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83 Cards in this Set
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Deity |
God or a form of God |
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God |
A supernatural or divine being |
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Omnipotence |
God is all powerful |
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Omniscience |
God is all knowing |
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Omni-benevolent |
God is all loving |
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Omnipresence |
God is everywhere at the same time |
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Transcendent |
God is above all |
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Monotheism |
Belief in one god |
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Eternal |
Everlasting |
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Transcendence |
God is above and separate from humans |
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Revelation |
A way that God show himself to humans |
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Trinity |
The three parts to the Christian God |
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What are the three parts of the trinity? |
Father Son Holy Spirit |
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Cosmological |
Suggests a 'First Cause' God was the creator of the world and caused its existence |
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Teleological |
Argues that the world is too complex and it must be designed |
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Theists |
Believe in a God |
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Agnostic |
Believe there is not enough evidence either way so are not sure if God exists |
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Atheist |
Do not believe in God |
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Incarnation |
God in human form - Jesus |
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Miracles |
Events that go against the laws of nature - caused by God |
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Atonement |
Paying for sins |
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Resurrection |
To come back to life |
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Holy Spirit |
The immaterial presence of God in the world |
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What do Christians believe God is like? (9) |
Omnipotent Omnipresent Omniscient Benevolent Perfect Good Judge Eternal Creator |
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Why do Christians believe in God? (6) |
Existence of Bible Upbringing Miracles Answered prayers Support Response to "Big Questions" |
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Death |
The end of all mental and physical life |
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Soul |
The non-physical part of a person |
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Immortal |
Live forever |
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Immortal soul |
The part of a person that lives on when the physical part dies |
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Heaven |
A place with God where there is no suffering |
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Purgatory |
Catholic practise where souls are cleansed or purified before they go to heaven |
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Hell |
The place without God and therefore is tortorous |
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Salvation |
To be saved/TO be saved punishment of God (by Jesus) |
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Bereaved |
Family/Friends or somebody who has died |
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Grief |
The feeling of loss when someone dies |
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Redemption |
To make up for something |
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Reconcilliation |
To repair a broken relationship |
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Last judegement |
When God will pass his final sentence on the whole of humanity |
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Cremated |
When a body is turned into ash, and they ashes are usually spread in they favourite place |
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Eulogy |
Speech given at a funeral about the person who has died |
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Funeral |
Ceremony marking the close of somebody's life |
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Funeral rite |
Traditional part of a Christian funeral |
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Committal |
When the coffin is lowered into the ground or taken at the crematorium |
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Committal Statement |
Statement given by the vicar during the committal |
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Give examples of funeral rites (7) |
Visited by the minister Funeral service Church Decorations Readings from the Bible Eulogy Hymns Committal |
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Evil |
Something which causes harm or suffering |
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What are the two types of evil? |
Moral evil Natural evil |
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Suffering |
Physical or mental pain or distress |
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The Fall |
When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit |
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Original sin |
The sin which Eve brought into the world when she picked the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden |
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Sin |
Behaviour which goes against religious teaching |
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Devil |
A fallen angel who refused to bow down to human beings and attempts to do evil and go against God's plans |
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Redemption |
By dying on the cross, Jesus made up for human sin and humans received redemption |
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Benevolent |
All-loving, cares for everyone |
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Omnipotent |
All pwoerful, can do anything |
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Omniscient |
All knowing, knows everything that happens |
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Prayer |
Speaking to God |
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Conscience |
A sense of right and wrong |
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Faith |
Belief or trust in something without proof |
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Free will |
The idea that people are free to choose between doing good or evil |
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Moral |
Good or worthy action |
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Immoral |
Bad or unworthy action |
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Parables |
Story from the Bible with a message or meaning |
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The Problem of Evil |
If God is all powerful and all loving then why does he allow people to suffer? |
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Give Christian responses to the Problem of Evil (4) |
Evil is a Test of faith Evil is a Punishment Freewill allows evil Evils helps us mature/develop |
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Give Christian ways on coping with suffering (3) |
Pray Think of Jesus' suffering Trust in God's plan |
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Big Bang Theory |
Scientific theory which suggests that there was a massive explosion about 18 billion years ago and this led to the creation of the universe |
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Cosmology |
Study of the universe/beginning of the universe |
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Creationists |
People who believe that God created the world in six days as n the bible |
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Evolution |
Charles Darwin's Scientific theory for the beginning of humanity that animals have developed over time |
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Intelligent design |
A theory which says that life is so complex that it must have been designed by a higher intelligent being and did not evolve by natural selection |
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Natural selection |
'Survival of the fittest' - animals that are best adapted to their environment to survive |
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Creation |
God's making the universe |
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Faith |
Believing without seeing |
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Creator |
Someone who makes or produces something |
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Ex nihilo |
Out of nothing |
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Dominion |
Authority over something. Christian belief that God told humans to rule over the animals |
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Steward |
Someone who looks after something |
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Stewardship |
Christian belief that God has made them stewards of the earth |
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Soul |
The part of a human being which is separate from the physical body |
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Deforestation |
The cutting down of trees for resources/land |
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Literal interpretation |
Believing the Bible word for word as it is written |
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Non-literal interpretation |
Believing the Bible holds important messages but is symbolic/metaphorical |
