Miracles to Trinity Key Words Flashcards
Miracles
Events that have no scientific explanation for them happening, these were performed by Jesus and described in the gospels.
Mission
An organised effort to spread the Christian message
Moral Evil
Caused by human action eg war
Natural Evil
Caused by nature but directly impacts on humanity
Nicene Creed
A statement of belief used in Christian services
Omnibenevolent
The idea that God is all-loving
Omniscient
The idea that God is all-knowing
Omnipotent
The idea that God is all-powerful
Omnipresent
The idea that God is present everywhere
Oneness of God
The idea that God is one
Orthodox
A branch of the Christian church largely found in Greece and Russia
Penitence
To feel regret for someone’s sins
Protestant
A branch of the Christian church that broke away from the Roman Catholic church
Reconciliation
The process of making people in conflict friendly again
Religious Truth
Knowledge gained through interpretation through religious texts rather than taking them literally
Resurrection
The physical return of Jesus after the third day after he died
Roman Catholic
The largest Christian group based in Rome with the Pope as its leader, it broke away from the Orthodox church as a SKISM
Salvation
Saving of the soul from sin
Sanhedin
The ruling council of Jews in Israel
Secular
Relating to worldly as opposed to religious things
St Augustine
Stated that God created the best of possible worlds but that it was human sin, the original sin and the misuse of free will that led to the fall and the existence of evil
St Paul
A man who taught the teachings of Jesus, originally Saul of Tarsus before his conversion
Transcendence
The idea that God is beyond the world and unknowable
Trinity
The belief in God the father, the son and the holy spirit
