Mock Definitions- Christianity And Buddhism Flashcards
Resurrection
The belief that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day from when he was crucified there by conquering death. It is commemorated annually on Easter Sunday.
Incarnation
Made flash the Christian belief that God became man in the person of Jesus, fully human and fully divine
Trinity
The three persons of God
God, the father got the son and the Holy Spirit
Omnibenevolence
The states of being all loving and infinitely good, a characteristic often attributed to God
Divine command theory
The belief that something is right because God commands it
Wesak
A festival to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha
Tahna
Desire, wanting craving of possessions, people and permanence
Metta bhavana
The development of the four types of loving kindness, usually through meditation
Dukkha
Suffering/ unsatisfactoriness
Agape
Selfless sacrificial unconditional love Christianity holds agitate to be the highest type of love epitomise by Jesus sacrifice on lacrosse and teaching such as love thy neighbour
atonement
The belief that Jesus is death and resurrection healed the riff between humans and God thereby opening the way for God and people to be at one again
Holy Spirit
One of the three persons of the holy Trinity Christians believe the Holy Spirit is present as the power of God at work in the world
inter Faith dialogue
Different Faith communities and groups coming together to better understand each other and serve the wider community with a mutual respect that allows them to live peacefully alongside each other
Messiah
The word means anointed one the Messiah is the one believed to be sent by God to be humanity saviour Christian believe this person is Jesus
omnipotence
The all powerful almighty and unlimited nature of God
