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Vocab Test 1 Flashcards

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Denomination

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A distinct group within the Christian faith, with its own organisation and traditions

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Monotheism

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A religion which only believes in one god

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Omnipotent

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All powerful (quality of god)

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Omnipresent

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All present (quality of god)

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Omniscient

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All knowing (quality of god)

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Omnibenevolent

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All loving (quality of god)

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Immanent

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The idea that god is present and involved with life on earth and in the universe, a quality of god.

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Transcendent

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The idea that god is beyond and outside life on earth and the universe, a quality of god.

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Impersonal

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The idea that God has no personal characteristics, is unknowable and mysterious, more like an idea or force.

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Personal

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The idea that God is an individual or person with whom people are able to have a relationship with/feel close

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Eternal

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Without beginning or end

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Judge

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God is the Judge, he decides heaven or hell for humans

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Perfect Good

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The idea god is the perfect good and contains all the elements of good

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Trinity

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The belief that there are three people in one god, the father, son and Holy Spirit. They’re separate but also one being

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Problem of evil

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The idea of how can god exist if there’s evil in the world, surely he would get rid of evil if he is omnibenevolent and omnipotent.

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Inconsistent triad

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JL Mackie’s idea, how can there be evil, God being omnipotent and god being Omnibenevolent. There can only be two that are true.

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Atheism/atheist

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A person who doesn’t believe in god

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Natural evil

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Evil caused naturally eg natural disasters

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Moral evil

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Evil committed by humans eg murder, robbery

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Theodicy

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The counter argument to JL Mackie problem of evil, explains how god can exist yet there being evil

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Soul making theodicy

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Evil exists as it builds our soul, we need to understand evil so we can make the world a better place.

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The fall

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The start of genesis, Adam and Eve disobeying god due to temptation from snake, causing separation from Humans and God.

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Fundamentalist/literalist

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Christians who believe the statements in the bible are literally true and believe there are certain basic beliefs that are essential to the Christian faith.

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Creationism

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The idea that the story of the creation of the world is literally true.

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Inerrant

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Gods word is incapable of being wrong, providing support for fundamentalists/literalists views

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The ‘word’ of god

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Jesus is called the word of god because it’s similar to how our words explains ourselves, his words explain god

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Logos

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The word of god

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Judgement

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God makes judgement, there will also be a judgement day where all will be judged, sent to heaven/hell

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Purgatory

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The intermediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven

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Heaven

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A state of eternal happiness in the presence of god, the place of eternal peace ruled by god

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Hell

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The place of eternal suffering or the state of being without god

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Embodied life after death

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After death, you either have your body when you died or a new body

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Disembodied life after death

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After death, you don’t have a physical body

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Parable of sheep and goats

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God will come and divide people into two groups, one will go to heaven because they have helped and the other to hell because they haven’t helped

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Salvation

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Saving soul, deliverance from sin and admission to heaven brought about by Jesus

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Salvation by merit

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Christians can achieve salvation through their own actions

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Salvation by grace

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Christians can achieve salvation by the love of god eg Jesus died for humanity’s sins

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Salvation by law

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Christians can achieve salvation by following gods laws and commands

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Salvation by spirit

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Christian’s can achieve salvation by being guided by the Holy Spirit. This could helo them to follow gods laws or live a good life, and so achieve salvation.

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The nativity

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The birth of jesus

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The incarnation

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God becoming flesh

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Palm Sunday

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Jesus entering Jerusalem, the people worship him but this angers the authorities.

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Maundy Thursday

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The day which Jesus was
1. Arrested
2. Had the Last Supper
3. Put on trial and sentenced to crucifixion

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Last supper

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Jesus having the last supper with his disciples, Judas betrays Jesus

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Garden of gethsemane

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Jesus is arrested in the garden of gethsemane, also where he accepts that he needs to sacrifice himself.

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The crucifixion

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  1. Roman method of execution
  2. The execution and death of Jesus on Good Friday
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Good Friday

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The day Jesus was crucified, considered good because it allowed humans to reach heaven, he atoned for our sins.

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Sin

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  1. Any action or thought that separates us from god
  2. Behaviour which is against gods laws and wishes as well as principles of morality
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Original sin

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Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit

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Repentance

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Admitting guilt for a sin or to try to do something to reverse the effect.

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Easter Sunday

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When Jesus rose from the dead

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Resurrection

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  1. Rising from the dead
  2. Jesus rising from the dead on Easter Sunday, an event recorded in all four gospels and the central belief of Christianity
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Ascension

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The event 40 days after the resurrection, when Jesus returned to god, the father in heaven

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Atonement

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Restoring the relationship between people and god through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus

Pre Christianity GCSE 4th Form (2 decks)

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