christainty beliefs

• Catholic


  based in rome led by the pope
• orthodox


  split from christianity in 1054ce and is practiced in eastern europe
• protestant


  split from the catholic church in the 16th century branched into different denominations such as anglican quaker and methodists
• denominations


  religious subgroups
• god


  supreme being
• monotheistic


  Belief in one God
• holy


  set apart for a special purpose and worthy of worship
• omnipotent


  almighty, having unlimited power or authority
• benevolent


  all loving and all good
• justice


  what is right and fair
• trinity


  The belief that there are three Persons in the One God. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are separate, but are also one being.
• Holy Spirit


  the unseen power of your who influences and guides
• son of god


  Jesus
• 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
• Incarnation


  God becoming human in the form of Jesus
• Resurrection


  raising from the dead on easter
• blasphemy


  a religious crime pretending or claiming to be god
• crucifixion


  Roman method of execution by nailing a person to a wooden cross
• ascension


  The entry of Jesus into Heaven forty days after his Resurrection.
• heaven


  a statue of eternal life and happiness in the presence of god
• afterlife


  What Christians believe follows life on earth
• Day of Judgement


  A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God and rewarded or punished
• hell


  The state of permanent separation from God, reserved for those who freely and consciously choose to reject God to the very end of their lives.
• purgatory


  a state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven
• satan


  name for the devil who is the source of evil
• sin


  behaviour that goes against gods will and law
• original sin


  first sin committed against gods will and laws
• salvation


  saving the souls and deliverance from sin and admission into heaven brought about by jesus
• grace


  giving love that they don't need to earn
• forgiveness


  Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong
• atonement


  removing the effects of sun and allowing people to restore their relationship
• mass


  also called the eucharist in which jesus death and resurrection in celebrated with bread and wine