Christianity- key words

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Denonination
A distinced group within christians faith its ow organisation and traditions.
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Monotheistic
A religion that belives there is only one God
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Omnipotent
Almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God
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Benevolent
All loving, all good: a quality od God
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Justice (Just)
Bringing about what is right and fair. According to the law, or making up for a wrong that has been commited.
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Trinity
The belief that there are 3 persons in one God: The father,son and holyspirit are seperate, but are also on being.
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Son of God
A title for Jesus, the second person of the trinity
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Holy Spirit
The 3rd person of the Trinity whom christians believe is the inspiring presence od God in the world
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Creation
The act by which God brought the universe into being.
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The word
The term used at the start of John's Gospel to refer to the son of God.
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Incranation
Becoming flesh, taking a human form
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Blasphemy
A religious offence which includes claiming to be God.
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Crusifixion
The exicution and death of Jesus on the cross on good friday
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Resurrection
Rising from the dead. Jesus rose from the dead on sunday(Easter sunday). This is a key christian belief
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Ascension
This is when Jesus returned to God the father in heaven- 40days after his resuection
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Afterlife
What christians believe follows life on earth
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Day of Judement
Atime when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God and be rewarded or punished.
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Heaven
A state of eternal Happiness in the presence of God; the state of eternal peace riled over by God
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Hell
The place of eternal suffering or the state of being without God
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Purgatory
The intermediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven (catholic idea)
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Satan
Name for the devil- the power and source of evil
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Sin
Any action or thourght that separates humans from God Behaviour that is against Gods law and wishes
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Original Sin
An augustine christian doctrine that everyone is born with a built-in urge to do bad things and to disobey God
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Salvation
Saving the soul, deliverance from sin and adission to heaven brought about by Jesus
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Grace
A quality of God which shows to humans by providing love and support which they do not need to earn
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Forgivness
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 th life, death and resurection of Jesus
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Mass (Eucharist)
Ceremony in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine
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Catholic
A branch of christianity, based in rome and led by the Pope
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Orthodox
A branch of christianity mainly, but not entirely, practiced in easten Europe
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Protestant
A branch of christianity that has many denominations, but they all believe the bible is the only authority for christians
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God
The supreme being
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Holy
Seperate and set apart for a special purpose by God
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A religion that belives there is only one God

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All loving, all good: a quality od God

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Bringing about what is right and fair. According to the law, or making up for a wrong that has been commited.

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