RE-Christian beliefs- key words

Question 1

Apostles Creed

Answer 1

A statement of Christian belief from the Early Church.

Question 2

ascension

Answer 2

Jesus being taken up to heaven on the 40th day after Easter.

Question 3

Atonement

Answer 3

The action of making amends for wrongdoing

Question 4

Benevolent

Answer 4

All loving God

Question 5

Blasphemy

Answer 5

An offence against God or religion / an insult / disrespectful act or words. Jesus was accused of this and crucified.

Question 6

Church of England

Answer 6

The Protestant Church set up by Henry VIII to be the church of the state of England, rejecting Papal authority.

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Crucifixion

Answer 7

A capital punishment used by the Romans which nails a person to a cross to kill them.

Question 8

Denomination

Answer 8

The name for the different branches of the Christian church.

Question 9

Eternal

Answer 9

Forever- never ending

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Forgiveness

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To pardon / accept and move on / give someone a second chance

Question 11

Free Will

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The belief that God has given humans a choice - to do good or evil.

Question 12

Fundamentalist

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Christians who take the Bible literally, i.e. word for word is true and must not be changed.

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Gospel

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The names of the books about the life of Jesus in the Bible

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Grace

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Unconditional love that god shows to people who do not deserve it.

Question 15

Holy Spirit

Answer 15

Part of the Trinity, this refers to God’s power or spirit.The Holy Spirit is also there to help believers today experience God in a personal way.

Question 16

Holy communion

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Also known as Eucharist - the Christian practice of taking bread and wine to remind them of Jesus’ last supper. It symbolises his death and reminds them of the sacrifice that Jesus has made for them.

Question 17

Incarnation

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God in human form

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A just god

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The idea that God is just = fair, believes in justice, does what is right

Question 19

Liberal

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Christians who do not read the Bible as God’s word exactly. Instead they interpret the Bible and decide on the truth that is being written by humans

Question 20

Nicene Creed

Answer 20

A statement of belief used in Christian services. This was put together in the year 325 in the city of Nicaea in order to unify Christian beliefs. This led to a slightly different version called the Apostles Creed.

Question 21

omnipotent

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God is all powerful

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oneness of god

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God is “one”

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purify

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To make clean / wash away sins

Question 24

purgatory

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Another place after death- not heaven or hell

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Resurrection

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The physical return of Jesus on the third day after he died / rising from the dead.

Question 26

Salvation

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The saving of the soul from sin

Question 27

Sacrifice

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An offering or a price which is paid

Question 28

Sin

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Breaking gods rules/commandments

Question 29

Original sin

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The story in the Bible of Adam and Eve’s first sin was eating the apple from the tree of knowledge. As a result, sin and punishment came into the world and they were thrown out of Eden.

Question 30

St Paul

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A man who taught the teachings of Jesus – originally Saul of Tarsus before his conversion.

Question 31

Ten commandments

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A set of 10 rules given by God to Moses to teach people how to live. The rules tell people that God is one and they should only worship him.

Question 32

Trinity

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The belief in God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit - the three persons of the one God.