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Christian Thought Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit Vocabulary

Terms in this set (25)

Blessed trinity
God is three persons: Father, Son, Holy Spirit
Christ
"The anointed one"
Dogma
A central truth that all Catholics must believe
Epiphany
A day to celebrate Christ taking human form (Jan. 6, the day 3 kings arrived)
Evangelist
The 4 writers of the gospel: Mark, Matthew, Luke, John
Gospel
A collection of the "Good News" of Jesus Christ , written down into 4 books by the evangelists
Heresy
A belief that goes against a Dogma of the Catholic Church
Immanence
A trait of God being close to us
Incarnation
The Dogma that God's eternal son took man to save us from sin
Kingdom of God
(IDEK what this means but) the process that through Jesus, God reconciled and renewed all things
Magisterium
The official teaching authority of the church
Original Sin
The fallen state of human nature, in which all generations of people are born
Parable
A short story with a religous message ( Jesus' favorite teaching tool)
Paschal Mystery
Jesus completing the work of the father through Life, Death, and Resurrection
Salvation
God's forgiveness of sins
Immaculate Conception
The dogma that Jesus was born of the virgin mary
Jesus
Jeshua, Joshua
Son of God
" The Father and I are one"
Son of Man
Refers to both Christ's humanity and that he is also the heavenly judge
Lord
Used in place of the sacred name Yahweh
Suffering servant
The term Mark used to describe Jesus, because his people, the gentiles, were also suffering
Paraclete
The advocate - another name for the Holy Spirit
Pentecost
The meeting between the Apostles and disciples and the Holy Spirit, which began Oral Tradition
Chi-Rho
A symbol for Christ consisting of the first two letters of Christ in Greek
Dove (Holy Spirit)
Flew to Jesus during his baptism
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