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Monotheism
Belief in one God
Omniscient
all-knowing
Omnipotent
all-powerful
Omnibenevolent
all-loving
Omnipresent
all-present
Immanent
Immediate and personal
Transcendent
Above human understanding
Atemporal
Outside of time and space
Holy Trinity
The concept of one God as three persons
The Fall
The end of humanity’s perfect relationship with God
Moral Evil
Evil brought about by human actions
Natural Evil
Evil that humans are at no direct fault of
Messiah
Annointed One - chosen by God
Agape
God’s perfect, sacrificial love for humanity
Sermon on the Mount
Key Teachings of Jesus such as the Beatitudes and true discipleship (Matthew 5-7)
Incarnation
The concept of a God in human form
Ascension
Jesus’ return to Heaven after his resurrection
Repentance
Apologising for sin
Atonement
An action done to make up for something
Salvation
Being saved from an eternity in Hell
Grace
Unconditional love that God shows to everyone
Eschatology
Study of the end times
Parousia
The second coming of Christ
The Nicene Creed
Evidence for the Christian belief in the Holy Trinity
What key belief do Unitarians not believe in?
The Holy Trinity - goes against the first commandment “You shall have no other gods before me”
Augustinian Theodicy
God did not create evil, it entered creation during The Fall. Evil is existent because God gave humans free will.
Irenaean Theodicy
God created both good and evil and gave humans free will to choose which path we follow and learn from our mistakes
Matthew 7:3
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your bother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”
Luke 23:44
“And the curtain of the temple was torn in two”.
1 Corinthians 15:22
“For as in Adam all die so in Christ all will be made alive.”
Matthew 24:36
“But about that day or hour no one knows”
Mark 9:43
“Hell… where the fire never goes out”
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