Salvation in Christianity

• Sin


  Any deliberate action that goes against God's law
• Free will


  The idea that humans are free to make their own moral choices
• Sin


  Separates humans from God and prevents salvation
• Salvation


  The healing of a broken relationship between people and God
• Christ


  A title given to Jesus meaning Messiah or Anointed One
• Sin


  Act of rebellion or disobedience against the known will of God in Judaism, Christianity or Islam
• Original sin


  The tendency to sin in all human beings, believed to be inherited from Adam, 'the first man'
• Jesus


  The central figure of Christian history and devotion. The second person of the Trinity
• According to Christian belief, sin separates people from God
• Saviour


  One who saves. Christians see Jesus as their Saviour
• Sacrifice


  The act of giving something precious to another person or to God
• Salvation


  The healing of a broken relationship between people and God
• Salvation


  The healing of a broken relationship between people and God
• Ways to achieve salvation for Christians

  • Doing good works, such as giving to charity
  • Worship and faith
  • Following God's law found in the Bible
• Atonement


  The process of Jesus' death on the cross to save humankind from sin and mend their broken relationship with God
• Sin


  Act of rebellion or disobedience against the known will of God
• Christians believe that when Jesus died on the cross, he was sacrificed for the sins of humankind, allowing humans to be reunited with God after death in Heaven
• In the Old Testament, there are examples of animals being ritually killed or sent out into the wilderness to make up for the sins of human beings
• Salvation


  The healing of a broken relationship between people and God
• Christians believe the Bible is a guidebook to salvation
• Ways to achieve salvation for Christians

  • Doing good works, such as giving to charity
  • Worship and faith
  • Following God's law found in the Bible
• Sin


  Act of rebellion or disobedience against the known will of God
• Christians believe the Bible is a guidebook to salvation
• Jesus is often referred to as the 'Lamb of God' because, like a lamb that would traditionally have been sacrificed, he died to make up for the sins of humanity
• First five books of the Old Testament

  • Genesis
  • Exodus
  • Leviticus
  • Numbers
  • Deuteronomy
• First five books of the Old Testament

  • Genesis
  • Exodus
  • Leviticus
  • Numbers
  • Deuteronomy
• Christians believe that Jesus' death and resurrection restored the relationship between God and humankind that had been broken by original sin
• Books of Law


  Instructions that God gave to instruct people on how to live good lives according to his will
• Christians follow the laws laid out in the New Testament teachings and believe that only some of the laws in the Old Testament still need to be obeyed
• Books of Law


  Instructions that God gave to instruct people on how to live good lives according to his will
• Jesus is the highest authority in the Bible and his teachings overrule many of the older laws
• Ten Commandments


  The list of rules, revealed by God to Moses, found in the Old Testament books of Exodus and Deuteronomy
• For Christians, the fact that God sacrificed his only son is clear proof of his omnibenevolent nature
• Different Christian views on biblical law

  • Evangelical Christians interpret the Bible more literally than many members of the Church of England
• Conscience


  An inner sense (or 'voice') which communicates what is right or wrong in one's behaviour
• Pope


  The Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church
• The Apostles' Creed states that Christians believe in a God who forgives sins and makes eternal life possible
• Christians follow the laws laid out in the New Testament teachings and believe that only some of the laws in the Old Testament still need to be obeyed
• For Christians, the main purpose of God's law is to enable them to identify sin
• Grace


  God's unconditional love for everyone, whether or not they have behaved as he wants them to