christianity

who is jesus christ?

the son of god and saviour of humanity

what does the cross represent in christianity?

represents jesus’ sacrifice and death for humanities sins

what is a prayer?

a way to communicate with god

what does omnipotent mean?

all powerful

what does omnibenevolent mean?

all good

what does omniscient mean?

all knowing

what is an apostle?

a close follower of jesus who spread his teachings

what is a baptism?

a sacrament symbolising spiritual rebirth and commitment to faith

what is the bible?

the holy book of christianity

what is a disciple?

a follower of jesus who learns from and spreads his teachings

what is the holy trinity?

the concept of one god in three persons: the father, son and holy spirit

what is advent?

the period of time that begins four sundays before christmas

what is the ascension?

when jesus rose up to heaven to be with god again

what is catechism?

a series of statements laying down the official teachings of the roman catholic church

what is confirmation?

the act of ‘confirming’ your faith, often at an age when you can decide yourself

what is creed

statement of religious beliefs

what are disciples?

followers of jesus. this can refer to just his followers in the bible or to all christmas

what is dominion?

the belief that people have power over gods creation and can use it as they like

what is the eucharist?

when christian’s remember the last supper with bread and wine

what is evangelism?

spreading the christian message in order to convert people

what is gethsemane?

the garden where jesus prayed before his arrest

what is golgotha?

the ‘place of the skull’ where jesus was crucified

what is grace?

god showing favour to those who haven’t earned it

what are holy orders?

ordination to a deacon, priest or bishop

what is incarnation?

the act by which christian’s believe god became human, in the form of jesus

what is the kingdom of god?

the time and place where god rules

what is lent?

the period spent remembering christs 40 days of fasting in the desert

what is liturgical?

worship that follows a set pattern that’s been written out by the church

what is original sin?

the flawed nature that humans have been born with since adam and eve first sinned

what is a parable?

a story about daily life which has a message about spiritual truth

what is purgatory?

a place where catholics believe sins are paid for before going to heaven

what is the rosary?

a string of beads, used by catholics when praying

what is sacrament?

a ceremony, or outward sign, of the direct communication of gods saving grace

what is salvation?

the soul being saved from death and sin so it can reach heaven

what is the second coming?

the belief that jesus will return to earth

what is sermon on the mount?

a summary of jesus’s teachings on how to live a christian life- matthew 5-7

what are stations of the cross?

pictures in church of jesus’s suffering, used by catholics as a focus for contemplation

what is transfiguration?

an event in which jesus’s appearance changed miraculously, making his clothes ‘dazzling white”

what is transubstantiation?

transformation of the eucharistic bread and wine into the flesh and blood of christ

what is the trinity?

the belief that god exists in three ‘persons’ - the father, the son, and the holy spirit