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Two Christian Beliefs about Jesus' ascension (2) - Answer Jesus was carried into heaven and met with God It happened 40 days after the resurrection Jesus rose to heaven so christians can too Marked end of Jesus life on earth Two ways trinity influences christians today (4) - Answer As father god is loving so Christians may feel loved and should love others (by giving charity) As son god was incarnate, he lived and died among humans so believe god can understand them As spirit god is a source of spiritual strength so Christians can feel the spirit at work in the lives Two Christian beliefs about causes of sin (5) - Answer Devil causes/temps people to sin (eg temptations of Jesus Luke 4.1-13) where Jesus was tempted by such things as bodily hunger and promises of worldly power. Original sin of Adam and Eve where they disobeyed god by eating the forbidden fruit thinking they could be god has been inherited by all humans God causes sin as he is responsible for everything that exists and made us imperfect and we have free will to do as we choose so sin can be done by us God cannot be loving because people suffer (12) - Answer An all loving God would want to stop all suffering and has the power to stop suffering so suffering should not exist All loving god wouldn't allow people to suffer after they due but parable of sheep and goats teaches hell is real and is eternal God shouldn't let humans suffer for something out of their control (earthquakes) Humans are responsible for what they do to others so suffering is caused by ourselves (genesis - humans were expelled from garden of Eden for disobeying god) We have free will so have the power to reject moral rules and allow others to suffer Suffering is a test of faith and is rewarded by eternal life Our reaction is important "Forgive them for they do not know what they do" luke 23.34 Two ways church helps christians respond to persecution (2) - Answer With forgiveness and love so might decide to love their enemy Told to trust god and believe there is a reason for persecution and things will turn out to be the best in the end Contrasting examples of the work of the church in the local community (4) - Answer Some will work with food banks, collect and distribute food others will give money to help buy the products needed Some will help people with spiritual needs eg who feel abandoned by society Two reasons why celebrating holy communion/Eucharist is Important (5) - Answer Because of Jesus' last supper with his disciples. Luke 22 (Luke's account) - the last supper is a meal to celebrate Passover and Jesus transformed the celebration into something connected with his suffering, death and resurrection Jesus identified the bread as his body and the wine as his blood. Symbolises Jesus's sacrifice for human sin Lord's Prayer is the only prayer Christians need to use (12) - Answer Two accounts of the prayer Mathew 6.7-9 and Luke 11.1-2 and in both Jesus commanded his disciples to use the prayer The Lord's Prayer is said to be the "perfect prayer" for catholics it's a summary of the whole gospel implying nothing else is needed There are 2 versions Mathew and Luke which aren't identical so which one should be used Maybe Jesus saw the Lord's Prayer as the best general prayer but accosted prayer of any kind as appropriate Saying grace/prayer of thanks before meals is important to some so Lord's Prayer isn't only prayer needed Two Muslims beliefs about heaven - Answer Peaceful place for Muslims who have avoided evil and sin Muslims will be able to see god Those who have kept their faith will live there forever Two ways adalat influences Muslims today - Answer They treat people fairly as Allah will judge them on the day of judgement and bring justice to those who've been wronged Obey god and don't do sin to avoid punishment They will forgive each other as this is considered a quality of god Complete their 5 pillars to avoid the punishment Two Muslims beliefs about Imamate in Shia Islam - Answer Believe Muhammad (sws) appointed Ali as his successor therefore at the end of shahada add "and Ali the friend of Allah" Believe Imamate is one of 5 roots or usl ad din They are descendants of the prophet Muhammad (sws)