christianity glossary

Question 1

transcendant

Answer 1

existing outside of time and space above all created things

Question 2

immanent

Answer 2

involved with the world and human lives

Question 3

incarnate

Answer 3

god in flesh as jesus

Question 4

personal

Answer 4

we can relate to god like a friend

Question 5

judge

Answer 5

god will decide on what happens to people in the afterlife based on what they do in this life

Question 6

nicene creed

Answer 6

one of the most widely accepted statements of faith among christian churches

Question 7

genesis

Answer 7

first book in bible of creation

Question 8

literal christians

Answer 8

christians who take the bible as the the actual word of god

Question 9

non literal christians

Answer 9

christians who believe the bible is metaphorical and just teaches us about gods nature, not literally true

Question 10

the fall

Answer 10

describes actions of adam and eve leading to disobeying god and a broken relationship

Question 11

original sin

Answer 11

we are born with the potential to do sin due to the fall and adam and eves’s disobedience to god

Question 12

irenaean theodicy

Answer 12

good and evil created purposely to teach us right and wrong. we learn from bad things

Question 13

augustinian theodicy

Answer 13

no evil in gods creation but humans have free will and so thought this evil comes into existence

Question 14

theodicy

Answer 14

religious response to the problem of evil

Question 15

messiah

Answer 15

anointed one referring to jesus as lord

Question 16

saviour

Answer 16

god or jesus christ as the redeemer of sin and saviour of souls

Question 17

beatitudes

Answer 17

blessings attitudes or qualities god wants his followers to develop and that he will bless

Question 18

righteousness

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the quality of being morally right or justifiable

Question 19

incarnation

Answer 19

god becoming flesh in jesus on earth

Question 20

ascension

Answer 20

40 days after jesus’ resurrection he went to heaven

Question 21

apostles creed

Answer 21

statement or belief summing up christian doctrine and challenging any heresies

Question 22

salvation

Answer 22

saving humans from punishment from their sins through jesus

Question 23

atonement

Answer 23

jesus’ sacrifice made amends for all humanity and humanities sin

Question 24

grace

Answer 24

god’s grace can enter people and save them

Question 25

repentance

Answer 25

christians believe in order to be saved they need to say sorry for their sins

Question 26

eschatological

Answer 26

beliefs about life after death

Question 27

purgatory

Answer 27

catholic belief that you enter purgatory before heaven to purify you