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"Omnipotent

God is all-powerful"

"Omnibenevolent

God is all-loving

"Just

God is fair and judges people rightly"

"Trinity

the Christian belief in one God who exists as three co-equal, co-eternal persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit.

"Father

The creator and sustainer of life"

"Son

Jesus Christ God incarnate"

"Holy Spirit

God’s presence and power in the world"

"Incarnation

God becoming human in Jesus"

"Crucifixion

Jesus’ execution on the cross"

"Resurrection

Jesus rising from the dead on the third day"

"Ascension

god rising to heaven on the 40th day after his ressurection

"Atonement

Jesus restoring the relationship between God and humanity

"Original Sin

all humans are born into a sinful state due to the first sin committed by Adam and Eve

"Free Will

Human freedom to choose right or wrong"

"Salvation

Being saved from sin and its consequences

"Grace

God’s unconditional love and gift of salvation"

Law

God’s commandments and teachings

"Spirit, christianity

God’s guiding presence within believers"

Afterlife

Life after death

"Heaven

Eternal presence of God"

"Hell

Separation from God after death"

"Judgement

God deciding who enters heaven or hell"

"Parable

Story with a moral or spiritual message"

"Literalist

Believes the Bible is literal truth"

"Non-literalist

Interprets the Bible metaphorically"

"Creation ex nihilo

God creating the world out of nothing"

"Immanent

Allahs acts within the world"

Transcendent

God exists beyond the world

"Moral Evil

Evil caused by human actions"

"Natural Evil

Evil caused by natural events"

"Church

Christian place of worship"

"Worship

Showing love and praise to God"

"Liturgical Worship

Set structure of worship"

"Non-liturgical Worship

Non-structured or varied worship"

"Informal Worship

Spontaneous prayer or worship"

"Charismatic Worship

Worship involving the Holy Spirit"

Set Prayer

Pre-written formal prayer

"Informal Prayer

Personal spontaneous prayer"

"Sacrament

Holy ritual through which God’s grace is received"

"Baptism

Ritual of initiation into Christianity"

"Infant Baptism

Baptising babies to welcome them into the faith"

"Believers’ Baptism

Baptising adults who consciously choose faith"

"Holy Communion

Eating bread and wine to remember Jesus’ sacrifice"

"Transubstantiation

Bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ"

"Consubstantiation

Bread and wine spiritually represent Jesus"

"Evangelism

Spreading Christianity"

"Mission

Work to spread the gospel"

"Great Commission

Jesus’ command to make disciples of all nations"

"Alpha Course

Course teaching Christian basics"

"Reconciliation

Restoring relationships and peace"

Persecution of Christians

Hostility towards Christians for their faith

"Martyrdom

Dying for the Christian faith"

"Pilgrimage

Religious journey to a holy place"

"Christmas

Celebration of Jesus’ birth"

"Easter

Celebration of Jesus’ resurrection"

"Food Banks

Christian charity supporting the poor"

"Street Pastors

Christians helping vulnerable people in the community"

"Agape

Selfless Christian love"

"Allah

The one true God"

"Tawhid

The oneness of God"

"Shirk

Associating partners with allah major sin"

"Supremacy of God’s Will

Nothing happens unless God wills it"

"Omnipotence

God is all-powerful"

"Transcendence

God exists beyond the universe"

"Immanence

God is close and involved in the world"

"Malaikah

Angels created by God"

"Jibril

Angel who delivered the Qur’an to Muhammad"

"Mika’il

Angel of mercy who sends rain and sustenance"

"Izra’il

Angel of death"

"Kiraman Katibeen

Angels who record deeds"

Akhirah

Life after death

"Barzakh

State between death and judgement"

"Jannah

Paradise"

Jahannam

Hell

"Resurrection islam

People raised from the dead on Judgement Day"

"Day of Judgement

God judges actions and faith"

"Al-Qadr

Predestination allahs knowledge and control of all things

"Risalah

Prophethood"

"Adam

The first prophet"

"Ibrahim

Prophet of faith and submission to God"

Isa

Prophet Jesus

"Muhammad

Final prophet of Islam"

"Qur’an

The final revelation from God"

"Tawrat

The Torah given to Moses"

"Zabur

The Psalms given to David"

"Injil

The Gospel given to Jesus"

"Scrolls of Ibrahim

Early scriptures given to Abraham"

"Sunnah

Teachings and actions of Muhammad"

"Hadith

Recorded sayings of Muhammad"

"Shari’ah

Islamic law"

"Halal

Permitted"

"Haram

Forbidden in islam

what is Five Pillars

Core duties of Islam"

"Shahadah

Declaration of faith"

"Salah

Prayer 5 times a day"

"Rak’ah

Prayer movements"

"Wudu

Ritual washing before prayer"

"Qiblah

Direction of prayer towards Mecca"

"Jummah Prayer

Friday congregational prayer"

"Zakah

2.5% charity for the poor"