Christianity Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world’s largest religion, with about 2.8 billion followers, representing one-third of the global population. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible
Justification
In Christian theology, justification is the event or process by which sinners are made or declared to be righteous in the sight of God.
Catholic justification
In Catholic doctrine, righteousness is “infused”, i.e., God “pours” grace into one’s soul or, “fills” one with his grace more and more over time; faith as is shown through charity and good works (fides caritate formata) justifies sinners.
Protestant and Lutheran justification
despite the wide variety of doctrines and practices among Protestants, they all agree that one is saved (often meaning “justified”) by faith alone.
Ecclesiology
In Christian theology, ecclesiology is the study of the Church, its role in salvation, its discipline, its eschatology, and its leadership.
Sin
In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law.
What are the commonalities of that variability of Christian Denominations?
The creeds of various Christian denominations generally hold in common Jesus as the Son of God—the Logos incarnated—who ministered, suffered, and died on a cross, but rose from the dead for the salvation of mankind.
The Logos
the Word of God, or principle of divine reason and creative order, identified in the Gospel of John with the second person of the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ.
Disciple
In Christianity, disciple primarily refers to a dedicated follower of Jesus.
The 12 Apostles
In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were the primary disciples of Jesus according to the New Testament. During the life and ministry of Jesus in the 1st century AD, the apostles were his closest followers and became the primary teachers of the gospel message of Jesus.
Gentile God-fearers
a numerous class of Gentile sympathizers to Hellenistic Judaism that existed in the Greco-Roman world, which observed certain Jewish religious rites and traditions without becoming full converts to Judaism.
East-West Schism
the break of communion since 1054 between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, primarily because of ecclesiological differences concerning the authority of the Bishop of Rome
The Reformation
The Reformation was the start of Protestantism which posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in particular to papal authority In general, the Reformers argued that salvation in Christianity was a completed status based on faith in Jesus alone and not a process that requires good works, as in the Catholic view.
What is the concept of the trinity and how did it emerge?
The Trinity defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons sharing one essence. In this context, the three persons define who God is, while the one essence defines what God is.
The doctrine of the Trinity was first formulated among the early Christians as they attempted to understand the relationship between Jesus and God.
Harrowing of Hell
In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell, is the period of time between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection. In triumphant descent, Christ brought salvation to the souls held captive there since the beginning of the world.
Harrowing of Hell
In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell, is the period of time between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection. In triumphant descent, Christ brought salvation to the souls held captive there since the beginning of the world.
Messianic prophecies
Christians believe that Jesus, as the Messiah, was anointed by God as savior of humanity and hold that Jesus’ coming was the fulfillment of messianic prophecies of the Old Testament.
What is the core Christian belief?
The core Christian belief is that through belief in and acceptance of the death and resurrection of Jesus, sinful humans can be reconciled to God, and thereby are offered salvation and the promise of eternal life.
