Christianity Flashcards

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How many followers are part of the Christian religion?

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About 2 billion

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What is the most common religion on the earth?

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Christianity

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How many of the followers are roman catholic?

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About 1billion

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Who was Christ?

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Christ was born a Jew and claimed to be the messiah of Judaism. He taught that he is the son of god - savior of all man kind.

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What is immaculate conception?

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Immaculate conception refers to the VIRGIN marry. Mary is held in special honor.

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What was the greatest of christs miracles?

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Resurrection

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What is resurrection?

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Rising from the dead and having the spirit live on was the fulfillment of the old testament. According to Christianity, christs example is what will happen to all people.

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What is the canon of Christianity?

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The old and new testament. (the holy bible)

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What is the new testament filled with?

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Witness statements of Christ.

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What version of the bible do most English speaking Christians use?

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King James version

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What is a testament?

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A written witness to events that occurred.

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What are the dead sea scrolls?

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800 documents made from papyrus. Found in 1947 near the dead sea. They contain testaments of Christ and Israel between 150 bce and 70 ce. Some scrolls are the same as found in the bible, but there are additional testaments never found before.

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What determines our outcome in the afterlife?

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Based on a persons actions, they will be judged and sent to heaven or hell forever.

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How many sacraments does this religion have?

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7

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What does sacraments mean?

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Religious preisthoods

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What is the first sacrament?

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Baptism: to babies.

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What is the second sacrament?

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Conformation: children become official members of church.

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What is the third sacrament?

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Eucharist: wine, bread, take in part of christs body.

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What is the fourth sacrament?

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Matrimony: marriage within catholic church.

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What is the fifth sacrament?

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Reconciliation: repentance, confession booth, confess sins. Do things to make up for sins.

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What is the sixth sacrament?

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Anointing of the sick: blessings..

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What is the seventh sacrament?

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Last rights: bless soul to go to heaven.

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When did the Jews persecute the Christians?

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After christs death, Jews tracked down many Christians and arrested them. Many Christians were killed and imprisoned for life.

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What is a heretic?

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Someone who goes against there old religion for a new one.

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When were the Jews persecuted by the romans?
Persecuted Christians as criminals in coliseums. Christians thought god came before emperor.
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When was emperor Constantine alive?
Around 312 ad
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Who was Constantine and what did he do?
He was a roman emperor. He legalized Christianity because he had a vision and he became christian himself or his mom became Christian.
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What was the great schism?
The catholic church split, east and west. Or eastern orthodox Catholics and roman Catholics.
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Why is the roman catholic church larger than the eastern orthodox Catholics?
The roman Catholics colonized more places.