Trinity
-Trinity is the Christian idea of the unity of the father, son and Holy Spirit as three persons in one main god. The religion is still monotheistic and the separate entities constitute one God.
Repentance
-Repentance is a change of thought and action to correct a wrong and gain forgiveness from God, ceasing sin against. It includes living according to religious laws and admission of guilt.
Incarnation
-Incarnation is the conception and birth of a sentient creature that is the material manifestation of an entity, god or force whose original nature is immaterial. In Christianity, it is the belief that the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, aka the Son or the Logos, became flesh when he was miraculously conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary. In the incarnation, the divine nature of the Son of God was perfectly united with human nature in one divine person
Church
-A church is a building or structure whose primary purpose is to facilitate the meeting of a church. Christian Church, aka thing belonging to the lord, is used to denote both a Christian association of people and a place of worship.
Salvation
-Salvation is deliverance from danger or suffering. The word carries the idea of victory, health or preservation. The Bible sometimes uses the word Salvation to refer to temporal and physical deliverance such as Paul’s deliverance from prison. In Christianity, Salvation comes from God and Jesus and it can only be achieved by accepting the two as Lord and Savior.
Kingdom of God
-Kingdom of God originally referred to the spiritual realm of which God had ruled over, however it means that the coming of an age when God would come with justice after Jews lost their autonomy. In Christianity, it refers to the time after the second coming of Jesus.
Atonement
-Atonement is a doctrine found in Christianity and Judaism, which describes how sin can be forgiven by God. In Christianity, atonement refers to the forgiving and pardoning of sin through the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, creating reconciliation.
Sin
-Sin is a common term used in religious contexts to indicate an act that violates moral rules or occurrence of committing a violation. Sin alienates the sinner from God, damaging the relationship of humanity to God. The relationship can only be restored through acceptance of Jesus Christ and his death on the cross as a sacrifice for mankind’s sin.
Redemption
-Redemption is an element of salvation that broadly means the deliverance from sin, achieved through the atonement.
Resurrection
-Resurrection is the return of someone from the dead. In Christianity, the resurrection refers to the rising of Jesus from his tomb, indicating that he is the Son of God.
Reconciliation
-Reconciliation is an element of salvation that refers to the results of atonement, describing the end of the estrangement between God and Humanity, caused by sin
Grace
-Divine Grace is unmerited favor from God in Christianity. It is the outpouring of the love of God on humanity as well as the basis of Christians’ hope for eternal salvation. Grace is considered the fruit of redemption; the reason Jesus Christ became a man, shy he suffered and died on a cross. Rather than being only a description of the character of God, it is considered the very essence of God and who He is. Grace describes the means by which humans are granted salvation. Therefore salvation and grace are synonymous.
Logos
-Logos is an ancient pagan Greek term meaning word or reason and used to represent the concept that God and Jesus are the same entity.
Sacrament
-A sacrament is a visible sign of an invisible reality: religious symbol or a rite, which conveys divine grace, blessing or sanctity upon the believer.
Agape
-Agape is a Greek word for love found in the Christian Scriptures, meaning the characteristic attitude of Christians toward others and all humanity.
Apostle
-Apostle is a Christian term, referring to Jesus’ immediate followers. An apostle must be male and chosen by Jesus, himself. Sometimes, the term only indicates the twelve disciples.
Canaan
-Canaan refers to the biblical name of the area encompassing modern Israel, Palatine and Lebanon, where Jesus lived under Roman rule and died, creating Christianity.
Christ
-Christ represents Jesus’ role as the Christian Messiah after his crucifixion. Jesus of Nazareth became Jesus Christ after his death for sinners to save humanity.
Cosmogony
-Cosmogony is a theory concerning the coming into existence or origin of the universe or about how reality came to be. Theistic explanation for origins indicates one or more supernatural beings as the explanation.
Eschatology
-Christian Eschatology is the study of its religious beliefs concerning all future and final events as well as the ultimate purpose of the world and of humankind. This also refers to a doctrine that represents a history of inquiry into the concept of the destiny of all things. Eschatology concerns the afterlife, the return of Jesus, the end of the world, resurrection of the dead, the last judgment, renewal of creation, heaven and hell, the establishment of the kingdom of God and the consummation of all of God’s purposes, the fulfillment of messianic prophecy and the beginning of the messianic age.
Ecumenism
-Ecumenism refers to initiatives aimed at greater religious unity or cooperation and it also means a greater cooperation among different religious denominations of Christianity.
Gospel
-A gospel is a writing that describes the life of Jesus, which primarily refers to the four canonical gospels: the Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Luke and Gospel of John
Heresy
-Heresy is an unorthodox change to an established system of belief in a religion, originally used to describe opponents against the early Christian Church.
Canon
-A Biblical canon is a list or set of Biblical books considered to be authoritative as scripture by a particular religious community. Believers consider these canonical books to express the authoritative history of the relationship between God and his people.
Messiah
-A messiah is someone who is predicted and anticipated as a savior of a group. In Christianity, Jesus is the Messiah for those with Christian faith
Kerygma
-Kerygman is a Greek word used in the New Testament for preaching. It sometimes means the messages of Jesus.
Miracle
-A miracle is an unexplainable phenomenon beyond the law of nature, considered to be supernatural or an act of God.
Parable
-A parable is a brief story in prose or verse that illustrates a moral or religious lesson. It differs from a fable because a parable generally features a human character. Jesus used many parables in his teachings as a helpful analogy and some scholars apply the word solely for its relation to Jesus although a parable can be any story that presents ethical ideas by describing human events and interactions.
Pentecost
-Pentecost is a Catholic based celebration that takes place 50 days after Easter Sunday. This prominent feast celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and other followers of Jesus. It’s also related to the Jewish harvest festival, which commemorates God giving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai fifty days after the Exodus, as well as the Church’s Birthday.
PARAGRAPHS
The Human Condition
The human condition in Christianity is based on a notion that humans are born sinful, however they can achieve salvation through having faith in Jesus and God with repentance and then God redeems and atones them in return, creating reconciliation between two entities.
Sin, Salvation, Redemption, Atonement, Reconciliation. Repentance.
Eschatology
Eschatology concerns all the future and final events; especially Christian eschatology involves second incarnation of Jesus as a messiah, who will bring the kingdom of God on earth
Incarnation, Kingdom of God, Messiah,
The concept of God
The concept of God in Christianity is trinity: The father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Father is God itself, and Son is Christ, resurrected Jesus from Nazareth as well as incarnation of God, and this idea is further believed by the concept of logos. Another concept of God is mercy and judgment; God loves everyone with unconditioned love (Grace) and he also set a list of moral ideas to follow (Canon) where people can get punished if denying the authority.
Trinity, Christ, Resurrection, Incarnation, Logos, Grace, Canon.
Sacred texts
The most sacred text is the Bible, however there are other sacred texts as well. A gospel is description of how Jesus lived as a decent example, written by apostles. Canon is an authoritative text that describes how to improve relationship between one and God. Parables are not so much of sacred text however they represent Christ’s ideas and thoughts
Bible, Gospel, Apostles, Canon, Parables, Christ
