RE- Key Words

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  • Created by: Glewis23
  • Created on: 08-03-18 11:07
Omnipotent
All powerful. Almighty
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Loving
Feeling. Showing great love and care.
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Just
Fair
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Evil
Wicked and immoral. Some say it is a power at work in the world that seeks to do bad
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Suffering
When people go through hard times
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Oneness of God
God is one
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Trinity
There are three persons in one God. Father, son and Holy spirit. They are separate but one!
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Father
God the Father
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Son
Jesus
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Holy Spirit
Part of the Trinity who works in the world today
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Creation
Act by which God brought the universe into being
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The Word
Term used at the beginning of John's Gospel that refers to Jesus
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Catholic
Branch of Christianity
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Omniscient
All knowing
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Omnibenvolent
All loving
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Omnipresent
All around
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Immanent
God in the world
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Transcendent
God outside the world
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Orthodox
Branch of Christianity mainly in Eastern Countries
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Protestant
Branch of Christianity that protested against some of the practices of the Catholic Church. The Bible is the key authority
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Denomination
Distinct group within the Christian faith with its own organisation and traditions.
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God
Supreme being
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Monotheistic
Belief in one God
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Holy
Special and sacred. Separate and set apart for a special purpose by God
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Benevolent
All loving all good
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Justice
What is right and fair according to the law. Making up for a wrong that has been committed.
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Trinity
Three persons in the one God. Father, Son and Holy spirit. All separate but one being.
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Son of God
Title used for Jesus it shows the special relationship between God and Jesus
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Afterlife
Christians believe follows life on Earth
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Resurrection
Rising from the dead (Jesus at Easter)
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Judgement
Decisions will be made on our actions and thoughts. God will reward or punish
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Hell
Place of eternal suffering or where God is not
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Day of judgement
The world will end and every soul will be judged by God and rewarded or punished
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Purgatory
Souls are cleansed by fire so they can get to heaven
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Satan
The Devil. Power and source of evil
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Incarnation
Literally 'In the flesh'. The belief that Jesus is both fully God and fully human
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Crucifixion
Roman method of killing. Criminals are fixed to a cross. Jesus was killed by crucifixion on Good Friday
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Ascension
When Jesus' resurrected body went to heaven.
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Sin
Action or thought that separates humans from God. Behaviour that goes against God's laws or moral principles.
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Original Sin
St Augustine said we are born with an urge to do the wrong thing and go against God.
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Salvation
The belief said we are born with an urge to do the wrong thing and go against God.
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Grace
Undeserved gift or generosity. Jesus' gift of forgiveness to the world is an act of grace. God's love for humans which does not need to be earned
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Atonement
Putting right the relationship between God and people, through the life death and resurrection of Jesus.
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Law
System of rules enforced by the state (faith group if religious laws e.g. adultery).
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Blasphemy
Religious offence. Claiming to be God when you're not.
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Resurrection
Jesus rising from the dead.
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Forgiveness
Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for doing something wrong
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Mass
Ceremony also called eucharist
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Loving

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Feeling. Showing great love and care.

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Just

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Card 4

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Evil

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Card 5

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Suffering

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