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Christian beliefs: Salvation - Problem of evil

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

How did Jesus bring Salvation for Christians?

a)

His birth

b)

His death

c)

His resurrection

d)

His ascension

2.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to ____ ___ _____ through him.

(a)  

3.

What does atonement mean?

a)

Undeserved love

b)

The action of restoring a relationship

c)

Guidelines as to how people should behave

d)

Being saved from sin and the consequence of sin.

4.

What does grace mean?

a)

Undeserved love

b)

The action of restoring a relationship

c)

Guidelines as to how people should live

d)

Being saved from sin.

5.

What is law?

a)

Undeserved love

b)

The action of restoring a relationship

c)

Guidelines as to how people should behave

d)

To say sorry for, and turn away from, any wrongdoing.

6.

What is repentance?

a)

Undeserved love

b)

To say sorry for and turn away from, any wrong doing.

c)

Guidelines on how people should live

d)

Being saved from sin and the consequence of sin.

7.

What is salvation?

a)

Undeserved love

b)

Guidelines on how to behave

c)

To say sorry for, and turn away from any wrong doing

d)

Being saved for sin and the consequence of sin; going to heaven

8.

According to Christians how did humanity fall out of favour with God?

a)

By being sinful

b)

Adam and Eve disobeying God in the Garden of Eden.

c)

By eating meat

9.

What is the primary focus of Christianity?

a)

The fact that humans are sinful

b)

Sin

c)

God loving humanity so much that he gave his only son to die on the cross.

d)

Jesus

10.

Why is atonement and salvation important to Christians?

a)

Jesus' death allows humans to have eternal life

b)

By living as Jesus did, Christians are saved from the power of the consequence of sin

c)

God and humanity can have their loving relationship restored.

d)

Because of Jesus, they are forgiven by God

11.

Eschatology is an area in Christian teaching which deals with ____ after _____

(a)  

12.

What is the Day of Judgement?

a)

Time when God assesses a person's life and actions.

b)

An area of Christian teaching that is concerned with life after death

c)

place of eternal paradise

d)

place of punishment

13.

What is heaven?

a)

An area of Christian theology about life after eath

b)

Place of eternal paradise where Christians believe they will spend the afterlife.

c)

Place of punishment and separation from God

d)

A soul that lives on after the death of the physical body

14.

What is hell?

a)

A soul that lives on after the death of the body

b)

A place where souls of the dead are cleansed and prepared for heaven - a Roman Catholic belief

c)

The belief that because of the love and mercy of God everyone will go to heaven.

d)

Place of punishment and separation from God

15.

What is the immortal soul?

a)

Time when God assesses a person's life and actions

b)

A place where the souls of the dead are cleansed and prepared for heaven

c)

A soul that lives on after the death of the physical body

d)

The belief that because of the love and mercy of God everyone will go to heaven

16.

What is purgatory?

a)

The belief that because of the love and mercy of God everyone will go to heaven

b)

A soul that lives on after the physical body has died

c)

A place where the souls of the dead are cleansed and prepared for heaven - this is a Roman Catholic belief

17.

What is universalism?

a)

A place of punishment

b)

A place of eternal reward

c)

The belief that because of the love and mercy of God everyone will go to heaven

d)

The time when God assesses a persons life and actions

18.

Why is the resurrection of Jesus important to the Christian belief in the after life?

a)

It has made sure that there will be an afterlife for all who believe in him

b)

Because Jesus rose from the dead, so will we.

c)

So we can chill with our friends after death like Jesus did

19.

Why is life after death important important for Christians today?

a)

Jesus said that those who believe in him would have life after death

b)

Life after death is a reward for faithful people

c)

Life after death offers hope for the future

d)

Life after death allows Christians to be with God forever

20.

Omnipotence means that God is all (a)  

21.

Benevolence means God is all ____ or ______

(a)  

22.

Examples of natural evil are:

a)

Murder

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Rape

d)

Erupting volcanoes

23.

Examples of moral evil are:

a)

War

b)

Lying

c)

Disease

d)

Theft

e)

Tsunami

24.

Which of these are parts of the Inconsistent Triad?

a)

God the Father

b)

God is all-powerful

c)

God the Son

d)

God is all good

e)

The existence of evil

25.

Some people question whether the existence of evil and suffering shows that God either does not exist or is not all-powerful or all-loving

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The Inconsistent Triad is a Christian belief?

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Inconsistent Triad tries to disprove the existence of God

a)

True

b)

False

28.

How do Christians respond to the problem of evil and suffering?

a)

Theoretical - Look at the story of Adam and Eve in the Bible - they brought evil into the world.

b)

Practically - pray for people, foodbanks, charity.

c)

Biblical - Look at Job in the Bible and his story of suffering - and how he was rewarded

d)

They do nothing!

29.

Christians might argue that God gave them free will, and that evil and suffering are the consequences of human action.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The problem of evil and suffering challenges the existence of God because if God is all-good and all-powerful, why doesn't he put an end to suffering?

a)

True

b)

False