Christianity Key definitions

Question 1

Agape

Answer 1

Christian Love

Question 2

Ascension

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Atonement

Answer 3

The action of making amends for wrong doing (Idea of being at one with God)

Question 4

Baptism

Answer 4

Ceremony to welcome a person into Christianity

Question 5

Believers baptism

Answer 5

Ceremony to welcome a young person or adult into Christianity using full immersion

Question 6

Confirmation

Answer 6

An initiation ceremony carried out by a bishop bestowing the gift of Holy Spirit

Question 7

Crucifixion

Answer 7

Punishment used by the Romans which nails the person onto a cross to kill them (Where Jesus died before his resurrection)

Question 8

Denomination

Answer 8

The names for different branches of the Christian church

Question 9

Eucharist

Answer 9

Christian ceremony to remember the Last supper in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed

Question 10

Evangelism

Answer 10

Preaching of the faith in order to convert people to that religion

Question 11

Fundamentalist

Answer 11

People who take the Bible literally (word for word)

Question 12

Genocide

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The killing of a group of people belonging to a particular ethnic group or nationality

Question 13

Gospel

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Names of the books about life of Jesus in the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Question 14

Incarnation

Answer 14

God in human form

Question 15

Liturgical worship

Answer 15

A church with a set structure of worship

Question 16

Methodist

Answer 16

A Protestant christian group

Question 17

Nicene Creed

Answer 17

A statement of belief used in Christian services

Question 18

Apostles Creed

Answer 18

A statement of christian belief from the Early Church

Question 19

Non-liturgical worship

Answer 19

Informal structure found in some churches

Question 20

Omnipotent

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God is all powerful

Question 21

Omnibenevolent

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God is all loving

Question 22

Omnipresent

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God is all present

Question 23

Omniscient

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God is all knowing

Question 24

Oneness of God

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Idea that God is ‘One’

Question 25

Reconciliation

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Process of making people conflict, friendly again

Question 26

Resurrection

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Physical return of Jesus on the third day he died

Question 27

Rosary

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Set of beads used to count prayers especially in Roman Catholic Church

Question 28

Sacrament

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Outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace (ceremony regarded as imparting divine grace)

Question 29

Street pastors

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A Christian organisation of ppl working at night on city streets caring for ppl who need help or are involved in anti-social behaviour

Question 30

Trinity

Answer 30

The belief of God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit