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religion vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| incarnation | taking on human flesh |
| christ | a title for jesus "the annointed one" |
| parable | a fav. teaching device of Jesus, a short story with a relgious message |
| catechesis | An educational faith process with the view of makin people disciples |
| virgin birth | Church dogma tht teaches that Jesus was conceived through Virgin Mary by power of the Holy Spirit w.o cooperation of a human father |
| kingdom of God | reign of God proclaimed by Jesus and begun in his life, death, and resurrection.refers to process of God reconciling and renewing all things through his Son, to the fact of his will being done on earth as it in heaven. |
| parousia | second coming of Christ when the Lord will judge the living and the dead |
| icon | Religious images or paintings that are traditional among many Eastern Christians. |
| gospel | "good news" refers to Jesus' own preaching, preaching about Jesus the Savior (Jesus Christ is the good news proclaimed by the Church), four Spirit-inspired written versions of the good news--the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John |
| salvation | God's forgiveness for sins, accomplished through the mercy of Jesus Christ, resulting in restoration of friendship with God |
| evangelist | refers to matt, mark, luke, john. "one who proclaims in word & deed good news of Jesus Christ." |
| epiphany | The feast that celebrates the mystery of Christ's manifestation as the Savior of the world |
| pascal mystery | saving love of God most fully revealed in the life & especially passion, death, resurrection, and glorious ascension of his Son Jesus Christ |
| eschatology | study of & teaching about "last things" (death, judgment, heaven, hell, purgatory, Second Coming of Christ, & resurrection of the body.) |
| heresy | obstinate denial after Baptism to believe a truth tht must be believed with divine & Catholic faith, or an obstinate doubt about such truth |