Religion terms Flashcards
New testament
it contains the life of Jesus, his followers and the early Christian community
Old testament
the foundation, teachings before Jesus’ life, one is not the correction of the other
Testament
it means covenant, which is an agreement between two parties based on love
Septuagint
one of the Hebrew Bibles that was translated into Greek and with 7 added books
Parable
fictional stories with an important message about God’s love, human behaviour, or the Kingdom of Heaven. They are almost all found in the New Testament
Gospel
the “good news” of salvation
Innerancy
this means the Bible contains no errors regarding the truths God wanted to share with humanity about their happiness and salvation. It can be wrong about scientific or historical facts not related to God’s message
Covenant
a type of relationship between two parties based on love
Stewardship
the careful and responsible management of something
Creation
when God created the universe / when everything was created
Free will
to have the power to perform deliberate actions by one’s own responsibility
Grace
the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to his call to become children of God.
De-creation
the undoing of creation by taking apart what has been carefully put together
Sin
an inmoral act, hata is the Hebrew word for sin and it literally means “to miss the mark”
Vice
immoral or bad behaviour