Christian beliefs

• Definition of monotheistic

  a religion that has one God
• Definition of omnipotent

  The belief that God is all powerful
• Definition of omnibenevolent

  All loving
• Definition of omnipresent

  God is everywhere at the same time
• Definition of omniscience

  All knowing
• What is the Trinity?

  Represents god the father the son and the Holy Spirit
• Definition of incarnation

  Literally ‘in flesh’ or ‘enfleshed’ belief that God took on human form in the person of Jesus
• Definition of resurrection

  Being raised from the dead
• Definition of crucifixion

  The death of Jesus ; a form of the death penalty used by Romans
• Definition of ascension

  going or being taken up; the event forty days after the resurrection when Jesus returned to glory in heaven
• Definition of Day of Judgement

  The belief that God will decides whether each person should receive eternal life or eternal punishment based on their earthly life
• Definition of heaven

  Belief that after death Christians can enter a state of being with God for eternity
• Definition of hell

  Belief in a place of eternal suffering or a state after death of being in separation from God
• Definition of purgatory

  A state of cleansing to remove the effects of sin
• Definition of original sin

  Belief human nature is flawed and that we all have the tendency to sin; traditional belief held by some Christian’s that this came from Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit
• Definition of atonement

  Making amends or payment for a wrong doing. The belief that reconciliation between God and humanity that was brought about by the death of Jesus as a sacrifice