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• Catholic


  Branch of Christianity based in Rome and led by the Pope.

  
• Orthodox


  Branch of Christianity, mainly, practiced in Eastern Europe.

  
• Protestant


  Branch of Christianity who disagreed and split from the Catholic Church, there are many Protestant Churches.

  
• Denomination


  A distinct group of Christians (e.g. Baptist, Roman Catholics, Methodists etc)

  
• God


  The supreme being (the divine)

  
• Monotheistic


  Belief in only one God

  
• Omnipotent


  Almighty, unlimited power; a quality of God

  
• Benevolent

  All-loving, all-good; a quality of God

  
• Justice

  Bringing about what is right and fair. Making up for a wrong that has been committed.

  
• Trinity


  The belief that there are three Persons in the One God. Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

  
• Holy Spirit


  The third person of the Trinity who inspires Christians in the world today

  
• Son of God

  The title used for Jesus, the second person of the Trinity. A special relationship between Jesus and God the Father.

  
• God the Father

  Omnipotent creator of the world - Christians refer to God as 'Father', e.g. 'Our Father'.

  
• 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 Jesus (God the Son).

  
• Incarnation

  Becoming flesh, taking human form (God becoming human)

  
• Resurrection

  1. Rising from the dead 2. The Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead.

  
• Blasphemy


  A religious offence which includes claiming to be God.

  
• Crucifixion

  1. Roman method of death penalty 2. the execution and death of Jesus.

  
• Ascension


  The event, 40 days after Jesus' resurrection, when Jesus returned to heaven.

  
• Heaven


  A state of eternal happiness; being in the presence of God; a place of peace ruled by God.

  
• Afterlife


  Christian belief about what follows life on earth.

  
• Day of Judgement

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

  
• Hell


  Place of eternal punishment; being without God

  
• Holy Spirit


  the Spirit of God, which gives the power to understand and worship

  
• Jesus Christ

  the Son of God, who came into the world as a human being

  
• Trinity


  God as one being, in three persons

  
• Creationism


  those who believe the world was created in a literal six days and who read Genesis as a scientific/historical account of the beginning of the world

  
• Free will

  having the freedom to choose what to do

  
• Incarnation


  God becomes a human being

  
• Ascension

  going up into heaven

  
• Crucifixion


  being nailed to a cross and left to die

  
• Resurrection

  rising from the death

  
• sin


  anything that prevents a relationship with God, either because the person does something they shouldn't, or neglects to do something they should

  
• Atonement

  the action of restoring a relationship; in Christianity, Jesus' death and resurrection restores the relationship between God and human beings

  
• salvation


  being saved from sin and the consequences of sin; going to heaven

  
• Eschatology


  an area of Christian theology which is concerned with life after death

  
• Immortal soul


  a soul that lives on after the death of the body

  
• Purgatory


  a place where the souls of the dead are cleansed and prepared for heaven

  
• Benevolence

  all-good