Christianity- beliefs and teachings
Percentage
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Evaluate this statement:
84%
Evaluate religious teachings and
non-religious arguments about
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The nature of god
Beliefs about life after death
Creation of the world
Jesus Christ
1. ‘For a Christian, believing that God is allpowerful is not important’
2. Christians should focus on living life here and
now rather than focusing on the afterlife
3. It is more important to follow Jesus’ example
than to spend time in worship’
4. If god were loving, there would be no suffering’
5. The crucifixion is more important to Christians
than the resurrection’
6. The stories of the incarnation prove that Jesus
was the son of god’
In your answer you:
• should give reasoned arguments in support
of the statement
• should give reasoned arguments in support
of a different point of view
• should refer to religious arguments
• may refer to non-religious arguments
• should reach a justified conclusion
The nature of god
 Explain two religious beliefs
about God
 Explain two religious beliefs
about the trinity
 Explain two religious beliefs
about the qualities of God
72%
Creation
 Explain two religious beliefs
about how the world was created
Afterlife
 Explain two religious beliefs
about what happens in the
afterlife
 Explain two religious beliefs
about the resurrection
Explain two Christian teachings about….
Refer to scripture of sacred writing in your
answer
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God
Creation
afterlife
salvation
resurrection
atonement
Jesus
Jesus Christ
 Explain two religious beliefs
about Jesus
 Explain two religious beliefs
about and atonement/resurrection
/salvation/ crucifixion
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The nature of god
 Explain how the nature of god
influences Christians today
60%
Creation
 Explain how the story of creation
Explain two ways…
influences Christians today
 In which beliefs in god influences Christians
today
Afterlife
 In which belief in life after death
 Explain how the idea of the
influences Christians today
afterlife influences Christians
 In which belief that God created the
today
world, influences Christians today
 Explain how the idea of
 In which belief in the resurrection
resurrection influences Christians
influences Christians today
today
 In which belief in judgement day influences
Christians today
Jesus Christ
 In which belief that God is all loving/a
 Explain how the idea of Jesus
judge influences Christians today
influences Christians today
 Explain how belief in
crucifixion/resurrection
influences Christians today
The nature of god
 State a religious belief about
God
 State a religious belief about the
trinity
 State a religious belief about the
qualities of God
48%
Creation
 State a religious belief about
how the world was created
Afterlife
 State a religious belief about
what happens in the afterlife
 State a religious belief about the
resurrection
Explain a religious belief about…
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The nature of god
The trinity
How the world was created
The afterlife
Jesus Christ
The resurrection
Atonement/salvation
The crucifixion
Jesus Christ
 State a religious belief about
Jesus
 State a religious belief about and
atonement/resurrection/salvation/
crucifixion
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Christianity- beliefs and teachings
Percentage
36%
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The nature of god
 Define key terms
 Identify key features of god
The nature of god
1. Define omnipotent
2. Define Trinity
3. What is the father
4. What is the son
5. What is the holy spirit
Creation
 Define key terms
 Identify key features of the
Christian creation story
Creation
1. What is Genesis?
2. What is a fundamentalist Christian?
3. What is a liberal Christian?
Afterlife
 Define key terms
 Identify key features about the
afterlife
Afterlife
1. What is the resurrection?
2. What message does the parable of
sheep and goats give/
Jesus Christ
 Define key terms
 Summarise key features of Jesus’
life and death
Jesus Christ
1. Define incarnation
2. Define gospel
3. Define atonement
4. Define crucifixion
5. Define resurrection
6. Define ascension
7. Define salvation
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Christianity- beliefs and teachings
Key Words:
Agape
Anglican
Apostle’s creed
Ascension
Atonement
Baptism
Believer’s baptism
Catechism of Catholic Church
CAFOD
Christian aid
Church Army
Church of England
Confirmation
Corrymeela
Crucifixion
Denomination
Ecumenical
Eucharist
Evangelism
Food banks
Fundamentalist
Genocide
Grace
Gospel
Holy Communion
Holy land
Incarnation
Iona
Liturgical worship
Lord’s prayer
Lourdes
Mass
Messiah
Methodist
Miracles
Mission
Nicene Creed
Non-liturgical worship
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