Christianity

Question 1

What is a denomination?

Answer 1

A distinct group within the Christian faith, with its own organisation and traditions

Question 2

What does monotheistic mean?

Answer 2

A belief in one god

Question 3

What is the nature of god?

Answer 3

A belief that god is universal and creates and sustains everything

Question 4

What does orthodox mean?

Answer 4

A branch of Christianity practised mainly in Eastern Europe

Question 5

What is prayer?

Answer 5

A form of communication with god

Question 6

What does holy mean?

Answer 6

Separate and set apart for a special purpose by god.

Question 7

What does Protestant mean?

Answer 7

A branch of Christianity formed generally as a result of the reformation.

Question 8

What is the trinity?

Answer 8

The belief that there are three persons in one God. The father, the son and the Holy Spirit, are separate but are also one being.

Question 9

What is ascension?

Answer 9

The event 40 days after the resurrection when Jesus returned to God the Father in heaven.

Question 10

What is blasphemy?

Answer 10

A religious offence which includes claiming to be God.

Question 11

What is the crucifixion?

Answer 11

The roman method of execution by which criminals were fixed to a cross.

Question 12

What is incarnation?

Answer 12

Becoming flesh; taking human form.

Question 13

What is resurrection?

Answer 13

Rising from the dead. Or Jesus rising from the dead on Easter Sunday.

Question 14

What is sin?

Answer 14

Any action orthought that separates human from God; behaviour which against God’s laws and wishes against principles of morality.

Question 15

What is heaven?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What is atonement?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What is forgiveness?

Answer 17

Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong.

Question 18

What is a mass?

Answer 18

A ceremony also called Eucharist, in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine.

Question 19

What does benevolent mean?

Answer 19

All living, all good, a quality of God.

Question 20

What is Justice?

Answer 20

Bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law or making up for a wring that has been committed.

Question 21

What is omnipotence?

Answer 21

All powerful, having an unlimited power, almighty a quality of God.

Question 22

What is creation?

Answer 22

The act by which God brought the universe into being.

Question 23

What is ‘The word’?

Answer 23

Term used at the beginning of john’s gospel to refer to the son of god.

Question 24

What is the afterlife?

Answer 24

The belief that there is life of some form after the death of the physical body.

Question 25

What is the apostle creed?

Answer 25

Statement of faith, referring to a belief in the resurrection of the body of Christ.

Question 26

What does purgatory mean?

Answer 26

The intermediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven.

Question 27

What is dominion?

Answer 27

Sovereignty or control.

Question 28

What is stewardship?

Answer 28

And ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources.

Question 29

What is awe?

Answer 29

The feeling of reverential respect mixed with wonder or fear.

Question 30

What is wonder?

Answer 30

A feeling of amazement and admiration caused by something beautiful, remarkable or unfamiliar.

Question 31

What are religious truths?

Answer 31

Something that had meaning to life and what we read and do as a person. Stays the same forever.