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Christian Beliefs - Key Terms Flashcards

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Agape

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Christian love

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Anglican

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A worldwide denomination that includes the Church of England

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Ascension

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Jesus being taken up to heaven on the 40th day after Easter

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Atonement

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The action of making amends for wrong doing

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Crucifixion

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A capital punishment used by the Romans which nails a person to a cross to kill them

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Denomination

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The name for the different branches of the Christian church

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Fundamentalist

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Christians who take the bible literally

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Gospel

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The names of the books about the life of Jesus in the bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

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Grace

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Unconditional love that God shows to people who do not deserve it

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Incarnation

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God in human form, God made flesh

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Immanence

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The idea that God is in the world and knowable

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Inconsistent triad

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Concept developed by JL Mackie to show that God can’t be both all loving and all powerful due to the existence of evil

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Messiah

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The anointed one who is seen as the saviour by Christians

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Mission

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An organised effort to spread the Christian message

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Moral evil

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Caused by human action e.g. war

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Natural evil

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Caused by nature but directly impacts on humanity e.g. earthquake but also due to human action e.g. global warming

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Omnibenevolent

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The idea that God is all-loving

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Omniscient

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The idea that God is all-knowing

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Omnipotent

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The idea that God is all-powerful

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Omnipresent

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The idea that God is present everywhere

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Orthodox

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A branch of the Christian church, largely found in Greece and Russia

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Protestant

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A branch of the Christian church that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church

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Reconciliation

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The process of making people in conflict friendly again

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Resurrection

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The physical return of Jesus on the third day after he died

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Roman Catholic

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The largest Christian group, based in Rome with the pope as its leader

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Salvation

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The saving of the soul from sin

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Transcendence

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The idea that God is beyond the world and unknowable

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Trinity

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The belief in God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit

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Just

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God is fair to all and he forgives those who say sorry for their actions. The Psalms say. “God is fair and just”(Psalm 25:8).

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