christianity glossary Flashcards
(27 cards)
transcendant
existing outside of time and space above all created things
immanent
involved with the world and human lives
incarnate
god in flesh as jesus
personal
we can relate to god like a friend
judge
god will decide on what happens to people in the afterlife based on what they do in this life
nicene creed
one of the most widely accepted statements of faith among christian churches
genesis
first book in bible of creation
literal christians
christians who take the bible as the the actual word of god
non literal christians
christians who believe the bible is metaphorical and just teaches us about gods nature, not literally true
the fall
describes actions of adam and eve leading to disobeying god and a broken relationship
original sin
we are born with the potential to do sin due to the fall and adam and eves’s disobedience to god
irenaean theodicy
good and evil created purposely to teach us right and wrong. we learn from bad things
augustinian theodicy
no evil in gods creation but humans have free will and so thought this evil comes into existence
theodicy
religious response to the problem of evil
messiah
anointed one referring to jesus as lord
saviour
god or jesus christ as the redeemer of sin and saviour of souls
beatitudes
blessings attitudes or qualities god wants his followers to develop and that he will bless
righteousness
the quality of being morally right or justifiable
incarnation
god becoming flesh in jesus on earth
ascension
40 days after jesus’ resurrection he went to heaven
apostles creed
statement or belief summing up christian doctrine and challenging any heresies
salvation
saving humans from punishment from their sins through jesus
atonement
jesus’ sacrifice made amends for all humanity and humanities sin
grace
god’s grace can enter people and save them
