Sin And Forgiveness

Question 1

Absolutism

Answer 1

• idea that truth and moral values are final and universal

- example: treating others how you would like to be treated

Question 2

Eucharist

Answer 2

• means thanksgiving

- a service celebrating the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ using bread and wine

Question 3

Evangelisation

Answer 3

• idea that human beings are free to make their own choices

- god created man to be able to begin and control his own actions

Question 4

Forgiveness

Answer 4

• to stop blaming someone and pardon them for what they have done wrong
• Christians believe that only god can forgive sins because all sins break gods law

Question 5

Punishment

Answer 5

• penalty imposed for wrongdoing

- in Christianity the punishment for sin is hell and only gods forgiveness can help us escape hell

Question 6

Relativism

Answer 6

• a view that ethical truths depend on the individuals and groups holding them
• he idea that truth is always relative to some particular frame of reference, such as a language or culture

Question 7

Salvation

Answer 7

• act of dwelling from sin or saving from evil

- for Christians this deliverance of sin and its consequences is brought about by faith in Christ

Question 8

Sin

Answer 8

• disobedience of a religious or moral law

- Christians see sin as a rejection of God and the refusal to accept his love