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Flashcards by Jeni McClean, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jeni McClean
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| Question | Answer |
| Catholic | Branch of Christianity, based in Rome led by Pope |
| Orthodox | Branch of Christianity practised in Eastern Europe and Russia |
| Protestant | Branch of Christianity who believe Bible is the source of Authority |
| Denomination | Distinct group within Christian faith - with its own organisations and traditions |
| God | Supreme being |
| Omnipotent | Almighty, unlimited power |
| Quote from Luke's gospel showing God's omnipotence | "Nothing is impossible with God." |
| Benevolent | All loving, all good |
| Quote from John's gospel showing God's benevolence | "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son" John 3:16 |
| Agape | Self-sacrificing love - the love we show to all humanity |
| Ultimate demonstration of agape love | Jesus death on the cross, Christians believe he died to save humanity from its sins |
| Justice | Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law. |
| Parable, showing agape love (loving your neighbour as yourself) | Parable of the Good Samaritan |
| Jesus teaching from the sermon on the mount on how we should treat people who don't treat us well | "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" |
| Parable that says we will be judged (on judgement day) and separated up into 2 groups based on faith and deeds | Parable of the Sheep and Goats |
| Trinity | Belief that there are three persons of God in one Tri-unity |
| God the Father | "Our Father in heaven" creator of the universe |
| Holy Spirt | God's presence on earth, source of strength in Christian hearts - to guide and sustain faith |
| Son of God | Saviour who became incarnate (Jesus!) |
| Son of God described in John's Gospel quote | "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." |
| Quote showing that Jesus is God's son | When Jesus was baptised a voice from heaven said "You are my Son." |
| Creation | Act by which God bought about the universe Genesis 1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" |
| The Word | Term used in Johns gospel to refer to the son of God |
| Quote from John's gospel showing Jesus as 'the word' | "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." 1 John 1-3 |
| Incarnation | Becoming flesh - embodiment |
| Quote showing that Jesus is God incarnate | The Father has sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. |
| Blasphemy | A religious offence which includes claiming to be God |
| Jesus quote, used to say that he was blaspheming | "Again the high priest asked him, 'Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?' 'I am,' said Jesus." |
| Crucifixion | Roman method of execution - nailed to cross |
| Resurrection | Rising from the dead |
| Quote demonstrating Jesus' resurrection | "but the angel said, 'Don't be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body." |
| Ascension | Jesus returned to heaven 40 days after resurrection |
| Quote from Acts 1 demonstrating Jesus' ascension | After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. |
| Heaven | State of eternal happiness in the presence of God |
| Afterlife | What follows on after death |
| Day of Judgement | A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God - reward or punished. |
| Direct instruction (Jesus in Matthew's Gospel) on what will happen after we have been separated on the day of judgement | "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." |
| Heaven | A state of eternal bliss in the presence of God |
| Hell | The place of eternal suffering - or the state of being without God/separated form God |
| Purgatory | Catholic belief - intermediate state where all souls are cleansed in order to get to heaven |
| Satan | Name for the devil - the power source of evil |
| Sin | Any action or thought that separates humans from God; behaviour which is against God's laws/principles of morality |
| Original sin | Augustine Christian doctrine - everyone is born with the sins of Adam and have urges to do evil and disobey God |
| Salvation | Saving the soul, deliverance from sin and admission to heaven brought about by Jesus |
| Grace | Quality of God which shows to humans by providing love and support which they don't have to earn |
| Salvation through grace | Salvation (deliverance from sin) through grace given by God through faith in Jesus. It is not earned or deserved but is a gift for the faithful. |
| Salvation through good works | Old Testament makes it clear that to achieve salvation you have to have faith in God and obey the law |
| New Testament (Jesus in Matthew) Parable and Teaching showing we need to do good works to achieve a plae in Heaven | Parable of the Sheep and Goats - you have to do things, followed by the teaching "those who did this (feed, clothed etc) for the least of my brothers you did for me." |
| Atonement | Resorting relationships between people and God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus - being -at one' again |
| Reconciliation | Restoration of relationships - join back together |
| Forgiveness | Showing grace, mercy and pardoning someone for what they did wrong |
| Mass | Ceremony, also called the Eucharist, in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine - link to Last Supper |
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