Christian Beliefs Flashcards
(27 cards)
Agape
Christian love
Anglican
A worldwide denomination that includes the Church of England
Ascension
Jesus being taken up to heaven on the 40th day after Easter
Atonement
The action of making amends for wrong doings
Crucifixion
A capital punishment used by the romans which’s nails a person to a cross killing them
Denomination
The name for the different branches of the Christian church
Fundamentalist
Christian who take the bible literally,
Gospel
The name of the books about the life of Jesus in the bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Grace
The unconditional and generous love that God shows to people
Incarnation
God in human form.
Imminence
The ideas the good is in the word and knowable
Inconsistent triad
Concept developed by JL mackie to show that God cannot be both all loving and all powerful due to the existence of evil
Messiah
The anointed one who is seen as the saviour by Christians
Mission
An organised effort to spread the Christian message
Moral evil
Caused by human action (like war)
Natural evil
Caused by nature but directly impacts on humanity but can also be due to humans actions (like global warming)
Omnibenevolent
God is all loving
Omniscient
God is all knowing
Omnipresent
God is present everywhere
Orthodox
A branch of the Christian church, largely found in Greece and Russia
Protestant
A branch of the Christian church that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church
Reconciliation
The process of making people in conflict friendly again
Resurrection
The physical return of Jesus on the third day after his death
Roman Catholic
The largest Christian group, based in Rome with the pope as its leader
