Sin And Forgivness Flashcards
Absolutism
The beliefs that there are certain actions which are always right or always wrong. The belief that moral laws exist eternally and are not just human inventions.
Eucharist
Meaning “Thanksgiving “. The name Catholics used to describe the rite where the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus and are received by the people. Also the name for the real presence of Jesus in the sacrament of holy communion.
Evangelisation
Literally means ‘spreading the good news’ which can be translated as ‘Gospel’. The sharing of the gospel and life of Jesus with others.
Forgiveness
The act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you. Overlooking a persons faults.
Punishment
The consequences of a wrong decision and a penalty imposed by a person in authority on the person who has committed wrongdoing.
Relativism
The belief that there is no moral law and that rules that govern what is right and wrong are human inventions and change from place to place and from age to age.
Salvation
The belief that through Jesus’s death and resurrection humanity has achieved the possibility of life forever with God.
Sin
Acting against the will or laws of God.