Sin And Forgiveness Flashcards
What is sin?
Acting against the wills or laws of god
What is absolutism?
The belief that there are certain actions that are always right or always wrong
The belief that moral laws exist eternally and are not just human inventions
What is relativism?
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
What is Savation?
The belief that through Jesus death and resurrection humanity has achieved the possibility of life forever with God
What is punishment?
The consequences of a wrong decision
A penalty imposed by a person in authority on the person who has committed wrongdoing
What is forgiveness?
The act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you
Overlooking a persons faults
What is evangelism?
Literally means spreading the “good news” which we translate as the gospel
The sharing of the gospel and life of Jesus with others
What is the Eucharist?
Means ‘thanksgiving’
The name catholic’s use to describe the rite where the bread and wine becomes the body and blood of Christ
The name for the real presence of Jesus in the sacrament of Holy communion
