Did Jesus Save The World?

• Sin


  An act of rebellion or disobedience against the known will of God
• Original Sin


  The tendency to sin in all human beings, believed to be inherited from Adam, 'the first man'
• The Fall


  The transition of the first man, and woman from a state of innocent obedience to a state of disobedience
• Prophecy


  A divinely inspired prediction about the future
• Jesus


  The central figure of Christian history and devotion, the second person of the Trinity
• Messiah


  From the Hebrew for 'anointed one', the promised saviour of the Hebrew nation
• Christ


  A title given to Jesus meaning Messiah or Anointed One
• Incarnation


  The belief that God took human form in Jesus Christ
• Prologue


  A separate introductory section of a piece of literature, in John's gospel his prologue replaces a birth story
• Christmas

  A Christian holy day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ
• Crucifixion


  Roman method of execution by nailing someone to a cross, often until they die of asphyxiation; used on Jesus and many others
• Good Friday

  The day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus
• Sacrifice


  The act of giving something precious to another person or to God
• Salvation


  The healing of a broken relationship between people and God
• Atonement


  A person atones when they show they are sorry for doing something wrong
• Resurrection


  The Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after the crucifixion
• Easter Sunday

  For Christians, the day on which Jesus rose from the dead
• Ascension

  For Christians, when Jesus went up to Heaven 40 days after he rose from the dead
• Source: Jesus enters the world

  
  

  Bible: New Testament. John's Prologue (John 1:1-6)

  
  

  John describes the incarnation - God enters the world as a human in Jesus.

  
  

  Jesus enters the world: '"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."'
• Source: The death of Jesus:

  
  

  Bible: New Testament: Peter 2:24

  
  

  St Peter was one of the first followers of Christ. Here he describes Jesus' sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.

  
  

  '"He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that Us we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his Wounds you have been healed."'
• Source: The Resurrection

  
  

  Bible: New Testament Luke 24: 6-7

  
  

  This teaches how the death and resurrection fulfilled prophecy

  
  

  '"He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again."'
• Source: The Fall of Mankind

  
  

  Bible: Old Testament - Genesis 3:19

  
  

  The Fall of Man-the consequence of sin is- death.

  
  

  "By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return."