Paper 2 Sin and Forgiveness

Question 1

Sin

Answer 1

Acting against the will or laws of God
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Question 2

Absolutism

Answer 2

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 3

Relativism

Answer 3

The belief that there is no moral laws
Rules that govern what is right and wrong are human inventions and change from place to place and from age to age

Question 4

Salvation

Answer 4

The belief that through jesus’ death and resurrection humanity has achieved the possibility of life forever with God

Question 5

Punishment

Answer 5

The consequences of wrong decision
A penalty imposed by a person in authority on the person who has committed wrongdoing

Question 6

Forgiveness

Answer 6

The act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you
Overlooking a person’s fault

Question 7

Evangelising

Answer 7

Literally means spreading the good news which we translate as gospels
The sharing of the gospels and the life of jesus with others

Question 8

Eucharist

Answer 8

Meaning “Thanksgiving”
The name catholics use to describe the bread and wine becoming the body and blood of christ