Christianity- Definitions You Need To Know

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Adoration (prayer)

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A prayer praising God

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Advent

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A period in the Christian calendar which begins 4 Sundays before the 25th of December, advent marks the period of waiting before Jesus’ birth

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Agape

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Christian love/selfless love

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Anglican

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The church of england (CofE)

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Ascension

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Being taken up into heaven, the event 40 days after Jesus’ resurrection

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Atonement

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The belief that Jesus’ death on the cross mended the relationship between humans and God

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Baptism

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A sacrament through which people become members of the church

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Benevolent

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All-loving

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Christ

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Greek word for Messiah

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Communion

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The service of christian worship where bread and wine are split and shared, it is also called, mass or Eucharist

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Confession

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Privately confessing your sins to God

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Confirmation

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The service where someone confirms their faith and fulfils promises made when they were baptised

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Creed

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Statement of belief ( the apostles creed)

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Crucifixion

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The death of Jesus on the cross

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Ecumenical

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The worldwide Christian church

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Evangelism

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Preaching the gospel to convert people to the faith

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Grace

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The unconditional and generous love that God shows to people who don’t deserve it

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Incarnation

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‘Taking on flesh’ when God became human in the form of Jesus

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Lent

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A 40 day period of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of easter

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Monotheism

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The belief in one God

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Moral evil

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Acts of humans that are seen to be morally wrong, murder and torture for example

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Natural evil

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Harmful events not (directly) caused by human actions for example, flash flood or hurricane or a pandemic

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Nicene creed

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Statement of Christian doctrine in 325 CE

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Original sin

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The thought that human nature is flawed and that all people are born with the tendency to sin, this traces back to the story of adam and eve in the garden of eden

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Orthodox

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A denomination or tradition of the church, there are 2 main orthodox denominations- greek and russian

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Pilgrimage

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A religious journey to a holy/sacred site

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Protestant

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A christian denomination that broke away from Roman Catholicism

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Purgatory

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A place where the soul is purified before it can go to heaven (roman catholicism only)

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Roman catholic

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The christian group that is lead by the pope

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Sacrament

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The outward and visible sign of an invisible and spiritual grace.(e.g. Baptism and the Eucharist are recognised as sacraments by most Christians).

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Salvation

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Being saved; belief that through God’s grace, Jesus’ death and resurrection brought about salvation for humanity. Saving the soul and which is then able to enter eternal life in heaven.