christian beliefs

Atonement

making ammends or payment for a wrong.

Ascention

Going or being taken up; the event forty days after the resurrection when jesus returned to glory in heaven.

Incarnation

Literally "in flesh "the belief that god took human form as jesus.

Baptism

The sacrament through which people become members of the church.

Grace

The unconditional and generous love that God shows to people who do not deserve it.

Fundementalist

Literal, also known as literalists, they believe the story of creation is literally how it happened.

Inconsistant triad

The problem of evil, difficult to accept the nature of god and the existance of evil and sufferinging the world.

Omnipotent

The belief that god is all powerful.

Omnibenevolent

the belief that god is all loving.

St Augustine

A theoligist who tried to resolve the probem of evil, this is due to the fact that humans have free will.

Salvation

being saved, belief that through gods grace, Jesus death and resurection brough about salvation for humanity.

Monotheism

Belief in one god.

Law

Rules or commandments which must be followed, the law of god was revealed in the bible.