Christianity: Marriage and the Family | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Christianity: Marriage and the Family
- 86 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Christianity, one religion of seven
- Paper 1
Christianity: Marriage and the Family is examined in Paper 1, Area of Study 1: Religion and Ethics, if Christianity is the religion studied for that area.
A student who studies Christianity may not study Catholic Christianity in their other area. It covers the purpose of marriage for Christians, Christian teachings on sexual relationships, the purpose of the Christian family, how the local church supports Christian families, Christian attitudes to contraception and family planning, Christian attitudes to divorce and remarriage, men and women in the Christian family and Christian responses to gender prejudice and discrimination.
Sample questions from Christianity: Marriage and the Family
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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The purpose of marriage for Christians
What do Christians mean by the sanctity of marriage?
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The sanctity of marriage means that marriage is holy and blessed by God. The vows are sacred promises that should not be broken. -
Christian teachings on sexual relationships
Why do many Christians oppose adultery?
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Adultery breaks the marriage vows and is forbidden by the Ten Commandments. Adultery also causes deep hurt to the family. -
The purpose of the Christian family
What does Ephesians 6:1–4 teach about the family?
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Children should obey and honour their parents. Fathers should not exasperate their children but bring them up in the Lord's instruction. -
How the local church supports Christian families
How do rites of passage support Christian families?
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Baptisms, weddings and funerals mark key stages of family life. The church supports families with prayer and community at these times. -
Christian attitudes to contraception and family planning
What is Humanae Vitae?
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Humanae Vitae is a 1968 encyclical by Pope Paul VI. The encyclical upheld the Catholic ban on artificial contraception. -
Christian attitudes to divorce and remarriage
What is an annulment?
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An annulment is a declaration by the Catholic Church that a marriage was never valid. The partners are then free to marry in church. -
Men and women in the Christian family
What does Ephesians 5:21–30 teach about husbands and wives?
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The passage opens by telling Christians to submit to one another. Wives are told to submit to their husbands, and husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the Church. -
Christian responses to gender prejudice and discrimination
How did Jesus challenge the attitudes of his time towards women?
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Jesus spoke with and taught women, including the Samaritan woman at the well. Women were the first witnesses of his resurrection.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| The purpose of marriage for Christians | Mark 10:6 to 9, the purposes and sanctity of marriage, wedding vows, cohabitation, Humanist and non-religious views on marriage's importance, and disagreement over who may marry in church. | 11 |
| Christian teachings on sexual relationships | The purpose of sex, 1 Corinthians 6 on the body, sex outside marriage and adultery, Catholic and liberal views of same-sex relationships, the Church of England's 2023 decision, and Humanist views. | 11 |
| The purpose of the Christian family | Procreation and security, Ephesians 6:1 to 4 on children and parents, nuclear, extended and blended families, single-parent families and same-sex parents, and the duty towards elderly parents. | 11 |
| How the local church supports Christian families | Family worship, Jesus welcoming children in Matthew 19:13 to 14, rites of passage, parenting classes, Sunday school and youth groups, church counselling, and why parishes support families. | 10 |
| Christian attitudes to contraception and family planning | Family planning defined, Humanae Vitae and the Catholic objection to artificial methods, the one method the Church permits, why Protestants accept contraception, Humanist views, and situation ethics with the Catholic reply. | 11 |
| Christian attitudes to divorce and remarriage | Jesus on divorce in Matthew 19:1 to 12, Catholic teaching and annulment, the Church of England on remarriage, Protestant acceptance, Humanist views, situation ethics, and church help for couples in difficulty. | 11 |
| Men and women in the Christian family | Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2 on roles and the Fall in Genesis 3, Ephesians 5:21 to 30 read by traditional and liberal Christians, complementarian and egalitarian views, and how attitudes to family roles have changed. | 10 |
| Christian responses to gender prejudice and discrimination | Galatians 3:28, how Jesus challenged attitudes to women, Christian opposition to discrimination, who the Catholic Church ordains, when the Church of England first ordained women, early traditions of women leaders, and the ordination debate. | 11 |
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.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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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.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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