Religious studies paper 2 key concepts Flashcards
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magisterium
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-council of the Catholic Church made up of the Pope and the Bishops.
- Given the gift of the Holy Spirit which guides them to make the right decisions.
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Heaven
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- people who have accepted Gods forgiveness in this life, will live forever with God when they die.
- this meeting with God is what we call “heaven”
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Death
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- the end of a persons physical life
- when the body stops working completely.
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eternal life
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- life in Heaven after death.
- how Jesus describes how we should live.
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Resurrection
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- raising of the body again after death.
- Christians believe that Jesus resurrected and that all people will experience it at the end of time
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Judgement
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- at the end of our life we will be faced with a choice to choose God or reject God.
- the decision we take leads to Judgement and decides whether we “go” to heaven or hell.
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hell
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- people who have chosen to reject Gods message and have chosen to live away from God forever.
- the lack of God for all of time is what we call “hell”
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Soul
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- part of a person which lives on after death of the body.
- A name for a human beings mind
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sin
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- acting against the will or laws of God
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absolutism
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- Certain actions that are always right or always wrong.
- moral laws exist eternally and are not just human inventions
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relativism
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- the belief that there is no moral law.
- Rules that govern what is right and wrong are human inventions and change from place to place and from age to age.
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salvation
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- the belief that through Jesus’ death and resurrection, people can live forever with God.
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punishments
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- the consequence of a wrong decision.
- a penalty given by a person who has committed wrongdoing.
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forgiveness
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- The act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you.
- Overlooking a person’s faults.
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evangelism
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- spreading the “good news” which we translate as gospel.
- the sharing of the Gospel and life of Jesus with others.
