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• Sin


  Any thought or action that separates humans from God
• Original sin


  Everyone is built with the urge to sin/Adam and Eve brought sin into the world
• Salvation


  Saving the soul from sin, made possible by Jesus
• Grace


  God's love which humans do not have to earn
• Salvation through good works

  Can be achieved by doing good and following God's laws "Faith…without action is dead"
• Salvation through grace


  Salvation is given by God to show his love, does not have to be earnt "For it is by grace you have been saved"
• Day of Judgement


  A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged
• Role of Jesus in judgement

  Christians believe Jesus plays the role of judge as he has lived life as a human and set the path for Christians to follow
• Basis of judgement


  They will be judged based on their behaviour and actions as shown in the Parable of the Sheep and Goats
• Resurrection


  Rising from the dead. Jesus rising from the dead on Easter Sunday
• Ascension


  The event, 40 days after Jesus' resurrection, when Jesus returned to God, the Father in heaven
• Christianity is based on the belief that Jesus died and resurrected
• Importance of resurrection


  • Teaches Christians not to fear death and that their sins will be forgiven if they follow God's laws
• Importance of ascension


  • Shows Jesus is with God in heaven
• Atonement


  Restoring the relationship between God and humans through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
• Jesus' crucifixion made up for the original sin of Adam and Eve
• The death of Jesus restored the broken relationship between God and humans which allowed for salvation to be achieved
• Christians can now be forgiven for their sins and go to heaven
• Jesus atoned for the sins of humanity
• Christians believe that because Jesus resurrected they will too
• Christian beliefs about resurrection


  • Some believe a person's soul is resurrected straight after death
  • Others believe it happens at the end of time when Jesus returns to play the role of judge
• Impact of belief in resurrection on Christians

  • Means life after death is real
  • Gives them confidence in the face of death
  • Inspires them to live a good life and follow Gods laws
• Incarnation


  The belief that Jesus was God in human form (becoming flesh, taking a human form)
• Jesus was fully God and fully human, which helps explain his miracles and resurrection
• His words and teachings have authority because they are the word of God
• Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah (saviour)
• Omnipotent


  God is all powerful
• Omnibenevolent


  God is all loving
• Just


  God is fair
• 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 God the Son
• Christian beliefs about creation

  • Some take the creation story in Genesis literally, therefore they believe God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th
  • Other Christians believe it is symbolic and teaches them about what God is like
• Trinity


  Christians believe there are three persons in the One God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Each person of the Trinity is fully God
• The Father


  Creator of life
• The Son


  Became incarnate through Jesus. Fully God and fully human
• The Holy Spirit


  Guides and comforts Christians
• Heaven

  A state of eternal happiness (with God)
• Hell


  Place of eternal suffering (separated from God for eternity)
• Purgatory


  Intermediate state where the soul is cleansed (Catholic belief)
• Christians believe if they have lived a good life and had faith in God they will be rewarded with heaven and if they have lived a bad life they will be punished with hell