Christianity Beliefs and Teachings Y10 Vocab

Agape

Unconditional, Selfless, Self-sacrificing, Neighbourly love

Biblical Literalism

The belief that the BIble is word-for-word truth

Religious Myth

The belief that aspects of the Bible are Myth, made-up stories with a meaning

Ex nihilo

A Latin term relating to the creation story meaning the universe was created out of nothing

The Word

The term used at the beginning of Johnś Gospel to refer to the God the Son

Incarnation

Becoming flesh, taking human form

Ressurruction

1. Rising from the dead

2. Jesus rising on easter Sunday. An event recorded in all 4 gospel

Blasphemy

A religious offense which including claiming to be God

Ascension

The event, 40 days after the resurrection, when Jesus returned to God, the Father, in heaven

Heaven

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

Afterlife

What christians believe follows life on Earth

Day of Judgement

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

Hell

the place of eternal suffering or the state of being without God

Purgatory

The immediate state where the soul is cleansed in order to enter heaven

Sin

Any action or thought that seperates us from God

Original Sin

The first sin. Because of Adam and Eve’s wrong doing, humans are all born with an inbuilt urge to disobey God

Salvation

Through his death. Jesus offered people a chance to be saved from sin

Grace

God’s love for us which we do not need to earn