Key Terms - Redemption Flashcards
The Church
Holy people of God also called the Body of Christ, among whom Christ is present and active.
A Church
A building in which Christians worship.
Altar
The place of sacrifice where the offering of the mass is made to God.
Stations of the Cross
Series of 14 images that remind Catholics of Jesus’ final journey to the cross.
Lectern
The reading stand from which the Bible readings are given and the word of God is proclaimed.
Tabernacle
The place in the church where the consecrated hosts are kept.
Crucifix
A representation of Jesus on the cross on which he died.
Free Will and Sin
God made perfect world and gave humans use free will to choose to follow him. Humans mis-use free will by choosing to sin. Jesus comes down to repair broken bond with God.
Atonement
Restoring the relationship between people and God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Crucifixion
Execution by being fixed up onto the cross.
Resurrection
Jesus coming back from the dead to save humanity from their sins.
Ascension
Jesus returns to heaven, body and soul.
Restoration
When Jesus returns to heaven, this opens the door for humans to join him.
This is the resurrection of creation.
Redemption
Making up for the wrongs done by other people to bring humans back into a relationship with God.
Salvation
Freedom from sin, and from the eternal separation from God that is brought about by sin.
Grace
Gods free gift of his unconditional love to the believer.
Conscience
The voice of God in their heart and soul guiding each person to make the right choices.
The Mass
A reenactment and celebration of Jesus’ death, through which humans are freed from their sins and their relationship which God is restored.
Offertory
People present bread (the hosts) and wine to God as sign of thanksgiving.
Eucharistic Prayer
At the consecration, the words of Jesus at the last supper are repeated over the bread and wine.
Our Father
Through Christs redemption, believers are allowed to call God ‘father’. At this point they say the our father.
Communion
Sharing in a meal that unites people with each other and with Christ.
Words of Instiution
When the priest says the words of Jesus from the last supper.
Agnus Deo (Lamb of God)
Latin word for the first part of prayer that is said shortly before communion.
Blessed Sacrament
A term that refers to the consecrated bread and wine.
Eucharistic Adoration
Catholics believe that Jesus is truly present in the consecrated bread and wine, called the blessed sacrament so they treat the Eucharist with great reverence and respect.
Benediction
Meaning ‘blessing’ a service at which the blessed sacrament is exposed and catholics worship christ in the sacrament.
Monstrance
A large holder in which a large host is placed upright so people might see it and worship before the blessed sacrament.
Orthodox
A branch of Christianity mainly but not entirely practised in Eastern Europe.
Anglican
Believe that Christ is received spiritually during communion.
Nonconformist
Christians who do not follow the rules laid down by a central authority but are organised at a local level; the bible forms a central part of their worship.
