Keywords

Question 1

omnipotence

Answer 1

god is all powerful

Question 2

Transcendence

Answer 2

• Existing outside of space and time

- god exists above and beyond creation

Question 3

Evolution

Answer 3

• when animals and plants change over time

- these changes are to suit particular environments

Question 4

Imago dei

Answer 4

• image of God

- the belief that human beings are a reflection of God’s qualities

Question 5

inspiration

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• “God breathed”

- the belief that the holy spirit guides people to write what is good and true

Question 6

Revelation

Answer 6

-How God shows himself to us fully through jesus

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Stewardship

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• The duty to care for the world God had made

- to protect the world for future generations

Question 8

Evil

Answer 8

• the absence of good

- This is often at the expense of the good of others which often results in suffering

Question 9

suffering

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• pain or loss which harms human beings

- some suffering is caused by other human beings (moral evil); some is not (natural evil)

Question 10

Privation

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• The loss or absence of a quality or something that is normally present
• Evil is a privation of good

Question 11

Goodness

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• the quality of being like god

- seeking the well-being of others selflessly

Question 12

Free-will

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• The decision making part of a person’s mind is called the will
• A will is free of a person is able to choose right from wrong without being controlled by other forces

Question 13

Conscience

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• Human reason making moral decisions

- the knowledge we have of what is right and wrong given by God

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Natural law

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the laws of right and wrong are the same for all people, in all places, at all times

Question 15

Incarnation

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• “made flesh”

- the christian belief that god became man in jesus

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Shekinhah

Answer 16

the place where god’s presence rests and can be felt

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Messiah

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• the anointed one who jews believe will bring in a new age for humankind
• this will include rebuilding the temple and bringing in an age of universal peace

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Mitzvot

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• there are 613 mitzvot

- duties and good deeds

Question 19

covenant

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• a promise between two people or groups

- covenants were made between God with noah, abraham and moses

Question 20

Synagogue

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• House of assembly

- Building for jewish public prayer, study and assembly

Question 21

Kosher

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• Foods that can be eaten by jewish people

- it is also used to refer to the purity of objects like torah scrolls

Question 22

Torah

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• the five books of moses e.g. genesis

- the holiest books of the Tenakh

Question 23

Shabbat

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• day of rest

- happens every week on a Friday night to saturday

Question 24

sin

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-acting against the will or laws of God

Question 25

absolutism

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- the belief that there are certain actions that are always right or always wrong - the belief that moral laws exist eternally and are not just human inventions

Question 26

relativism

Answer 26

- the belief that there is no moral law | - rules that govern what is right and wrong are human inventions and change from place to place and from age to age

Question 27

Salvation

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The belief that through Jesus’ death and resurrection people can live forever with God

Question 28

Punishment

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- the consequences of a wrong decision | - a penalty given by a person in authority on the person who has committed wrongdoing

Question 29

Forgiveness

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- the act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you - overlooking a person’s faults

Question 30

Evangelism

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- means spreading “good news” | - the sharing of the Gospel and life of jesus with others

Question 31

Eucharist

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- meaning “thanksgiving” | - the name catholics use to describe when the bread and wine becomes the body and blood of christ

Question 32

magisterium

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- the catholic church consisting of pope and bishops | - they are given the gift of the holy spirit to guide them to make the right decisions

Question 33

Death

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- the end of physical life | - when your body stops working completely

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Eternal life

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- life in heaven | - how jesus describes how we need to live

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soul

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- the part of a human being which lives on after the death of the body - also a name for human being’s mind

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heaven

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- people who have accepted Gods forgiveness in this life, will love forever with god when they die - this meeting with God is what we call “heaven”

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hell

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- people who have chosen to reject God’s message have chosen to live away from God forever - this lack of God for all of time is what we call “hell”

Question 38

judgement

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- at the end of our life, we will be faced with a choice to choose God or reject God - the decision we take leads to judgement and decides whether we ‘go’ to heaven or hell

Question 39

resurrection

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- the raising of the body to life again after death | - christians believe that jesus resurrected and that all people will experience it at the end of time