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Christian beliefs glossary Flashcards

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Denomination

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A distinct group within the Christian faith with its own organisation

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monotheism

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The belief that there is one God

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Omnipotent

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Almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God

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Omnipresent

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Present everywhere at the same time; a quality of God

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Omniscient

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Knowing everything; a quality of God

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Omnibenevolent

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All loving; a quality of God

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Immanent

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The idea that God is present in & involved with life on earth & in the universe; a quality of God

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Transcendent

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The idea that God is beyond & outside life on earth & the universe; a quality of God

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Perfect Good

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Being entirely without fault or defect; a quality of God

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Impersonal

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The idea that God has no ‘human’ characteristics, is unknowable & mysterious, more like an idea or force

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Personal

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the idea that God is an individual or person with whom people are able to have a relationship or feel close to

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Eternal

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Without beginning or end

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Judge

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Provides fairness to all; a quality of God

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Trinity

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Belief that God is an individual or person in One God; the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit are separate but also one being

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Problem of Evil

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Evil & suffering as an argument against the existence of God

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Inconstant triad

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Evil can’t exist if God is omnibenevolent & omnipotent

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atheism / atheist

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A person who believes that there is no God

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Natural evil

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Evil & suffering that is not directly caused by human actions

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Moral evil

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Evil & suffering that is caused by human action

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Theodicy

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Defence of God & Christianity

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“Soul-making” theodicy

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Theodicy created by St Irenaeus to defend Christianity against problem of evil

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“The Fall”

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God punished Adam & Eve for their actions & the punishment was to endure suffering in life

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Fundamentalists / Creationists

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Christians who believe that the statements in the Bible are literally true & believe that there are certain basic beliefs that are essential to the Christian faith

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Inerrant

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Without error; a quality of God

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The “Word” of God

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Logos

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Logos

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The “Word” of God

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Judgement

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After a person dies they face judgment by God based on how they lived their life

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Purgatory

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The immediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter Heaven

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Heaven

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A state of eternal happiness in the presence of God; the place of eternal peace ruled over by God

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Hell

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A state of eternal suffering or the state of being without God

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Embodied life after death

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The belief that life after death is a physical place

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Disembodied life after death

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The belief that life after death is a spiritual place

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Parable of the sheep and goats

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A story from Mathew 25 showing how God splits those who go to Heaven from those to go to Hell

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Salvation

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Saving the soul, deliverance from sin and admission to Heaven brought by Jesus

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Salvation by merit

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Christians can achieve salvation through their own actions

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Salvation by Grace

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Christians can achieve salvation by the grace of God; God incarnated as Jesus who died as a sacrifice for Humanity’s sins, thus bringing salvation for people

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Salvation by law

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Christians can achieve salvation by following God’s laws and commands in the Bible

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Salvation by spirit

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Christians can achieve salvation by being guided by the Holy Spirit. This could help them to follow God’s laws or live a good life, and so achieve salvation

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The nativity

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The process of circumstances of Jesus being born

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The incarnation

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Becoming flesh; taking a human form

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Palm sunday

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The day Jesus enters Jerusalem and is hailed as the Messiah

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Maundy Thursday

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The day of the last supper and the arrest of Jesus

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Last supper

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The last supper Jesus had with his disciples before he got arrested

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Garden of Gethsemane

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The garden in which Jesus was arrested in by Romans

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The crucifixion

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Roman method of execution by which criminals were fixed to a cross / the execution and death of Jesus on Good Friday

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Good Friday

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The day Jesus was crucified and died at 3PM and darkness followed

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Atonement

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Restoring the relationship between people and God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus

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Sin

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Any action or thought that separated humans from God

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Original sin

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The first sin committed by Adam & Eve for disobeying God

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Repentance

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The action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse

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Easter Sunday

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The day of Jesus’ resurrection where he appears to many

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Resurrection

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Rising from the dead / Jesus rising from the dead on Easter day; an event recorded in all four gospels & central beliefs of Christianity

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Ascension

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Action of rising to an important position or higher level, 40 days after resurrection – Jesus returned to God & Heaven

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