Christian Beliefs Flashcards

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Agape

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Christian love

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Anglican

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A worldwide demonisation that includes the Church of England

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Ascension

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Jesus taken up to heaven on the 40th day after Easter

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Atonement

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The action of making amends for wrong doing

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Crucifixion

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A capitol punishment used by romans which nails a person to a cross to kill them

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Denomination

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The name for the different branches of the Christian Church

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Fundamentalist

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Christian who take the Bible literally i.e word for word true

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Gospel

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The names of the books about the life of Jesus in the bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

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Grace

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Unconditional love that god shows to people who do not deserve it

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Incarnation

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God in human form. God made flesh

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Imminence

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The idea that God is in the world and knowledgeable

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Inconsistent triad

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Concept developed by JL Mackie to show that God cannot be both all loving and all powerful due to the existence of evil.

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Messiah

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The anointed one who is seen as the saviour by Christians

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14
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Mission

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An organised effort to spread the Christian message.

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Moral evil

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Caused by human action e.g war.

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Natural evil

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Caused by nature but directly impacts on humanity e.g earthquakes but also due to the human action e.g global warming.

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Omnibenevolent

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The idea that god is all loving

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Omniscient

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The idea that God is all knowing

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Omnipotent

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The idea that god is all powerful

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Omnipresent

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The idea that god is present everywhere

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Orthodox

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A branch of the Christian church largely found in Greece and Russia

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Protestant

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A branch of the Christian church that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church

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Reconciliation

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The process of making people in conflict friendly again

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Roman catholic

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The largest Christian group based in Rome with the pope as its leader.

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Salvation

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The saving of the soul from sin

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Transcendence

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The idea that God is beyond the world and unknowable

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Trinity

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The belief in God the father God the son and God the Holy Spirit