Catholic Christianity: Catholic Beliefs | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)

Catholic Christianity: Catholic Beliefs

99 questions
8 subtopics
Catholic Christianity, one religion of seven
Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3

Catholic Christianity: Catholic Beliefs is examined in whichever of the three papers Catholic Christianity is studied for, because this section is the same in all three areas of study.

A student who studies Catholic Christianity may not study Christianity in their other area. It covers the Trinity in the Nicene Creed and Catholic worship, the Trinity in the Bible and the early Church councils, the Creation account and the nature of God, Catholic beliefs about humanity, dominion and stewardship, the Incarnation of the Word in Catholic belief, the Paschal Mystery: the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, Catholic beliefs about salvation and grace and Catholic eschatology: resurrection, judgement, heaven, hell and purgatory.

Sample questions from Catholic Christianity: Catholic Beliefs

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

The Trinity in the Nicene Creed and Catholic worship

What does the Nicene Creed say the Holy Spirit has done?

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The Creed says the Holy Spirit “has spoken through the prophets”. The Spirit is adored and glorified together with the Father and the Son.
The Trinity in the Bible and the early Church councils

Apart from the baptism of Jesus, which passage do Catholics use to show that the Trinity is biblical?

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Catholics point to the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19. Jesus commands his followers to baptise in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The Creation account and the nature of God

What is a metaphorical interpretation of the Creation account?

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A metaphorical interpretation reads Genesis 1–3 as symbolic stories that teach religious truths. The stories explain why the world exists rather than how it was made.
Catholic beliefs about humanity, dominion and stewardship

What does the Fall in Genesis 3 show about human nature?

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The first humans misused their free will and turned away from God. Catholics call the resulting damage to human nature original sin.
The Incarnation of the Word in Catholic belief

What does the title “the Word” mean when it is applied to Jesus?

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The Word, or Logos, is God's self-expression, the way God communicates with the world. Jesus is the eternal Word through whom all things were made.
The Paschal Mystery: the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus

What does Luke 24 say the women found at the tomb?

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The women found the stone rolled away and the body of Jesus gone. Two men in dazzling clothes asked why they looked for the living among the dead.
Catholic beliefs about salvation and grace

What does John 3:17 teach about why God sent his Son?

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God sent the Son to save the world, not to condemn it. Salvation is God's purpose for every person.
Catholic eschatology: resurrection, judgement, heaven, hell and purgatory

What is hell, according to Catholic teaching?

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Hell is eternal separation from God. Catholics believe hell results from a person's own free choice to reject God's love.

The 8 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic	What it covers	Questions
The Trinity in the Nicene Creed and Catholic worship	The Nicene Creed on Father, Son and Holy Spirit, why three persons are not three gods, the oneness of God, the Glory Be, and how the Trinity shapes Catholic worship and daily life.	13
The Trinity in the Bible and the early Church councils	The baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3 and the voice from heaven, why the word itself is absent from scripture, Nicaea and Constantinople, and the Orthodox dispute over the Creed's wording.	12
The Creation account and the nature of God	Genesis 1, the making of the first man and the events of Genesis 3, literal and metaphorical readings, the Church's own interpretation, God as omnipotent, benevolent and eternal, and the Spirit at Creation.	12
Catholic beliefs about humanity, dominion and stewardship	The image of God and the soul, free will and the Fall, man and woman in Genesis 2, dominion read as stewardship, and what both mean for how Catholics treat people and the earth.	12
The Incarnation of the Word in Catholic belief	Fully God and fully human, the Council of Chalcedon in 451, the Word in John 1:1 and 1:14, John the Baptist in the prologue, Mary as Mother of God, and the Incarnation in worship.	12
The Paschal Mystery: the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus	Why the Mystery is called Paschal, the empty tomb and the road to Emmaus in Luke 24, a risen body that was no ghost, the Ascension, redemptive efficacy, and how it is celebrated today.	12
Catholic beliefs about salvation and grace	Grace, Nicodemus and John 3:16 to 21 on light and darkness, Peter's speech in Acts 4 and the rejected stone, Catholic and Protestant views on receiving salvation, and the 1999 Joint Declaration.	12
Catholic eschatology: resurrection, judgement, heaven, hell and purgatory	The particular and Last Judgements, heaven, hell and purgatory, Jesus and Martha in John 11, 2 Corinthians 5 on the earthly body, and Protestant, Orthodox and liberal disagreements with Catholic teaching.	14

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How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

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