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57 Cards in this Set
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miracles
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Powerful signs of God's kingdom worked by Jesus
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Exorcism
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The public and authoritative act of the church to liberate a person from the power of the devil in the name of Christ
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sanhedrin
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The 71 member supreme legislative and judicial body of the Jewish people. Many of its members were sedducees
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proselytes
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From a Greek word for stranger the term refers to a convert to Judaism
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False prophets
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Jesus said that by their fruits you will know them. Jesus said to be aware of people who claim to speak in the name of God without being inspired by him
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blasphemy
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Any thoughts word or act that expresses hatred or contempt for God Christ the church saints or holy things
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Anti Semitism
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Unfounded prejudice against the Jewish people
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INRI
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An abbreviation of Jesus is crime in the Latin language
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Beloved disciple
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Refers to John the Evangelist since the term is not found in any of the other gospels
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Reincarnation
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A false teaching that holds the people return to Earth after they die. Instead death is the end of our earthly pilgrimage and the beginning of eternal life
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parousia
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The second coming of Christ when the Lord will judge the living and the dead
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Hospitality
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The act of welcoming receiving our hosting
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Maranatha
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in Aramaic phrase that means come o Lord
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Logos
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Greek term for word. Referred to creation the law God's revelation through the prophets and his presence among the people
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mystical
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Inspiring a sense of mystery the word also refers to having direct communication with God
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John Rylands Greek papyrus
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Generally accepted as the earliest record of the New Testament text it is a fragment that measure 2.5 by 3.5 inches that includes lines from John.
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Feast of Tabernacles
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Also called sukkot or the feast of booths it commemorates the 40 years did you spend in the desert when they had to protect themselves by constructing huts or booths
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Feast of dedication
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Commonly known as Hanukkah it marks the time when the temple was rededicated in the days of the Maccabees
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Christology
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The study of Jesus Christ that is trying to understand who he is
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Docetism
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An early heresy. Was associated with the gnostics that taught that Jesus had no human body and only appear to die on the cross
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Glory of God
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divisible revelation of the power of the invisible God
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Intercessory prayer
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To intercede means to come between or mediate between two parties jesus is our model intercessor one who mediate between us in God the Father
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Pool of Siloam
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A rock cut pool located outside of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem
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Paraclete
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A name for the Holy Spirit
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Missionaries
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People who are sent to share the good news of Jesus with others Saint Paul was the church is the greatest
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theologians
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People who study the nature of God and religious truth
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Gift of tongues
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Its supernatural gift that was designed to build up the early church on Pentecost the disciples were heard speaking in languages that everyone could understand
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Council of Jerusalem
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crucial meeting at the church that resolve a conflict if unity on whether are not Jewish law should be applied to Gentile convert the decision ultimately was that Christianity was no longer tied to Judaism
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Atonement
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Mean amends or réparation for a sin or fault
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Redeemer
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Process that frees us from the slavery of sin .Jesus is one because he paid the price of his own death on the cross to save us from sin
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epistle
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Means letter intended for public reading
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Arianism
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A fourth century movement name for an Alexandrian priest whose followers denied the true divinity of Christ
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what r the two major themes of the gospel
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strengthens the faith of believers and to win new converts
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what does john emphasize throughout his gospel
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god is love
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what did C.S lewis say Jesus was
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a liar a lunatic or lord
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how is Jesus portrayed
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faithful friend
humble servant gentle strong savior lord son of man |
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essenes
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a lay group of extremist who shunned outsiders all together refused to take part in temple worship of the government
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saddusees
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did not believe in a messiah instead believed that god blessed Israel just as long as the temple the priesthood continued they tolerated roman rule only because the romans allowed them to remain atop of the Jewish society
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pharisees
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believed that Israel was a nation religion that did not require political leaders they hated the romans and put up with them only because Rome allowed Israel freedom of religion
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dispossesed
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knew little about their religion and the law Allie with zealots because they saw them as people of action
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zealots
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believed that accepting any foreign rule was in direct opposition to god. believed in violence in overthrowing their enemies.
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how did the new testament see miracles
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as revelations of gods power and signs of gods kingdom
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what were four kinds of miracles Jesus performed?
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physical healings
nature miracles exorcism raisings from the dead |
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what was the meaning of the multiplication of loaves
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gives us what we need food(bread)
spiritual nourishment ( Eucharist) |
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5 of st Paul's teachings
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1 salvation is a free gift of God that demands faith. we can't earn it
2 salvation takes place through Jesus lord of universe 3 following Jesus means we gladly suffer for him 4 the heart of the good news is the death and ressurection of Jesus 5 Christians are bound together in one body the church who enables us to call god abba |
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the. details how the early church spread the essential message that Jesus had risen
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acts of the apostles
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what dies johns gospel highlight
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god is mystery and his plan of salvation is fulfilled in Jesus christ
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Book of glory
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Second part of the gospel it is the setting and subject of the Last Supper and is concerned with the events of the paschal mystery
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what was the purpose of the johns gospel
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strengthen the faith of the believers and win new converts
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what lessons about the incarnation are taught in the prologue of johns gospel
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it means we get get the get of eternal life and Jesus is fully divine and human
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how is Jesus the word of God
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logos=word of god=jesus
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what can we learn from Marys roles in the miracle at cana
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Mary is very important to Jesus. so important that he would perform his first miracle for her this was a miracle of faith and love
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what is the meaning of Jesus resurrection for christians
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we get eternal life. central event of our salvation
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how is Jesus the unique son of God
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true god and true man
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which title did Jesus prefer to himself
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son of man
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what is the purpose of the book of revelation
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to learn more info on the end of time and much more about Jesus
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intercessory prayer
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come between or mediate. Jesus mediates between us and god
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