Christian Beliefs section 1 Flashcards
What is the Trinity?
The Christian belief that there is One God, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
What is the Nicene Creed?
The Christian statement of Faith which originated at the First Council of Nicaea.
What was the First Council of Nicaea?
A council of Christian Bishops that took place in Nicaea in AD 325.
What was the First Council of Constantinople?
The second council of Christian Bishops, they confirmed, with some expansion, the Nicene Creed. AD 381.
What is Creation?
The Creation of the universe regarded as an act of God.
Who is the Creator?
God the Creator of the universe. A characteristic of God.
What does benevolent mean?
All loving.
What does omnipotent mean?
All powerful.
What is the Resurrection?
The belief that Jesus rose from the dead after three days. The belief that the body stays in the grave until the end of the world, when it is raised and judged.
What is Atonement?
The reconciliation of God and humanity accomplished through the life, suffering, and death of Christ.
What is Salvation?
The deliverance of humanity from sin.
What is Grace?
The undeserved love and mercy given to humanity by God.
What is Judgement?
The final trial of all humanity, the living and the dead, at the end of the world.
What is Heaven?
The ultimate end and the resting place of saved souls.
What is Hell?
The eternal separation from God.
