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Words and Concepts Flashcards

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Trinity

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Three states of existence (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)

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The Incarnation

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Physical manifestation of God-Jesus

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Salvation

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Idea of a person being saved by God.

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Resurrection

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Belief in the reformation of a person’s body after death on: judgement day or in a spiritual sense in the afterlife.

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Parables

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Stories of Jesus told, recorded in the Gospels

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Gospels

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Major parts of the New Testament + accounts of Jesus’ life and teachings.

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Old Testament

NewTestament

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Two major subsections of the Christian Bible.

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Bible

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The most important religious scripture in Christianity.

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Soul

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The eternal part of the self, living after death.

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Forgiveness

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The letting go of thoughts of anger and revenge about someone’s wrongdoing.

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Altar

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The table at the front or middle of a church where the communion - mass service is held.

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Prayer

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The act of trying to communicate with God through actions such as: silence, vocal words, sung words.

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Worship

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The act of giving praise and devotion to God.

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Church

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A community of believers. The term can refer to the physical building in which they meet.

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Ten Commandments

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The first and most important rules given by God to Moses.

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Bishop

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The rank above Priest,a person who leads a geographical collection of Priests.

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Archbishop

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The rank above Bishop but under Cardinal - (accept in the Anglican tradition that rejects the authority of the cardinals and Pope.)

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Catholic

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The term usually used to describe a Christian who looks to the Pope as their main spiritual authority on Earth.

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Evangelical

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Non-conformist protestant church (exuberant worship, associated with more literalistic beliefs in the Bible.

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Denominations

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Different types of Christianity. e.g. Catholic, Anglican + Evangelical.

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Vicar

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The term often used to describe Church of England Priests attached to specific churches.

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Priest

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Person who has taken holy orders and can officiate at communion/Mass services.

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Christmas

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The festival celebrating Jesus’ birth.

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Sermon

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A talk given by a priest in a service that links the bible reading to the the believers lives and the world.

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Creation

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The time when the universe and humanity was formed by God.

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Eucharist/Holy Communion/Mass

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Services that remember the last supper and the sacrifice of Jesus. (Catholic Christians believe: Wine=Jesus’ blood, Bread=Jesus’ body

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Lent

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Period of fasting and self denial, remembering Jesus’ 40 days + 40 nights in the wilderness.

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Easter

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Central Christian festival marking the death and resurrection of Jesus.

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Monks and Nuns

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Christians who dedicate their lives to God, living celibate lives following orders of the chief monk/nun.

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Atonement

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The process of paying for your sins and drawing closer to God “at-one-ment” with God

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Penance

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The physical act of paying for your sin either by prayer, voluntary service of financial gift.

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Pastor

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A religious leader from a non-conformist church

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Pacifism

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The belief that all violence is wrong and should be avoided. There are different degrees of pacifist belief.

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Agape

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Selfless love for another human being.

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Cathedral

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The leading place of worship for a larger geographical area, higher in status than a local church.

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Revelation

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Something God has given humanity to help them ‘know’ such as a prophet or object e.g Bible.

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Double Effect

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Something morally good having a morally bad side-effect, that was not intended.

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Quaker

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A non-conformist church whose beliefs centre upon the ideas of the divine presence within everyone and being able to directly receive revelation from God through the practice of silent waiting.

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Baptist

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A non-conformist church whose beliefs centre upon the Bible, holy spirit and adult baptism.

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Nonconformist

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The term for believers and churches that refused to conform and be a part of the official Church of England in the 17th century. Many of which suffered state persecution as a result.

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Eastern Orthodox

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The term for the churches that formed in Eastern Europe and split from the Catholic Church about the year 1000.

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Theology

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The study of writings and ideas about nature of God and the faith.

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Stewardship

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When someone looks after or manages something for someone else - for Christians its God they steward the Earth for.

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Icon

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A statue or painting of a religious figure, the term is usually associated with Eastern Orthodox paintings of Mary, the Saints and Jesus.

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Requiem Massc

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The mass said at a Catholic funeral service for the deceased.

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Sacrament

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ONe of the special services only priests are able to perform in the Catholic Church. Other Churches have greatly, reduced the amount of sacramental services because they believe them to be unbiblical.

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Stoup

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The vessel that holds blessed water near the for of a Church. Believers use this to make the sign of the cross when entering the church.

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Lecturn

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Raised area in a church from which the Bible is usually read.
Kingdom of God sometimes seen as the afterlife- heaven - or the actual creation of God’s Kingdom here on Earth.

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Pulpit

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The raised area in acurch where sermons are usually given.

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Beatitudes

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Famous verses of the Bible taken from Jesus’ sermon on the mount.

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Ascension

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Usually referring to the time when Jesus ascended into heaven and left the disciples to further establish the Christian Church.

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Annulment

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The official agreement that a marriage was in fact not really a marriage because of some factor that prevented it being religiously legal.

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Methodist

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A non-conformist church set up by John Wesley

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Cardinal

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The rank of priest immediately below that of Pope in the Catholic Church.

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Immanent

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God is within all

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Transcendent

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God is above all

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Analogy

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Using a word symbolically to suggest something else.

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Monotheists

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People who believe in one God, such as Christians, Jews and Muslims.

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Myth

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A story with is not factually true.

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Symbol

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A way of explaining the unexplainable, and using something to represent something else.

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Omnibenevolence

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All-good

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Omnipotent

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All-impotant

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Omnipresent

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All-present

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Omniscient

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All-knowing

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