珠海科技学院：《英语精读》课程教学课件（Book 4）Unit 6 Groundless Beliefs

Lesson 6 Groundless Beliefs

Groundless Beliefs Groundless Beliefs Lesson 6

Background Information 1.Catholic Belief To gain the happiness of heaven we must know, love,and serve God in this world.Man must know, love and serve God in a supernatural manner in order to gain happiness of heaven.Man is raised to the supernatural order only by grace,a free gift of God. We learn to know,love,and serve God from Jesus Christ,the Son of God,who teaches us through the Catholic Church

Background Information I . Catholic Belief To gain the happiness of heaven we must know, love, and serve God in this world. Man must know, love and serve God in a supernatural manner in order to gain happiness of heaven. Man is raised to the supernatural order only by grace, a free gift of God. We learn to know, love, and serve God from Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who teaches us through the Catholic Church

Background Information "In order to be saved,all persons who have attained the use of reason must believe explicitly that God exists and that he rewards the good and punishes the wicked;in practice they must also believe in the mysteries of the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation. By the Blessed Trinity we mean one and the same God in three divine persons,the Father,the Son, and the Holy Ghost

Background Information “In order to be saved, all persons who have attaine “ d the use of reason must believe explicitly that God exists and that he rewards the good and punishes the wicked; in practice they must also believe in the mysteries of the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation. By the Blessed Trinity we mean one and the same God in three divine persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost

Background Information By the Incarnation is meant that the Son of God, retaining His divine nature,took to Himself a human nature,that is,a body and soul like ours. The Church is the congregation of all baptized persons united in the same true faith,the same sacrifice,and the same sacraments,under the authority of the Sovereign Pontiff and the bishops in communion with him. We find the chief truths taught by Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church in the Apostles'Creed

Background Information By the Incarnation is meant that the Son of God, retaining His divine nature, took to Himself a human nature, that is, a body and soul like ours. The Church is the congregation of all baptized persons united in the same true faith, the same sacrifice, and the same sacraments, under the authority of the Sovereign Pontiff and the bishops in communion with him. We find the chief truths taught by Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church in the Apostles' Creed

Background Information Il.Presbyterian Belief We believe the Bible is the written word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts.The Bible is the revelation of God's truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice. We believe in the Holy Trinity.There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons:the Father, the Son,and the Holy Spirit

Background Information II. Presbyterian Belief We believe the Bible is the written word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God’s truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice. We believe in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Background Information We believe that all are sinners are totally unable to save themselves from God's displeasure,except by His mercy. We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God,who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in Him, alone,for salvation

Background Information We believe that all are sinners are totally unable to save themselves from God’s displeasure, except by His mercy. We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in Him, alone, for salvation

Background Information We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells God's people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow Him. We believe that Jesus will return,bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive His people to Himself

Background Information We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells God’s people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow Him. We believe that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive His people to Himself

Background Information 3.Polygamy It refers to the conditions of a man having more than one wife or a woman having more than one husband at the same time.Its practice existed in many cultures in ancient times and in fact still does in some cultures today although mostly among wealthy people.However now it is considered barbarous in many countries and is prohibited by the law

Background Information 3. Polygamy It refers to the conditions of a man having more than one wife or a woman having more than one husband at the same time. Its practice existed in many cultures in ancient times and in fact still does in some cultures today although mostly among wealthy people. However now it is considered barbarous in many countries and is prohibited by the law

Background Information 4.Head-hunting It refers to the practice of obtaining and preserving the heads of one's enemies.Believed by some that the power of persons whose heads were taken was added to that already possessed by the successful warrior or his village.Once widely practiced,it is now rare

Background Information 4. Head-hunting It refers to the practice of obtaining and preserving the heads of one’s enemies. Believed by some that the power of persons whose heads were taken was added to that already possessed by the successful warrior or his village. Once widely practiced, it is now rare

Background Information 5.Gladiatorial fighting Gladiators were people whose profession was to fight for the public amusement in ancient Roman times.Drawn from slaves,captives,and criminals, they were carefully trained and kept together in barracks or schools.They usually fought with nets, tridents and short swords.Gladiatorial fighting did not stop until the 5th century

Background Information 5. Gladiatorial fighting Gladiators were people whose profession was to fight for the public amusement in ancient Roman times. Drawn from slaves, captives, and criminals, they were carefully trained and kept together in barracks or schools. They usually fought with nets, tridents and short swords. Gladiatorial fighting did not stop until the 5th century