Believing in God

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Theist
A person who believes in God
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Baptism
The Christian rite of initiation that welcomes a person into Christian community
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Bible
The sacred text of Christianity
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Confirmation
Where young Christian makes the baptismal vows for him- or herself
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Initiation ceremony
A ritual, such as baptism, which welcomes a person as a new member of community or group that holds a certain set of beliefs
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Testimony
A public statement of faith and belief
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Holiness
Having the characteristics of being set apart from God's purpose
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Mystical experience
Experiencing God's voice or a religious vision
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Near-death experience
An experience after clinical death and before resuscitation
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Confession of sin
Admitting wrongdoing against God
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Intercession
praying for others
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Meditation
Thinking deeply about spiritual things
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Petitions
Request made of God
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Thanksgiving
Giving thanks to God for what God has done
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Worship
Praising God
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Analogy
A way of comparing two similar things to highlight their similarities
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Design
The appearance of order and purpose
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Causation
The principle that everything is caused by something else
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'Big Bang' theory
The theory that enormous explosion started the universe around 15 billion years ago
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Creationists
Religious believers who believe that the world was created in six days, exactly as described in Genesis
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Evolution
The gradual development of species over millions of years
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Natural selection
The way in which species naturally select the best characteristics for survival
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Where young Christian makes the baptismal vows for him- or herself

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