RE-All Keywords-Paper 1

Omnipotent

All powerful

Omniscient

All knowing

Omnibenevolent

All loving

Transcendent

Beyond our universe

Bible

Christian holy book

Church

The community of God

church

The building

Apostles

Jesus’ closest followers sent out by him to be the leaders of Christianity

Inspiration

The guidance God gives out to people

Holy Spirit

The way in which God is still present today, guiding people

Magisterium

Teaching authority of the Catholic Church.

Creator

Someone who brings about/makes things.

Creation

The act in which God created the universe.

Genesis

The first book of the Bible-where creation stories are found.

Free Will

We have the freedom to make our own choices.

Natural Law

We are all born with the instinct to know te difference between what’s right and what’s wrong.

Second Vatican Council

Meetings of all the Catholic bishops in Rome between 1962-1965z

Environment

Natural world in which we live.

Natural Resources

Materials found in nature.

Hypocrites

People who tell others to do things but don’t themselves.

Stewardship

The belief that God gave us the duty to look after the environment.

Interdependence

When two or more things rely on eachother.

Sustainability

Only using natural resources at a rate they can be replaced.

Baptism

The sign of initiation in which someone is welcomed into the Christian community.

Doctrine

Official Church teaching.

Incarnation

God living as a human on Earth (Jesus).

Annunciation

When the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was chose by God to carry Jesus.

Angel

Messenger sent by God.

Grace

God loves us unconditionally.

Emmanuel

A Jewish name meaning “God is with us”

Virgin Birth

The belief that Jesus was not fully human because he didn’t have a human father.

Genealogy

A list of generations in a family.

Word of God

A title Christians use for Jesus.

Eternal

Without beginning or end.

Co-exist

Live together.

Dynamic

Full of energy/creativity.

Evangelists

The writers of the Gospels (stories of Jesus’ life).

Son of Man

Title given to Jesus.

Sanhedrin

The Jewish religious council at the time of Jesus.

Icthus

A symbol used by Christians to recognise eachother.

Alpha

First letter of greek alphabet, symbolises God has existed from the beginning of time.

Omega

Last letter of the greek alphabet, God is eternal. He will judge us at the end of time.

Heresy

A belief that goes against the accepted teaching of the Church.

Salvation

Freedom from sin.

Apostolic Exhortation

A statement by the Pope encouraging people in their faith.

Law

The commandments and rules laid down in the Old Testament.

God’s Will

The things that God wants people to do.

Sermon on the Mount

Chapters 5-7 of Matthew’s gospel, they display Jesus’ main teachings on how to live.

Sacrament

Special ceremonies in which God’s love and blessing is given to someone.

Sinful

Humans turn away from God and do what he doesn’t want.

The Divine Life

Accepting/experiencing God’s love in your life.

Laying on of hands

A symbolic gesture that shows the power of the Holy Spirit being given to someone.

Sanctify

Being made holy.

Witness

When someone shows their fairh in their words and actions.

Abortion

The removal of a foetus from the womb to terminate a pregnancy.

Imago Dei

‘Image of God’

Shema

A Jewish prayer which states that there is only one God.

Triune God

The Christain belief that there are three different ways of knowing the one God.

Trinity

The titles given to the three “people” within the one God.

Mystery

A belief that cannot fully be understood by the human mind.

Creed

Statement of faith.

Consubstantial

One being.

Theologian

A person who studies God/religion.

Immanent Theology

A study of the nature of God.

Self-revelation

The belief that humans can only know God because he has chose to reveal himself to us.

Relation

Link to someone.

Council

Meeting of bishops to make descisions about issues for the Church.

Magisterial Teachings

Official teachings ot the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church.

Apolostic Authority

The bishops today are the successors of the Apostles.

Gospel

Good news.

Preach

Announce, spread.

Mission

Sending people with a job to do.

Evangelism

Spreading the “good news” to others.

Praise

Expressing respect, honour/thanks to God.

Mass

A ceremony in which bread and wine become Jesus’ body and blood to remember his death and ressurection.

Psalms

A book written in the Old Testament containing prayers written as poems.

Divine Office

A collection of prayers that specific religious people say at least 4 times a day.

Liturgy

Religious services to praise God.

Plainchant

A very old form of song which only uses voices and a limited number of notes.

Traditional Hymns

Religious songs that have been used for a number of generations.

Contemporary Worship Songs

Religious songs that have been written more recently and use modern instruments.

Mass Settings

Music that allows people to sing certain key parts of the Mass.

Eucharist

Another name for the Mass.

Acclamation

Praising with great enthusiasm.

Gospel

The books that tell the story of Jesus’ life.

Consecration

When the bread and wine are blessed by the priest and become the body and blood of Christ.!

Eucharistic Prayer

The prayer said by the priest before he blesses the bread/wine before people recieve Holy Communion.

Traditional Prayer

Forms of prayer that have been used for many years.

Spontaneous Prayer

Prayer that does not follow a set structure/wording.

Postures

Particular positions of the body.

Kneeling

Bending down on both knees.

Genuflecting

Going down on one knee.

Prostration

Lying flat on the ground.

Bowing

Bending forward from the waist.

Totally Immersed

How adults are baptised. Being completely under water, with head and body fully covered.

Atonement

The Christian belief that the life, death and ressurection of Jesus fixed our relationship with God.

Ascension

40 days after he rose from the dead, Jesus ascended into heaven to return to God the Father.

Restoration

When things are brought back to the way God intended them to be.

Crucified

Executed by being fixed to the cross.

Redemption

Making amends for a wrongdoing.