RE The End of Life Key Words

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Created on: 10-06-15 14:01

AFTERLIFE

This word means the life which happens after death. A Christian believes there is heaven or hell whereas someone who does not believe in God may say there is no afterlife.

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*BEREAVED

This word means the people who are sad about someone who has just died

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*BODY

This is the physical part of a person (the shell) in which the soul lives while the person is on earth.

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*FUNERAL RITES

These words mean the ceremonies which take place when someone dies

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*HEAVEN

This is the place where Christians hope to go after death to be with God

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*HELL

This is the place where people do not want to go because it is where the devil is and where people will be tortured forever.

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*JUDGE

Christians believe that God/Jesus is a Judge because he looks at people’s actions during their lifetime to decide whether they should go to heaven or hell

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*PURGATORY

This is the place before heaven where Catholics believe everyone has to go to have their sins cleansed before they can enter heaven.

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*REDEMPTION

This is the action of being saved from sin or evil.

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REPENT

This word means that someone says sorry and shows they are sorry by trying to put their sin right and by not doing the sin again. Christians believe God forgives people who repent.

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*SALVATION

This means being delivered from sin and its consequences – when Adam and Eve disobeyed God it brought sin into the world and its consequence is death (both physically and spiritually).

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SOUL

This is the non material/spiritual part of a person (it cannot be seen) which makes the person what they are. Christians believe it is the “breath of life” which God gave Adam when he created him to make him a “living being”. The soul is eternal.

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This word means the people who are sad about someone who has just died

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*BEREAVED

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This is the physical part of a person (the shell) in which the soul lives while the person is on earth.

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These words mean the ceremonies which take place when someone dies

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Card 5

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This is the place where Christians hope to go after death to be with God

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RE The End of Life Key Words