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Trinity
(the three-fold nature of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit—a Christian expression of monotheism)
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• Incarnation
(Jesus as God incarnate)
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• Church
(the whole community of the Church and individual congregations)
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• Salvation
(all believers will be saved and live in God’s presence)
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• Kingdom of God
(both an earthly and heavenly closeness to God)
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• Atonement
(reconciliation between God and humanity through Christ)
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• Sin
(act or acts of rebellion against the will of God)
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• Resurrection
(Jesus Christ’s rise from the dead, and that of believers)
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• Redemption
(Jesus Christ as redeemer through his death on the cross)
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• Repentance
(recognition of the need to be saved from sin by God’s love)
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• Reconciliation
(uniting of believers with God through the sacrifice of Jesus)
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• Grace
(God’s love for humanity and the means to salvation through faith in Jesus)
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• Logos
(the Word of God incarnate as Jesus Christ)
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• Agape
(the love of God for humanity)
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Sacrament
(an outward sign of a blessing given by God (Protestant) or the actual presence of God (Catholic and Orthodox)
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Baptism
ceremony of initiation into church through water
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Confirmation
rite where a baptized person affirms Christian belief and is admitted as as member of the Church.
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Predestination
God's awareness of all that will happen, particularly with regard to a salvation
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Communion/Eucharist
rite of sharing wine and bread in accordance with instruction with the Last Supper
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Tithe
a gift of 1/10 of earnings to church, formally a tax collected by church
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Disciples
a personal follower of Jesus
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Jesus
Son of God, savior of the world
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Holy Spirit/Ghost
God as spiritually active in the world
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Mary
Mother of Jesus, Saint
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Paul
disciple of Jesus, Christian missionary to the Gentiles, author of several New Testament books
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Peter
disciple of Jesus, founder of the Church, first Pope
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Mary Magdalene
most important female disciple
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Pope
head of Catholic Church
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Old testament
1st half of bible, closely aligned with Jewish Hebrew bible, contains history and books of the prophets
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new testament
2nd half of bible, contains Gospels, Paul's letters and revelations
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Apocrypha
biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of scripture for Protestants, but included in the Catholic Bible.
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Prophet
inspired teacher and proclaimer of the will of God, predicts future events
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heaven
terms for the physical or transcendent place of reunion with God
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Purgatory
place/state of suffering where people atone for sins before reaching heaven (Catholic)
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Hell
physical or transcendent place of separation from God and eternal suffering
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