CHRISTIANITY
CHRISTIANITY
Parable - a short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle.
Sect - a group that has separated itself from an established church.
New Testament - Primary basis of what most scholars know about Jesus Christ’s life.
Jesus Christ - founder of Christianity.
Joseph - Jesus’ earthly father.
Virgin Mary - Jesus’ mother.
Virgin Birth - is a Catholic dogma stating that Christ’s conception in Mary’s womb is without the intervention of a human father.
Nazareth - Where Jesus was raised.
Pontius Pilate - He put Jesus to death.
30 years old - How old was Jesus when he started preaching.
Holy Bible - Sacred text of christians.
Joshua - The last person who led Jews to the promise land.
Holy Trinity - The three personas in one God: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.
Cross - Symbolizes Christ who died to save humanity from death and open the doors of heaven.
Evangelism - eugelion which means a good message/gospel. Euaggelizo which means to announce/declare/bring preach to good news.
Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox - The three sects of Christianity.
Catholic - governed by the pope and Catholic bishops.
Protestant - have several denominations which differ in their interpretation of the Bible and the understanding of the church.
Eastern Orthodox - split into independent units each governed by a Holy Synod.
Churches, Chapels, Coordinating centers - Places of worship where religious services are held.
Priest, Pastor, Minister - called to the people who preside church services.
Original Sin - Sin of Adam and Eve.
disciples - people who accept and spread the doctrine of Christianity.
prophesied - to predict with assurance.
Doctrines - system of beliefs, teachings, and principles used by a specific body of knowledge or belief system as a way of life.
Mother of God, Perpetual Virginity, Immaculate Concepcion, Assumption - 4 dogmas of Mary.
Deity of Christ - Christ is equal to God the Father.
Ressurection - Christians believe that all dead will rise from the dead and will be judged.
everlasting life - What does christianity promises.
Christmas - The birth of Jesus Christ.
Misa de Gallo - known as Simbang Gabi, nights of preparation of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Feast of the Three Kings - signifies the visitation of the 3 wise men to baby Jesus
Advent - four-week preparation to remember the period before Jesus’ birth.
Baptism - signifies membership of Christianity. One of the Seven Sacraments. Poured by holy water to signify soul’s cleansing and free them from the original sin.
The Last Supper - Jesus’ last meal with his apostles before his capture by Pontius Pilate.
Lent - 40 days of repentance and preparation for easte or the ressurection of Jesus from the dead.
Ash wednesday - signifies human mortality and the need of catholic followers to reconcile with God.
Palm Sunday - recalls the entry of Jesus to Jerusalem
Holy Thursday - recalls the last supper.
Good Friday - recalls the death of Jesus on the cross.
Black Saturday - recalls the day when jesus was lying in the tomb after his death.
schism - formal separation of a curch into two division
infallaibilty - freedom from error
ordination - ceremony which someone becomes a leader.
procreation - production of offspring
Universal - Catholic means
Pope - the leader of the catholic
Saint Peter - first bishop of Rome.
Pope Leo III - Thee leader of the Western Churches.
Constantilope Michael Cerularius - leader of the Eastern churches.
Great Schism - separation of Western and eastern Christian churches.
Orthodox - comes from the greek word “arthos” means right and “doxa” means belief.
Martin Luther - A German priest and scholar who exposed the abuses and corruption in the Catholic church by publishing the 95 theses.
Ecumenism - aims to reunity all christian denominations back into one church.
Orthodox christians reject papal authority
protestants consider the Bible as sole source of authority.