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.