The Holy Book of Christianity is made up of the 66 books of the Old and the New Testament (also known as 'Scripture').
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Conscience
An inner feeling of what is right or wrong.
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Situation Ethics
The idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do.
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Decalogue
The Ten Commandments.
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Golden Rule
Jesus' teaching to treat others as we would like to be treated.
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Church (capital)
The community of Christians.
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church (lowercase)
Building (a Christian place of worship).
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Old Testament
A collection of books that were written before the life of Jesus.
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New Testament
A collection of books that were written after Jesus died and rose from the dead.
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Biblia
The word 'Bible' comes from the Greek Biblia meaning 'the books.'
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Canonical
It means they are approved by the Catholic Church.
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Deuterocanonical
A version of the Bible recognised by the Catholic Church. It has 73 books, usually listed at the end of the Old Testament.
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Omnipresent
Always there.
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Omniscient
All knowing.
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Omnipotent
Almighty, having unlimited power.
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Omnibenevolent
All loving.
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Trinity
The belief that there are three persons in the One God, the father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are separate, but are also one being.
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Creed
A statement of what Christians believe.
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Creation
The act by which God brought the universe into being.
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The Word
Term used at the beginning of John's gospel to refer to God the Son.
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Infallible
Always right.
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Literal Truth
A literal truth is where each word of the original work is actually true rather than giving meaning or symbolism.
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Moral Truth
A story or idea that is written to express an idea that can have an alternative meaning or lesson behind it.
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Evolution
The theory that the various kinds of existing animals and plants have come from kinds that existed in the past.
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Big Bang Theory
A theory that the universe was created billions of years ago as a result of a giant explosion from a single point of nearly infinite energy.
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Incarnation
Becoming flesh, taking a human form.
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Resurrection
1. Rising from the dead; 2. Jesus rising from the dead on Easter Day. An event recorded in all four gospels and the central belief of Christianity.
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Blasphemy
A religious offence which includes claiming to be God.
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Crucifixion
1. Roman method of execution by which criminals were fixed to a cross. 2. The execution and death of Jesus on Good Friday.
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Ascension
The event, 40 days after the resurrection, when Jesus returned to God, the Father, in heaven.
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Heaven
A state of external happiness in the presence of God, the place of external peace ruled over by God.
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Perishable
Likely to decay or go bad.
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Imperishable
Lasting forever.
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Dishonour
A state of shame or disgrace.
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Afterlife
What Christians believe follows life on earth.
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Day of Judgement
A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God and rewarded or punished.
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Sin
1. Any action or thought that separates humans from God. 2. An act against God.
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Original sin
An Augustine Christian doctrine that says that everyone is born with a built-in urge to do bad things and to disobey God; an important doctrine withing the Catholic Church.
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Salvation
Saving the soul, deliverance from sin and admission to heaven brought about by Jesus.
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Grace
A quality of God which God shows to humans by providing love and support which they do not need to earn.
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Forgiveness
Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong.
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Atonement
Restoring the relationship between people and God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
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Other cards in this set
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An inner feeling of what is right or wrong.
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Conscience
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Front
The idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do.
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Card 4
Front
The Ten Commandments.
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Card 5
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Jesus' teaching to treat others as we would like to be treated.
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