GCSE Religious Studies Quotes Revision List

CHRISTIANITY

BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

Christian beliefs about the nature of God

In the beginning God created the heavens and

the earth
Genesis 1:1

"Let us make man in our image”

Genesis 1:26

"For God so loved the world that he gave his

one and only Son”

John 3:16

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd

lays down his life for the sheep.

John 10:11

Don't you know that you yourselves are God's

temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Jesus

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling

among
us” John 1
:14

Life after death

The LORD God formed the man from the dust of
the ground and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life, and the man became a living
being.
Genesis
2:7

Understandings of Heaven, Hell and

Purgatory

If anyone's name was not found written in the

book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:15

They will throw them into the fiery furnace,

where there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
Matthew
13:42

Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today

you will be with me in paradise."
Luke
23:43

The concept of God as Judge

Then they will go away to eternal punishment,
but the righteous to eternal life."
The Parable of the Sheep and the
Goats, Matthew 25:46

The relation between moral behaviour and

the afterlife
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and
the life. He who believes in me will live, even
though he dies; and whoever lives and believes
in me will never die.
John 11: 25-
26

Practices

"This is my body, which is for you; do this in

remembrance of
me." 1 Corinthians
11:23-25

RELIGION AND LIFE

Christian ideas about the origin of the
world and of humanity
And God said, "Let there be light," and there
was light.
Genesis 1:1-3
So God created man in his own image, in the
image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27
The LORD God formed the man from the dust of
the ground and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life, and the man became a living
being.

Genesis 2:7

Christian responses to environmental

issues

The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,

the world, and all who live in it.
Psalm
24:1

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not

one of them will fall to the ground apart from
the will of your Father.
Matthew
10:29

Religion and Medical Ethics

Different Christian attitudes towards

abortion
Bible quotes used to argue AGAINST
abortion
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart”
Jeremiah 1:5
“You saw me before I was born” Psalm 139:16
“God… chose me even before I was
born"Galatians
Galatians 1:15
“God made man in His image” Genesis 1:26
“Do not kill” Exodus 20:13
”You yourselves are God's temple” 1
Corinthians 3:16
Bible quotes used to argue FOR abortion
God made Adam, and then “breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life.” Genesis 2:7
This suggests that we are not human until we
breathe (i.e. we are born).
“But better off are those who have never been
born, who have never seen the injustice that
goes on in the world.” Ecclesiastes 4:3
Roman Catholic Church
“Human life is sacred”. Humanae Vitae, 1968
“The unborn human being’s right to live is one
of the inalienable human rights” Pope John
Paul II, 1985

Christian attitudes towards euthanasia

and Suicide
‘Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of
God’
Pope John Paul II, 1995
We need to provide better care for the dying
rather than kill them off ‘early.”
Methodist Conference 1974
Christians for euthanasia
Some Christians would support euthanasia.
They might argue:
• Humans were given dominion over all living

things by God (Genesis 1:28), i.e. we can

choose for ourselves.
• God gave humans free will. We should be

allowed to use free will to decide when our

lives end.
• “Do to others as you would have them do to

you”. How would you want to be treated?

Christians against euthanasia
Other Christians are against euthanasia. They
argue it is dangerous to make euthanasia legal.
• “ Thou shall not kill”. It is wrong to take away

God’s sacred gift of human life.

• “ God made man in his own image” Genesis

1:27 – human life is a sacred gift from God.

• “ God gives and God takes away” Job 1:21,

not us!
• “ Don’t you know that you are the temple of

God?” 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Christian beliefs about the use of animals

in medical research

The Baptist Church

“Most Baptists would be sympathetic to the use
of animals in medical research, but less
enthusiastic about their use in cosmetic
products.”
Rev. Anne Wilkinson-Hayes, 1992
Some Christians support animal research
because:
• Humans have a unique status because of

their relationship with God

• Mankind was "made in God's image" unlike

other animal species

• God put mankind in charge of animals to

"rule over them"

• Humans have souls, non-human animals

don't
Some Christians oppose animal research
because:
• All animals are made by God and are

intrinsically valuable
• Many experiments are performed for

curiosity's sake, or cosmetic purposes

• Not all Christians agree that animals lack a

soul
• “A man is worth many sparrows, but not one

sparrow can die unnoticed in God's World”

Matthew 10:29-31

RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES

The roles of men and women within a
Christian family
“in the image of God.”
Genesis 1:27
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free,
male nor female, for you are all one in Christ
Jesus.”
St. Paul, Galatians 2:28
“Honour your father and your mother”
Exodus 20:12 - 10 commandments
"Listen to your Father who gave you life and do
not despise your mother when she is old"
Proverbs 23:22

Christian marriage
“You shall not commit adultery.”
Exodus 20: 14 - 10 Commandments
St. Paul said, “A man should fulfil his duty as
her husband and a woman should fulfil her duty
as a wife, and each should satisfy the other’s
needs.”
1 Corinthians 7:3-5

Christian beliefs about the ethics of

divorce
“I hate divorce, says the Lord.”
Malachi 2:15
“ If a man marries a woman who becomes
displeasing to him….., he writes out a
certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends
her from his house……
Deuteronomy 24:1
“ Man must not separate what God has joined
together”
Matthew 19:6 and Mark 10:9
Christian beliefs about sexual
relationships and contraception
“ So God created man in his own image; male
and female he created them. And God blessed
them, and God said to them, “be fruitful and
multiply and fill the earth…..”
Genesis 1:27-28
“Flee from sexual immorality”
1 Corinthians 6:18-19
In 1968, Pope John Paul VI issued Humanae
Vitae –
“Every marriage act (sex) must remain open to
the transmission of life”

RELIGION PEACE AND JUSTICE

Christian Attitudes towards War
“ Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all
the fighting men drawn near and attack.”
Joel 3:9-10
“ The Lord is a warrior.”
Exodus 15:3
“ You shall not kill.”
Exodus 20:13.

Christian attitudes towards the use of

violence and towards pacifism
Turn from evil and do good, seek peace and
pursue it.
Psalm 34v14
“You shall not murder.”
Exodus 10:13
“Do not take revenge on someone who wrongs
you. If someone strikes you on the right cheek,
turn to him the other also.”
Matthew 5:39
“Love your enemies, and pray for those who
persecute you.”
Matthew 5:44
“Blessed are the peacemakers”
Matthew 5:9
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you.”
John 14v27
RELIGION CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Christian beliefs about the treatment of
criminals
“eye for an eye, tooth for tooth”.
Leviticus 24:19-20
"Obey the government, for God is the one who
put it there. All governments have been placed
in power by God."
Romans 13:1

Christian responses to social injustice

“Remember those in prison as if you were their
fellow prisoners, and those who are maltreated
as if you yourselves were suffering.”
St Paul, Hebrews 13:3
“Faith without action is dead.” James 2:17
GCSE Religious Studies Quotes Revision List
ISLAM

BELIEFS
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most
Merciful, Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and
Sustainer of worlds
Surah 1

There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the

messenger of Allah Shahadah

Say: He is Allah, the one and only;

Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
And there is none like unto Him
Surah 112: 1-4

“This day I have perfected your religion for your

benefit” Surah 5:3
The afterlife
“And as for those who had believed and done
righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of
Paradise Surah
30:14-16
Does man think that We will not assemble his
bones? Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion
his fingertips. Surah
75:3-4
From the earth We created you, and into it We
will return you, and from it We will extract you
another time. Surah
20:5

we are closer to human than his jugular vein

Surah 50:16
Nothing there is like him
Surah 42:11
Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad is not the father of one of your
men, but the messenger of Allah and the seal
of the prophets Surah
33:40
You have in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful
pattern for any one whose hope is in Allah and
the Final Day Surah 2:151

Prophet Adam
I am going to create a human out of clay…so
when I have made him and breathed into him
Surah 38:71-72
The Qur’an
Falsehood shall never come to it
Surah 41:42
Angels
They do not precede Him in speech and only
according to His commandment do they act
Surah 21:73
Human freedom
Say ‘Never will we be struck except by what
Allah has decreed for us; He is our protector’
Surah 9:51
The afterlife
No soul knows what delights of the eye are kept
hidden from they of joy as a reward for what
they did Surah
32:17
O humanity your sins are against your soul. It is
an enjoyment of the life of the present, we will
show you the truth of what you did Surah 10:23
PRACTICES
Fasting
Oh believers! Fasting is prescribed for you as it
was for those before you that you may learn
self-restraint Surah 2:183

Zakah
Be steadfast in prayer and giving
Surah 2:110

Jihad

The person who struggles so that Allah’s Word

is supreme is the one serving Allah’s cause
Hadith

The best jihad is the word of justice in front of

an oppressive ruler

Hadith

Repel evil with what is seen as better, then,

your enemy will become your friend
Surah 41:34

RELIGION AND LIFE

I have only created Jinns and men, that they

may serve Me Surah 7:54

‘Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens

and the earth were joined together (as one unit
of creation), Surah 51:56-58

‘It is He who hath made you (His) agents …that

He may try you in the gifts He hath given you.’
Surah 16:66

‘And take not life – which Allah has made

sacred – except for just cause’

Surah 6:165

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty.

We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their
killing is ever a great sin.
Surah 17:31
He created man from a sperm-drop
Surah 16: 4-7
And to Allah belongs the dominion of the
heavens and the earth, and to Allah is the
destination.
Surah 24:42

RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES

He created you from dust

He created for you from yourselves mates

that you may find tranquillity in them
Surah 30:20-21
It has been made permissible for you the night
preceding fasting to go to your wives [for
sexual relations
Surah 2:187
And do not approach unlawful sexual
intercourse
Surah 17:32

RELIGION PEACE AND CONFLICT

Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but
do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like
transgressors.
Surah 2:190
The most excellent Jihad is the uttering of truth
in the presence of an unjust ruler
Hadith

RELIGION CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

And those who accuse chaste women …lash
them with eighty lashes
Surah 24:4
the thief, the male and the female, amputate
their hands…as a deterrent
Surah 5: 38