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Messiah
Hebrew word meaning saviour or rescuer
Being brought back to life after death
Resurrection
Ascension
Jesus physically rising up to the heaven
The belief god is 3 as well as one-father,son and Holy Spirit
Trinity
Denomination
A group within Christianity
Spreading the Christian’s message in order to convert people
Evangelism
Christianity
Largest faith in the world which follows the teachings of Jesus Christ
Green word meaning saviour rescuer hence the name-Jesus Christ
Christ
Disciple
The 12 main followers of Jesus who helped spread his message
People who spread the Christian message often travelling to other countries
Missionaries
Persecution
Discrimination against a group of people who share an aspect of identity
A name given to non Jews in the bible
Gentiles
Early church
Christian’s in the first 3 centuries (CE common ear)-non religious dating opposed to AD.Each can pe used interchangeably
Martyred
The word ‘martyr’ comes from the Greek word meaning ‘witness’.It is when a person is killed for their beliefs
Scapegoat
A term used when deliberately placing the blame of the action on an another person/group of people
A Christian leader with authority over priests and churches in an area
Bishop
Creed
A statement of a belief which outlines the shared beliefs within a community
Beliefs that are opposed to the core beliefs of the church
Heresy
Religious texts such as the bible
Religious scriptures
Confession
a booth where catholics ask a priest to grant gods forgiveness for the sins they have committed (so,estimes called being absolved of your sins if they are genuinely sorry they will be goven penance by the priest .a priest can never reveal what he is told in confession
Eucharist
The practise of eating bread and drinking wine during a church service to remember the death and Rex of Jesus Christ.Eucharist is derived from the Greek word Eucharistia meaning thanksgiving
Penance
Prayer or some other action to show one is sorry for committing sin(s)
Transubstantiation
The belief that the bread and wine becomes the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ during Eucharist
Excommunication
Officially expelling someone from participating in the sacraments service of the Christian church
Indulgences
Certificates that people bought from Catholic Church so they would spend less time in purgatory when they died
Protestantism
A form of Christianity that began in the 16th century as a protest against the Catholic Church
Reformation
A 16th cent movement to reform the church resulting in the division of the western church in Catholicism and Protestantism.It was led by Martin Luther
Purgatory
Christians, believe in heaven and hell.Catholics also believe in purgatory (not mentioned in the bible).purgatory is the place where souls go to be purified before heaven.a soul cannot go from purgatory to hell.catholics believe by praying foe a dead persons soul it speeds up the passage from purgatory to heaven,it is often veiwed like a waiting room
Virgin Mary
Not in other christian denominations. Latholis place great importance on Mary.
Unlike other humans, Mary was born in the world without origiml sin. bad chose Mary before She Has born (Known as the immaculate conception). When Mary died They believe her hody and soul were taken to heaven. Known as the assuption and celebrated on the 15th of August. latholics pray to Mary as they believe She will act on their behalf before God when they reach heavenie. intercession.
