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Study of Christianity: Beliefs and teachings

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What do Christians believe about creation and the incarnation?

Christian beliefs about creation (Genesis, creation ex nihilo, the role of the Word and Spirit, literal and non-literal readings) and the incarnation of Jesus as fully God and fully human.
An Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies (C120) Component 2 answer on Christian beliefs about creation and the incarnation, covering Genesis, creation ex nihilo, the Word and the Spirit, literal and non-literal readings, and the incarnation of Jesus as fully God and fully human, with sources of wisdom and authority.
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What do Christians believe about sin, salvation and life after death?

Christian beliefs about sin and the Fall, salvation through grace, faith and works, atonement through the death of Jesus, and the afterlife of judgement, heaven, hell and purgatory.
An Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies (C120) Component 2 answer on Christian beliefs about sin, salvation and the afterlife, covering original sin and the Fall, salvation by grace, faith and works, atonement through the death of Jesus, and judgement, heaven, hell and purgatory, with the sources of wisdom and authority Eduqas rewards.
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What do Christians believe about the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus?

Christian beliefs about the death of Jesus on the cross, the resurrection on the third day, the ascension, and their meaning for salvation and eternal life.
An Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies (C120) Component 2 answer on the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, covering his death on the cross, rising on the third day, the ascension, and their meaning for salvation and eternal life, with sources of wisdom and authority.
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What do Christians believe about the nature of God and the Trinity?

The nature of God as omnipotent, loving and just, the problem this raises, and the doctrine of the Trinity as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
An Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies (C120) Component 2 answer on the Christian nature of God and the Trinity, covering omnipotence, love and justice, the problem this raises, and the doctrine of the Trinity as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, with the sources of wisdom and authority Eduqas rewards.
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How do Christians respond to the problem of evil and suffering?

The problem of evil and suffering for belief in an omnipotent and loving God, the distinction between moral and natural evil, and Christian responses including free will, the example of Jesus and practical responses.
An Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies (C120) Component 2 answer on the problem of evil and suffering, covering the logical problem for an omnipotent and loving God, moral and natural evil, and Christian responses including free will, the example of Jesus and practical compassion, with the sources of wisdom and authority Eduqas rewards.
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