Christianity Flashcards
Greek word for Messiah
Messias
Incarnation
Take on human flesh
Purgatory
The state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven.
Law
Law 1st pt of the Christian Bible, contains the Jewish Scriptures
New Testament
The second half of the bible dedicated to Jesus life
Karma
When we are rewarded or punished for our actions in this life
Creed
a formal statement of Christian beliefs, especially the Apostles’ Creed or the Nicene Creed.
Disciple
A follower / apprentice of Jesus – he chose 12 men in particular
Apostle
One of the 12 chief disciples of Jesus
Monotheism
Monotheism Belief in one God
Apostles Creed
A creeds created by the apostles
Nicea Creed
Creed produced by Council of Nicea, expanding on Apostle’s Creed
Omnipotent
All Powerful
Omnipresent
Always present
Omnibevolent
All loving
Omniscient
All knowing
Revelation
a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others.
Eternal
Goes on forever, never dies
Prophecy
a prediction of what will happen in the future for told in the bible
Annunciation
The Angel’s message to Mary, announcing her pregnancy
Assumption
a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof
Ascension
Jesus goes up to heaven bodily 40 days after his resurrection
Resurrection
Jesus coming back from the dead
Judgement
At the end of the world people will be judged by God according to how they have lived
Holy Spirit
the third person of the Trinity; God as spiritually active in the world.
Sin
Turning away from God, breaking His rules, ‘missing the mark’
Salvation
Deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ
Beatitudes
The ‘Blessed are the..’ statements from the Sermon on the Mount
Saint
a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in heaven after death.
Immaculate Conception
The teaching that Mary, the mother of Christ, was conceived without sin and her own conception was thus immaculate
Holy Trinity
The 3 states god exists as: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Messiah
the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible.
Venecular
The local language