Christian Beliefs Flashcards
Agape
Christian love
Anglican
A worldwide demonisation that includes the Church of England
Ascension
Jesus taken up to heaven on the 40th day after Easter
Atonement
The action of making amends for wrong doing
Crucifixion
A capitol punishment used by romans which nails a person to a cross to kill them
Denomination
The name for the different branches of the Christian Church
Fundamentalist
Christian 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
Incarnation
God in human form. God made flesh
Imminence
The idea that God is in the world and knowledgeable
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.
Messiah
The anointed one who is seen as the saviour by Christians
Mission
An organised effort to spread the Christian message.
Moral evil
Caused by human action e.g war.
Natural evil
Caused by nature but directly impacts on humanity e.g earthquakes but also due to the human action e.g global warming.
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
Orthodox
A branch of the Christian church largely found in Greece and Russia
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
Roman catholic
The largest Christian group based in Rome with the pope as its leader.
