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Cards (23)

trinity 
there are three persons in the One God; the Father; the Son; and the Holy Spirit are all separate but are also one being
Holy Spirit 
the third person of the Trinity, the inspiring presence of God in the world
Son of God 
Jesus, the second person of the Trinity, showing the special relationship between Jesus and God the Father
transcendent 
beyond space and time, controlled by neither
creation 
the act by which God brought the universe into being
The Word 
term used at the beginning of John's Gospel to refer to the Son of God
incarnation 
becoming flesh, taking human form
resurrection 
rising from the dead, Jesus rising from the dead on Easter day
blasphemy 
a religious offence which includes claiming to be God
crucifixion 
Roman method of execution by which criminals were fixed to a cross
the execution and death of Jesus on Good Friday
ascension 
when Jesus returned to God in heaven 40 days after he resurrected
heaven 
a place and state of eternal happiness and peace ruled over by God
afterlife 
life when after you die
day of judgment 
a time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God and rewarded or punished
hell 
the place of eternal suffering or the state of being without God
purgatory 
the immediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven
satan 
name for the devil - the power and source of evil
sin 
any action or thought that separates humans from God
behaviour that goes against God's laws
salvation 
brought by Jesus and means saving soul, set free from sin and entering heaven
grace 
a quality of God which He shows to humans by providing love and support - humans do not need to earn this
forgiveness 
showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong
atonement 
restoring the relationship between people and God through life, death and resurrection of Jesus
mass 
ceremony, also called the Eucharist: when the sacrificial death/resurrection of Jesus is celebrated with bread & wine