Christian Beliefs Flashcards
Agape
Christian love.
Anglican
A worldwide denomination that includes the Church of England
Ascension
Jesus being taken up to heaven on the 40” day after Easter.
Atonement
The action of making amends for wrong doing.
Baptism
A ceremony to welcome a person into the Christian religion.
Crucifixion
A capital punishment used by the Romans which nails a person to a cross to kill them.
Denomination
The name for the different branches of the Christian church.
Fundamentalist
Christians who take the Bible literally, i.e. word for word true.
Gospel
The names of the books about the life of Jesus in the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Grace
Unconditional love that god shows to people who do not deserve it.
Historic Truth
Facts about historic events, usually from evidence God in human form.
Incarnation
God made flesh.
Imminence
The idea that God is in the world and knowable.
Inconsistent Triad
Concept developed by JL Mackie to show that God cannot be both all loving and all powerful due to the existence of evil.
Irenaeus
Stated that God created the best of all possible worlds to enable humans to develop empathy and love for each other by learning from suffering.
Lord’s Prayer
The prayer Jesus taught his disciples to show them how to pray.
Messiah
The anointed one who is seen as the saviour by Christians.
Miracles
Events that have no scientific explanation for them happening; these were performed by Jesus and described in the Gospels.
Mission
An organised effort to spread the Christian message.
Moralevil
Caused by human action e o war
Natural evil
Caused by nature but directly impacts on humanity e.g. earthquakes but also due to human action e.g. global warming.
Nicene Creed
A statement of belief used in Christian services.
Omnibenevolent
The idea that God is all-loving.
Omniscient
The idea that God is all-knowing.
Omnipotent
The idea that God is all-powerful.
Omnipresent
The idea that God is present everywhere.
Oneness of God
The idea that God is ‘one’.
Orthodox
A branch of the Christian Church, largely found in Greece and Russia.
Penitence
To feel regret for someone’s sins.
Protestant
A branch of the Christian church that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.
Reconciliation
The process of making people in conflict friendly again.
Religious Truth
Knowledge gained through interpretation of religious texts, rather than taking them literally
Resurrection
The physical return of Jesus on the third day after he died.
Roman Catholic
The largest Christian group, based in Rome with the Pope as its leader.
Salvation
The saving of the soul from sin.
Sanhedrin
The ruling council of Jews in Israel.
Secular
Relating to worldly as opposed to religious things.
St Augustine
Stated that God created the best of all possible worlds but it was human sin (Original Sin) and misuse of freewill that led to The Fall and the existence of evil. (Genesis 1).
St Paul
A man who taught the teachings of Jesus - originally Saul of Tarsus before his conversion.
Transcendence
The idea that God is beyond the world and unknowable.
Trinity
The belief in God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
