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Christianity Keywords Flashcards

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Justice

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Doing what is right and fair based on the law.

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Law

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Guidelines as to how people should behave in society.

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Punish

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Impose a penalty on someone for doing something wrong.

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Reconciliation

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Restoring peace and friends between individuals or groups.

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Agnostic

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Someone who believes it is not possible to know whether god exists or not.

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Atheist

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Someone who does not believe in God.

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Humanist

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A non religious person who looks to reason and empathy.

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Adultery

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A couple having sex where one or both is married to someone else.

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Civil Disobedience

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Refusing to comply with certain laws as a form of peaceful protest against them.

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Cybercrime

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Crime committed online.

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Rehabilitate

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Restore something to law abiding life.

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Free Will

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Having the freedom to chose what to do.

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Blasphemy

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Disrespect towards God or something sacred.

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Deterrence

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Discouragement from doing something.

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Protection

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Keeping someone or something from criminal harm.

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Reformation

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Changing someone or something for the better.

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Retribution

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Punishment given in revenge for a wrong that has been done.

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Offender Behaviour programme.

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Scheme intended to reduce reoffending by tackling issues associated with crime.

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Reconcile.

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Restore friendly relations with someone.

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Reoffend

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To return to criminal behaviour

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Restorative Justice

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A form of rehab where criminals are given the opportunity to meet victims of crime.

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Human Rights

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Rights which all human beings are entitled to.

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Torture

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Inflicting severe pain on someone.

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Fair Trial.

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A public hearing by an independent tribunal established by law.

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Begotten

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To be born of.

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Holy Spirit

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The spirit of God.

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Jesus Christ

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The son of God.

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Trinity

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God as one being in three persons.

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Charismatic

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A power given by God.

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Humanity

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All human beings.

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Spiritual Gifts

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Gifts given by God to believers.

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Creationism

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The belief that the world was created in a literal six days.

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Conservation

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Protecting something from being damaged or destroyed.

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Environment

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The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend for life.

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Free Will

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Having the freedom to choose what to do.

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Stewardship

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Looking after something so it can be passed onto the next generation.

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Incarnation

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To take on flesh.

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Crucifixion

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Being nailed to the cross and left to die.

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Sin

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Anything that prevents a relationship with God.

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Atonement

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The action of restoring a relationship with God.

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Grace

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Undeserved Love

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Law

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Guidelines as to how people should behave.

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Repentance

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To say sorry for and turn away from any wrongdoing.

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Day of Judgement

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Time when God assesses a person’s life and actions.

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Eschatology

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An area of Christian theology that is concerned with life after death.

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Vale of soul-making

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An environment in which human beings can overcome evil by making good choices.

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Ascension

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Going to heaven.

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Resurrection

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Rising from the dead.

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Intercession

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Prayers for those who are suffering.

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Satan

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The adversary.

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Purgatory

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A place where the souls of the dead cleansed and prepared for heaven.

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Omnipotence

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All-powerful.

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Natural Evil

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Suffering caused by natural events.

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Moral Evil

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Suffering caused by humans.

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Salvation

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Being saved from sin.

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Benevolence

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All-good.

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Universalism

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The belief because of the love and mercy of God, that everyone will go to heaven.

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Immortal soul

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A soul that lives on after the death of the physical body.

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Heaven

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Place of eternal paradise.

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Hell

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Place of punishment.

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Creed

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A statement of firmly held beliefs.

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Epiphany

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A moment of suddenly revealing something surprising or great.

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Advent

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A season of preparation for Christmas

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Vision

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Seeing or hearing someone or something holy.

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Shrine

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A holy place.

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Pilgrimage

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A journey to a religious or holy place.

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Prayer

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A way of communicating with God.

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Eucharist

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The ceremony commemorating the La Supper.

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Sacrament

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An important Christian ceremony.

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Denominations

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The name given to the main groups within the Church.

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Baptism

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Where a person is welcomed into the Christian ceremony.

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Liturgical

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A set form of worship.

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Non-liturgical

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A form of worship which is not set.

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Sermon

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A talk or teaching from a church leader.

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Anoint

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Applying oil to a person’s head.

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Worship

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Believers expressing love for God.

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39 Articles of Religion

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A historical record of beliefs held by the Church of England.

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Holy Week

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The week before Easter.

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Nativity

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The week before Easter.

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Prophecy

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The birth of someone.

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Vigil

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Staying awake in night in order to pray.

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Convert

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To change from one set of beliefs to another.

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Mission

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Sending individuals or groups to spread the Christian message.

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Evangelism

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Preaching the gospels in order to attract new believers.

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