Christianity Flashcards

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Anglican

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Means English, when applied to à Christian denomination it means of or relating to the Church of England

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Baptism

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Christian ritual that that symbolises the washing away of sin and entering a new life

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Bible

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Christian holy book

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Creation

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The act of making the world ( they believe god was responsible for this)

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Creationism

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The belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation

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Denomination

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A group within Christianity

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Doctrine

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A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by the church

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The fall

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The ides that human beings have turned away from god (sinned) this is shown in the story of Adam and Eve

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Forgiveness

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To stop blaming it being angry with someone for something they have done

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God

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A supernatural being Christians believe is responsible for the universe

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Incarnation

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To become flesh

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Infallible

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Containing no faults or errors

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Gospel

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Literally translates as good news. The teaching or revelation of Christ

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Gods grace

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Doctrine of gods love and forgiveness to humans even though it is undeserved

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Heresy

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Belief or opinion contrary to mainstream religious belief

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Kingdom of god

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A time/place where god will rule supreme. For some this is spiritual, for others physical like heaven and others can be achieved on Earth by living by Gods will

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Liberal

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Open to change and modernisation

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Literal

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Original or most basic meaning

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Lords supper

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À Christian ritual that commemorates the death of Jesus

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Non-literal

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Idea that texts don’t contain facts but instead have metaphorical meaning

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Original sin

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Doctrine of Christian denominations that humans are born sinful

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Pentecostalism

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A Protestant Charismatic Christian movement that emphasises direct personal experience of god from the holy spirit

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People of God

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The idea that god chose the Jewish nation to make his covenant with

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Protestant

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A form of Christianity that began as a protest against the Roman Catholic Church

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Reconciliation

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Coming together after à disagreement to work together and improve the situation

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Roman Catholic Church

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The main Christian denomination lead by the pope

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Sacrament

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Special ritual beloved to connect the believer to Gods grace

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Sacrifice

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Giving up something up for something more important

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Salvation

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To be saved from sin

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Sin

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To go against god

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Tradition

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A belief, principle or way of acting that people of a particular society have continued to follow for a long time

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Trinity

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The idea that his is three as well as one; Father Son and Holy Spirit

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The word ( logos )

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Can be the literal word of god, but can also refer to scripture revealed by god

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Worship

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An act of religious devotion usually directed towards god