Sin and Forgiveness Key Words

Question 1

Absolutism

Answer 1

The belief that there are certain actions which are always right or wrong
Belief that moral laws exist externally

Question 2

Eucharist

Answer 2

Meaning ‘Thanksgiving’
The name catholics use to describe when the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus

Question 3

Evangelisation

Answer 3

Spreading of the ‘Good News’ also translated to the ‘Gospel’
The sharing of the gospel and life of Jesus with others

Question 4

Forgiveness

Answer 4

The act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you
Overlooking a persons faults

Question 5

Punishment

Answer 5

The consequence of a wrong decision
Penalty imposed by a person in authority on the person who committed the wrongdoing

Question 6

Relativism

Answer 6

The belief that there is no moral law
Rules that govern what is right and wrong

Question 7

Salvation

Answer 7

The belief that through Jesus’ death and resurrection humanity has achieved the possibility of eternal life with God

Question 8

Sin

Answer 8

Acting against the will or laws of God