Key Words - Christianity: Beliefs and Teachings

Question 1

agnostic

Answer 1

a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence of God

Question 2

ascension

Answer 2

the action of rising to an important position or a higher level

Question 3

athiest

Answer 3

a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods

Question 4

atonement

Answer 4

reparation or expiation for sin

Question 5

authority

Answer 5

a person or organisation having political or administrative power and control

Question 6

belief

Answer 6

an acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof

Question 7

blasphemy

Answer 7

the action or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things

Question 8

deity

Answer 8

a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)

Question 9

eternal

Answer 9

lasting or existing forever, without end

Question 10

God

Answer 10

the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority

Question 11

holy spirit

Answer 11

the third person of the Trinity, God as spiritually active in the world, the supreme being

Question 12

immanent

Answer 12

existing or operating within; inherent

Question 13

incarnation

Answer 13

a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or quality

Question 14

infinite

Answer 14

limitness or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate

Question 15

intervention

Answer 15

the action or process of intervening

Question 16

Jesus Christ

Answer 16

son of God

Question 17

miracles

Answer 17

an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore attributed to a divine agency

Question 18

nature

Answer 18

the basic of inherent features, character or qualities of something

Question 19

omni-benevolent

Answer 19

all-loving

Question 20

omniscient

Answer 20

all-knowing

Question 21

omnipotent

Answer 21

all-powerful

Question 22

omnipresent

Answer 22

present everywhere at the same time

Question 23

redeemer

Answer 23

Christ

Question 24

resurrection

Answer 24

the rising of Christ from the dead

Question 25

revelation

Answer 25

the divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence

Question 26

salvation

Answer 26

deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be about by faith in Christ

Question 27

saviour

Answer 27

God or Jesus Christ as the redeemer of sin and saver of souls

Question 28

secular

Answer 28

not subject to or bond by religious rule

Question 29

sin

Answer 29

an immoral act considered to be a transgression from divine law

Question 30

spirit

Answer 30

a supernatural being

Question 31

theist

Answer 31

a person who believes in the existence of a god or gods

Question 32

transcendent

Answer 32

beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience

Question 33

trinity

Answer 33

the three persons of the Christian Godhead; Father, Son and the Holy Spirit

Question 34

word

Answer 34

a name for Jesus Christ