Christian Terms Flashcards
Incarnation
Taking a human form (Jesus on earth)
Resurrection
Rising from the dead
Blasphemy
Religious offence (e,g claiming to be God)
Sin
Separated humans from God, committing sinful (bad) actions
Crucifixion
Roman method of execution , what happened to Jesus
Ascension
The event when Jesus returned to God by ascending (rising) to heaven
Heaven
State of eternal happiness , close to god
Hell
State of eternal suffering , separated and far from God
Trinity
The father , the son and the Holy Spirit
Atonement
Basically trying to get your sins forgiven , like trying to fix something you’ve done wrong
Retribution
Punishment given to someone that has done something wrong
Original sin
Eve eating the fruit and disobeying god , first sin by humans
What did committing the original sin lead to
Death and pain came into the world
Salvation
Saving of a soul from sin