Christian Beliefs Flashcards
Anglican
A worldwide denomination that includes the c of e
Ascension
Jesus being taken up to heaven on the 40th day after Easter
Atonement
The action of making amends for wrong doing
Crucifixion
A capital punishment used by the Romans which nails person to a cross to kill
Denomination
The name for the different branches of the Christian church
Fundamentalist
Christians who take the bible literally e.g word for word
Gospel
The name of the books about the life of Jesus in the bible: mathew, mark,Luke and John
Grace
Unconditional love that god shows people who don’t deserve it
Incarnation
God in human form made from 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 whilst evil exists
Messiah
The anointed one who is seen as the saviour by Christians
Mission
An organised effort to spread the Christian method
Moral evil
Caused by humans e.g war
Natural evil
Cause by nature but directly impacts on humanity e.g earthquakes but also due to humans e.g global warming
Omnibenevolent
The idea that god is all loving
Omniscient
The that god is all knowing
Omnipotent
The idea that is all powerful
Omnipresent
The idea that god is present everywhere
Orthodox
A branch of 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
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 the leader
Salvation
The saving of the soul from sin
Transcendent
The idea that god is beyond the world and unknowable
Trinity
The belief in god the father,the son and god the Holy Spirit
Theodicy
A solution to the problem of evil
3 responses to the problem of evil
Free will defence, evil and suffering have a purpose, evil is a punishment
The free will defence
- Evil is because of the fall
- World was good but Adam and Eve caused evil in the world
3.misuse of human free will causes evil and suffering
Solution:
Not gods fault
Only moral evil
Evil and suffering have a purpose
- Evil helps people learn and grow
- Experienceing suffering ourselves we develop empathy and compassion
Solution:
A bit extremes for an all loving god (all loving god that causes cancer )
Evil is a punishment
- Suffering is needed for balance, without bad there is no good
- Punishment for the original sin
Solution:
Even is evil is a punishment would an all living god punish that hard
Scripture
A sacred writing e.g for Christian’s the bible
Heaven
The idea of paradise where the souls goes after death if it is free from sin to have an eternal life with god
Hell
Punishment after death for souls that have sinner, often seen as a place of torment or suffering without god
Purgatory
In some Christian a condition or state in which good souls receive spiritual cleansing after death in prep for heaven
How can you be salvated
- Through action
2.through following gods laws - A free gift of grace- you only have to follow Jesus
- Through the Holy Spirit
