sin and forgiveness key word

Question 1

absolutism

Answer 1

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 interventions.

Question 2

eucharist

Answer 2

meaning “thanksgiving”. the name Catholics use to describe the rite where the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus and is received by the people.

Question 3

evangelisation

Answer 3

literally means spreading the “good news” which we translate as Gospel. the sharing of the Gospel and life of Jesus with others

Question 4

forgiveness

Answer 4

the act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you. overlooking a persons faults.

Question 5

punishment

Answer 5

the consequences of a wrong decision and a penalty imposed by a person in authority on the person who has committed wrongdoing

Question 6

relativism

Answer 6

the belief that there is no moral law and that rules that govern what is right and wrong are human interventions and change from place to place and from age to age

Question 7

salvation

Answer 7

the belief that through Jesus’ death and resurrection humanity has achieved the possibility of life forever with God

Question 8

sin

Answer 8

acting against the will or laws of God