the difficulties which may arise. For a married couple as well as a Christian couple it can sometimes prove difficult to keep to the marriage vows that they made on their wedding day. Some people don't realise how hard it can be to keep these vows and this can lead to splitting up and divorce which is so common now a days. In the Bible God says what his definition of love is, in 1 Corinthians 13 it says:"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not boast, and it's not proud. Love is not selfish, and does not get upset with others." This is the ideal definition of love but this type of love is virtually impossible for humans to achieve but could maybe be possible with the help of God. In relation to sex God sees this as something special, which was made for married couples. In 1 Corinthians it says:"The body should not be used for sexual immorality but rather as a temple to serve God". In the Bible it also teaches that sex should take place between a man and a woman. Regarding marriage the bible says many thing about marriage but one of them is that marriage should be permanent, in Matthew 19 it says:"God has joined the two together, so no one should separate them" I think that this is a very good verse to