Sin & Forgiveness Keywords Flashcards
Sin
Acting against the will or laws of God.
Abslolutism
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.
Relativism
The belief that there is no moral law and that the rules that govern what is right and wrong are human inventions and change from place to place and from age to age.
Punishment
The consequence of a wrong decision
A penalty imposed by a person in authority on the person who has committed wrong doing
Forgiveness
The act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you.
Overlooking a persons faults.
Salvation
The belief that through Jesus’ death and resurrection humanity has achieved the possibility of life forever with God.
Eucharist
Meaning “thanksgiving”. The name Catholics use to describe the rite where the bread became the body of 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” and life of Jesus with others.