Christianity Beliefs And Teachings Flashcards
The great schism
2 slides of the Christian empire formally breaking away from each other
Denomination
Branch of the Christian church
Monotheism
Belief that there is only one god
Omnipotent
God being powerful
Omnipresent
God being everywhere
Omniscient
God is all knowing
Omnibenevolent
God is all knowing
Immanent
God Existing within us
Transcendent
God is beyond physical human existence
Impersonal
Not influenced by showing or involving personal feelings
Personal
Affecting a particular person rather than anyone else
Eternal
Lasting, or existing forever, no end
Trinity
Belief that there are 3 people in god, the father the son and the Holy Spirit
Problem of evil
Realising how we have a loving powerful god and still have evil in the world
Inconsistent triad
If god is so loving and powerful he’d stop evil, but there is still evil therefore he can’t exist
Atheism/ atheist
A person who doesn’t believe in the existence of god
Natural evil
Evil that isn’t caused by humans (earthquakes)
Moral evil
Evil caused by human (murder)
Theodicy
An argument made towards the view of existence of evil
“Soul making” Theodicy
The theory that evil has to exist so humans can develop their souls and become good people
“The fall”
Where Adam and Eve eat the apple and are banned from the garden of Eden
Perfect good
God is never evil, has no fault
Judge
He delivers what is right and fair
“Creation ex nihilo”
Gods creation of everything from nothing
Fundamentalist/literalist
People who think the words of the bible are gods and are literally true
Creationism
Belief that the universe originates from acts of divine creation (not evolution)
Inerrant
Incapable of being wrong
“Logos”
Word meaning the title for Jesus Christ
Judgement
The day of judgment is where god decides whether you go to hell or heaven
Purgatory
A place of suffering for people who are getting rid of their sins before going to heaven
Heaven
A place after death for god, angels and good people
Hell
A place after death for people to suffer, fire and to be punished of sinning
Embodied life after death
Where you have a physical form after death
Disembodied life after death
Where you live as a spirit/ soul after death
Parable of sheep and goats
Story that encourages Christian’s to help others. Describes the day of judgement
Salvation
To be saved from death
Salvation by merit
Where your actions affect your salvation
The nativity
Story of Jesus Christs birth
Incarnation
A person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, god or quality
Palm Sunday
Commemorating Jesus’ triumph into Jerusalem
Maundy Thursday
Commemorating Jesus’ last supper
Last supper
Final meal that the gospels encounter, before Jesus dies
Garden of Gethsemane
Garden where Jesus was arrested
The crucifixion
Killing of Jesus
Good Friday
Commemorating the day Jesus was crucified
Atonement
Action of making amends for wrong
Sin
Immoral act against the divine low (god)
Original sin
The we are born with, being where Adam and Eve ate the apple
Repentance
Action of repenting, since regret or remorse
Salvation by grace
Gods unconditional love for everyone no matter if they have sinned
Easter Sunday
Commemorating when Jesus resurrected from the dead
Resurrection
The riding of Christ from the dead
Ascension
The ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven after resurrecting
