Christianity

monotheism

belief in one god, christianity is monotheistic

omnipotent

god as all powerful, “There is nothing too difficult […] for you.”

omnibenevolent

god as all loving, “For God so loved the world.”

trinity

3 persons of God: Son, Father, and Holy Spirit. God is the creator

original sin

tendency to disobey god brought into the world by the fall that all people are born with. fall is described in genesis

atonement

jesus as a ‘sacrificial lamb’ to atone for the sins of humanity; “gave his one and only son, that those who believe in him should not perish but have eternal life”

ascension

jesus symbolically or physically being “taken up into a cloud” (bible) to heaven after his resurrection

resurrection

jesus coming back to life after his crucifixion, “he has risen!”

incarnation

god in human form as jesus, “the Word became flesh”

salvation

deliverance from sin made possible by atonement through jesus’ crucifixion, “[…] that those who believe in him should not perish but have eternal life”

purgatory

place of cleansing and purification for those that cannot immediately go to heaven, catholic belief

purpose of prayer

developing special relationship with god, e.g. intercessory prayer

baptism

initiates people into the christian faith, catholics practise infant baptisms

eucharist

sharing bread and wine in remembrance of jesus’ death, “Do this in remembrance of me.”

sacraments

outward expressions of inward grace e.g. baptism

role of church in local community

practical care & charity, promoting harmony within the community, and spiritual support, e.g. hosting fêtes

the ‘mission’

duty of every christian to evangelise and spread the faith, “go and make disciples of all nations”

tearfund

christian charity that aims to put “love thy neighbour” and the principle of agape into action, provides humanitarian aid

evangelism

preaching the gospel with the aim of converting them to christianity

reconiliation

catholic sacrament of penance to be forgiven for sin and restore an individual’s relationship with god, or general restoration of a relationship between two sides/people/god and a human/humanity

In the beginning God

In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth

For God

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son

baptising them

baptising them in the name of the of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit

I believe

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth

resurrection of

resurrection of the body and the life everlasting

communion of

communion of saints

In the beginning was

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

hovering

hovering over the waters

giver

giver of life

subdue

subdue [the earth], and have dominion over [it]

You will

You will concieve and give birth to a son

two men

two men in clothes that gleamed

He lifted

He lifted up his hands and blessed them

he left

he left them and was taken up into heaven

Father, forgive

Father, forgive them for they know not what they do

It is f

It is finished

For it is by

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith […] it is the gift of God

that whoever believes

that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life

For we must

For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ

weeping and

weeping and gnashing of teeth

lake of

lake of fire

taken up

taken up into heaven

Our God is

Our God is in heaven

He will wipe

He will wipe every tear

Pray without

Pray without ceasing

he fell with his

he fell with his face to the ground and prayed

he went up

he went up out of the water

If anyone has

If anyone has material possessions and ignores his brother in need, how can he love God?

And he ate

And he ate it

The Lord is our God

The Lord is our God, the Lord is one

When Adam sinned

When Adam sinned, sin entered the world

For all have sinned

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

the curtain

the curtain of the temple was torn in two

he must be

he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life

it was impossible

it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him

Tax Collector

Zacchaeus

must worship in

must worship in the spirit and in truth

be filled with the

be filled with the spirit […] sing and make music from your heart to the Lord

book of ten commandments

Exodus

great is

great is your reward in heaven

Come, let us bow

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our maker

Repent and

Repent and be baptised

Whoever believes and

Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned

pledge of

pledge of a good conscience toward God

This is My

This is My body, which is broken for you

Parable of

Parable of community (Brother Roger)

I am the resurrection

I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.

he went up

he went up out of the water

they will suffer

they will suffer […] away from the presence of the Lord

he lifted up (Rich man)

he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham

God […] because of

God […] because of the great love with which he loved us […] raised us up with him

number of britons that celebrate christmas according to You Gov

89%

It is more blessed

It is more blessed to give than to receive