Term
| What was the Christian movement known as? |
|
Definition
| The Christian movement was known as the way. |
|
|
Term
| What were the first leaders of the Christian church called? |
|
Definition
| The first leaders of the Christian church were called apostles. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Apostle means to be sent out. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 12 stood for the 12 tribes of Israel. |
|
|
Term
| What did the first Christians have for scripture |
|
Definition
| The first Christians only had the Old Testament as scripture. |
|
|
Term
| How many books did the Old Testament have? How many books does the New Testament have |
|
Definition
| The Old Testament had 39 books the New Testament had 27. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Old Testament about? |
|
Definition
| The Old Testament is about God’s Commitment to humanity through Jesus. |
|
|
Term
| What does the New Testament contain ? |
|
Definition
o 4 gospels about Jesus.
o Acts of the Apostles about the first Christians.
o 21 Letters or Epistles written by the apostles Paul, Peter and John.
o The Revelation or Apocalypse a prophetic book about the end times. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Bible a living source of? |
|
Definition
| The Bible is a living source of teaching, is inspired and God breathed. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Paul: Had a vision of Jesus. Taught the Christian Faith to Gentiles. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was Francis of Assisi? |
|
Definition
| He took the monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| He unwittingly he sparked a movement called the Reformation. The Reformers wished to purify the church and take it back to the days of the apostles and it divided the church in Europe. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Christian Faith based on? |
|
Definition
It based on tradition that was handed down from the apostles.
o It gives life. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Short statements of belief. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Long lists of key Christian beliefs. |
|
|
Term
| What are the two different types of creeds? |
|
Definition
o The Apostles Creed
o The Nicene Creed |
|
|
Term
| What do both Creeds focus on? |
|
Definition
o God is Creator.
o Jesus is Redeemer.
o Holy Spirit is active in the church. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The covering for sin or reconciliation, the brining of people back into a right relationship with God. |
|
|
Term
| What did the Jews believe? |
|
Definition
| The Jews believed shedding of blood secured their forgiveness for a limited period. |
|
|
Term
| What did the Christians believe? |
|
Definition
| Christians believe the blood of Jesus shed on the cross secures peace and forgiveness for ever. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Church translates from the Greek word meaning assembly. |
|
|
Term
| What did Paul call the church? |
|
Definition
| Paul called the church the body of Christ. The church is not the building but the people. |
|
|
