Christianity keywords

The official teaching of the Catholic church

A sacrament commemorating the Last Supper,  also called Holy Communion or Mass

Statement of Christian belief, accepted by most Christians

The act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

Those who believe the bible is the word of God, but not his actual words, it may not have the literal truth

The idea that humans are people not things and have self-knowledge and free will

Believe the bible is a book of words about God, so it needs reinterpreting in the modern world

Believe the bible is the actual word of God

Knowing who you are and why you are here

Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation

The return of Christ to heaven

Speaking disrespectfully about God or sacred things

The Roman governor of Judea

rising from the dead

The supreme religious authority in Israel in the time of Jesus

Reconciliation between God and humans

God's gift, which gives the strength to be good and Holy

The 613 commands given to Moses by God

The sin committed by Adam and Eve, which some Christians believe is passed on to all people at birth

Bringing two people, who were opposed to each other, together

Religious beliefs about death, judgement and life after death

The idea that the soul lives after death

A place where Catholic Christians believe souls go after death to be purified

The suffering caused by the actions of humans

The suffering caused by nature not humans

All-loving

All-powerful

All-knowing

Prayers asking \god to help other people

The belief that God gave us this life to prepare our souls for heaven