Christianity Vocab Flashcards
The great schism
The split between roman catholic & orthadox church
Denomination
A branch of the religious church
Monotheism
Belief in one God
Omnipotent
Unlimited power, almighty
Omnipresent
All present
Omniscient
All knowing
Omnibenevolent
All loving
Immanent
God is present right now
Transcendent
God can travel through the universe
Perfect good
The ultimate form of good is God
Impersonal
God doesnt interact with humans
Personal
God does interact with humans
Eternal
Lasts forever
Judge
The decider of our fate
Trinity
The unity of the father, son and holy spirit
Problem of evil
An arguement to support the idea that God doesnt exist
Inconsistant triad
God cant be loving and powerful if evil exists
Athiesm
The belief that there is no God
Natural evil
Evil out of mans control
Moral evil
Evil delivered from free will
Theodicy
An arguement for the existence of God
“Soul-making” theodicy
Evil exists so humans can develop their soul and become better people
“The fall”
When man was introduced to evil
“Creation ex nihlio”
Created from nothing
Fundamentelists
People who believe the bible is tru
Creationism
The belief that God made the world in the same way as it says in the bible
The “word” of god
Logos
Logos
Gods word
Judgement
The day God decides our fate
Purgatory
Waiting place for heaven
Heaven
A place with God
Hell
A place without God
Embodied life after dead
In human form after death
Disembodied lofe after death
In a spirit form after death
Parable of the sheep & goats
A parable to show what God wants from man
Salvation
To be protected from sin and to be with God
Salvation by merit
You do good to get into heaven
The nativity
Jesus’ conception
Incarnation
God in human form
Palm sunday
Christs’ enter into Jerusalem
Maundey thursday
The night Judas betrayed Jesus
Last supper
Jesus’ last meal with the deciples
Garden of gethsemane
Where jesus was arrested
The crucifixion
How jesus died
Good friday
When jesus died
Atonement
To make amends or reperations
Sin
Something that seperates us from God
Original sin
Sin that were born with
Repentance
To seek forgiveness
Salvation by grace
Just your faith in God can save you from hell
Easter sunday
The day jesus ressurected
Resurrection
Coming back from the dead
Ascencion
The event where jesus goes to heaven
