Starter quiz
- Many Christians believe that Jesus' death and resurrection saved humanity from the consequences of ______.
- 'sin' ✓
- For many Christians, __________ is a place where humans can have eternal life with God.
- hell
- heaven ✓
- purgatory
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- Which person of the Trinity is responsible for creation?
- the Father ✓
- the Son
- the Holy Spirit
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- Which Christian denomination is the Pope the leader of?
- the Lutheran Church
- the Church of England
- the Eastern Orthodox Church
- the Catholic Church ✓
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- The ______ is the sole source of authority in Protestant Christianity.
- 'Bible' ✓
- Free __________ is the God-given ability to make choices without control or influence.
- choice
- will ✓
- action
- reign
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords below to the correct definitions.
- the elect⇔people chosen by God to be saved ✓
- predestination⇔God has decided all things ✓
- salvation⇔being saved from sin ✓
- foreordination⇔God calls people to fulfil responsibilites ✓
- denomination⇔a branch of Christianity ✓
- Which statement best describes single predestination?
- the belief that God predestines people to both heaven and hell
- the belief that God predestines people to hell only
- the belief that God predestines people to heaven only ✓
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- Which book in the Bible contains the quote "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you"?
- Acts
- Jeremiah ✓
- Ephesians
- Romans
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- Many Calvinists believe in ______ predestination.
- 'double' ✓
- Which Christian denomination is the belief in foreordination associated with?
- the Catholic Church
- Calvinism
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ✓
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Key learning points
- Predestination is the belief that God has decided all that will happen, including who will receive salvation.
- Different beliefs about predestination originate from different interpretations of Biblical teaching.
- Calvinism is an example of a Christian denomination that teaches that God has predestined people to both heaven & hell.
- The Catholic Church teaches that God has only predestined people to heaven.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints teaches that God has foreordained people rather than predestined them.
Common misconception
You can't believe in both predestination and free will.
Christians can believe in both because: 1) God knows the free choices we will make, which enables him to predestine us; 2) We have been created with a nature which predetermines us to heaven or hell, we can still act freely within this nature.
Keywords
Denomination - a branch of Christianity
Elect - to choose someone; in Christianity, people chosen by God for eternal life in heaven
Foreordination - the belief that God gives people duties and responsibilities that they are called to fulfil
Predestination - the belief that God has already decided all that will happen
Salvation - being saved from sin and its consequences, leading to eternal life with God
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