CHRISTIANITY KEY WORDS Flashcards
Genesis
first book of the Bible containing the creation story
Literal interpretation
a literal interpretation of the creation story is that everything happened in exactly 6 days as it says in the Bible as the Bible is God’s direct word
Metaphorical interpretation
the creation story was not meant to be literally true but it contains metaphors and meanings eg. about stewardship
Original Sin
the belief that we were born with original sin inherited from Adam and Eve and
The Fall
when Adam and Eve ate the fruit in the Garden of Eden and disobeyed God
Stewardship
taking care of the environment
The Word
Jesus is the Word as he is ‘the word of God’
The Incarnation
Jesus being ‘made flesh’ – born a human
Omnipotence
all- powerful
Omniscience
all- knowing
Omni- benevolence
all- loving
eternally begotten
Always existed together. The Father did not make the Son