Life and death

• Death


  the end of physical life. When the physical body ceases completely function.
• Eternal life


  Life in heaven after death. Also the phrase Jesus uses to describe a state of living as God intends which leads to this life in heaven.
• Heaven


  Those who have accepted God's grace and forgiveness in this life will enjoy an external existence in God's presence in the next life. This face to face encounter with God is what we call heaven.
• Hell


  Those ultimately who through their free will have rejected God's grace and forgiveness and have chosen to live eternally outside of Gods presence. This lack of God for all eternity is called hell.
• judgement


  At the end of our lives we will be faced with an ultimate choice to chose or reject God. This determines whether we go to heaven or hell.
• Magisterium


  The teaching authority of the church exercised by bishops in communion with the pope. The magisterium is grace given by the holy spirit to faithfully interpret the scripture and tradition.
• Resurrection 


  The raising the body again to life after death. Christians believe that Jesus has already experienced resurrection and that all people will experience it at the end of time.
• soul 


  The eternal part of a human being given at conception which lives on after the death of the body.