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Religion Lesson 3
Term | Definition |
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Original sin | was the sin of the first man, Adam, who disobeyed God in eating the forbidden fruit (of knowledge of good and evil) and, consequently, transmitted his sin and guilt by heredity to his descendants |
Soul | the combination of the physical body and the life-giving spirit of God that makes up a human being. |
Particular judgment | immediately upon death each person undergoes the particular judgment, and depending upon one's behavior on earth, goes to heaven, purgatory, or hell. |
Heaven | a parallel realm where everything operates according to God's will. |
Purgatory | souls of the dead who are imperfect but not beyond redemption must be purified by a cleansing fire in a state of existence called purgatory before entering heaven. |
Hell | a place of judgment. |
Last Judgment | all will stand to be judged by God at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. |
In_____we nurture a life-giving relationship with God. | Prayer |
_____appears attractive to us, and we may try to convince ourselves that “it’s not that bad.” | Evil |
______ is hostility and ill-treatment as the early Christians suffered under Roman rule. | Persecution |