R.C Redemption Flashcards
What is an altar?
The place of sacrifice where the offering of the Mass is made to God
What is the stations of the cross?
A series of 14 images that remind Catholics of Jesus’ final journey to the cross
What is a church
A building in which Christians worship
What is the church.
The holy people of God, also called the body of Christ, among whom Christ is present and active
What are hosts?
Small Communion breads that are given out at Communion
What is the consecration?
The point where the bread and wine are consecrated and become the Body and Blood of Christ
What is lectern?
The reading stand from which the Bible reading are given the word of God is proclaimed
What is the paschal sacrifice?
A term that refers to the Last Supper, suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus
What is the crucifix?
A representation of Jesus on the cross on which he died
What is the tabernacle?
Place in which the consecrated hosts are kept
What are denominations?
Distinct groups within the Christian faith, with their own organisation and traditions
What is the last supper?
The final meal that Jesus ate with his disciples before he died; it is the basis of Holy Communion
What is atonement?
Restoring the relationships between people and God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
What is the ascension?
The event, 40 days after the resurrection, when Jesus returned to God the Father in heaven
What is the restoration?
When things are brought back to the way that God intended them to be
What is eternal life?
Life after death, that exists forever.
What is the resurrection?
Jesus’ rising from the dead after dying on the cross
What is redemption?
Making up for the wrongs done by other people, to bring humans back into a relationship with God
What is salvation?
Freedom from sin, and from the eternal separation from God that is brought about by sin
What is grace?
God’s free gift of his unconditional love to the believer
What is God’s Kingdom?
The reign of God, when everyone will accept God and live forever in peace and harmony
What is the heavenly banquet?
A symbol of the unity and joy of the kingdom of God, pictured as everyone joining together in one great meal
What is crucified?
Executed by being fixed to a cross
What is salvation?
Freedom from sin, and from eternal seperation from God that is brought about by sin
What is ‘atone’
Make amends for something that has gone wrong
What is conscience?
For Christians, the voice of God in thr heart and soul of a person
What is morality?
A system of ethics about what is right and wrong
What is orthodox?
A branch of Christianity mainly, but not entirely, practised in Eastern Europe
What is iconostasis?
The screen that divides the Holy part of an Orthodox Church, including the altar, from the congregation; it represents the meeting place and division between heaven and earth
What are the quakers?
A religious group founded in the seventeenth century;instead of celebrating the Eucharist they gather for prayer and wait to be inspired by the Holy Spirit
What is the salvation army?
A christian group founded in the nineteenth century who see the main purpose of religion as going out to serve and help those in need
What is nonconformist?
Christians who do not follow the rules laid down by a central authority but are organised at a local level; the Bible forms a central part of their worship
What is real presence?
Christ is truly present in the consecrated Bread and Wine