AQA GCSE Religious Studies,
Christianity, Beliefs
afterlife - ANS-What Christians believe follows life on earth
\ascension - ANS-The event, 40 days after the resurrection, when Jesus returned to God,
the Father, in heaven
\atonement - ANS-Restoring the relationship between people and God through the life, death
and resurrection of Jesus
\benevolent - ANS-All-loving, all-good; a quality of God
\blasphemy - ANS-A religious offence which includes claiming to be God
\Catholic - ANS-A branch of Christianity, based in Rome and led by the Pope
\creation - ANS-The act by which God brought the universe into being
\crucifixion - ANS-Roman method of execution by which criminals were fixed to a cross; the
execution and death of Jesus on Good Friday
\Day of Judgement - ANS-A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by
God and rewarded or punished
\denomination - ANS-A distinct group within the Christian faith, with its own organisation and
traditions
\forgiveness - ANS-Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have
done wrong
\God - ANS-The Supreme Being
\grace - ANS-A quality of God which God shows to humans by providing love and support
which they do not need to earn
\heaven - ANS-A state of eternal happiness in the presence of God; the place of eternal
peace ruled over by God
\hell - ANS-The place of eternal suffering or the state of being without God
\holy - ANS-Separate and set apart for a special purpose by God
\Holy Spirit - ANS-The third person of the Trinity whom Christians believe is the inspiring
presence of God in the world
\incarnation - ANS-Becoming flesh, taking a human form
\justice - ANS-Bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law, or making up for a
wrong that has been committed
\Mass - ANS-Ceremony, also called Eucharist, in which the sacrificial death and resurrection
of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine
\monotheistic - ANS-A religion that believes there is only one God
\omnipotent - ANS-Almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God
\original sin - ANS-An Augustine Christian doctrine that says that everyone is born with a
built-in urge to do bad things and to disobey God; an important doctrine in the Catholic
Church
\Orthodox - ANS-A branch of Christianity mainly, but not entirely, practised in Eastern Europe
\Protestant - ANS-A branch of Christianity, originally Protestants were called by that name
because they protested against some of the practices of the Catholic Church; there are
many Protestant denominations, but they agree on the central belief that the Bible is the only
authority for Christians
Christianity, Beliefs
afterlife - ANS-What Christians believe follows life on earth
\ascension - ANS-The event, 40 days after the resurrection, when Jesus returned to God,
the Father, in heaven
\atonement - ANS-Restoring the relationship between people and God through the life, death
and resurrection of Jesus
\benevolent - ANS-All-loving, all-good; a quality of God
\blasphemy - ANS-A religious offence which includes claiming to be God
\Catholic - ANS-A branch of Christianity, based in Rome and led by the Pope
\creation - ANS-The act by which God brought the universe into being
\crucifixion - ANS-Roman method of execution by which criminals were fixed to a cross; the
execution and death of Jesus on Good Friday
\Day of Judgement - ANS-A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by
God and rewarded or punished
\denomination - ANS-A distinct group within the Christian faith, with its own organisation and
traditions
\forgiveness - ANS-Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have
done wrong
\God - ANS-The Supreme Being
\grace - ANS-A quality of God which God shows to humans by providing love and support
which they do not need to earn
\heaven - ANS-A state of eternal happiness in the presence of God; the place of eternal
peace ruled over by God
\hell - ANS-The place of eternal suffering or the state of being without God
\holy - ANS-Separate and set apart for a special purpose by God
\Holy Spirit - ANS-The third person of the Trinity whom Christians believe is the inspiring
presence of God in the world
\incarnation - ANS-Becoming flesh, taking a human form
\justice - ANS-Bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law, or making up for a
wrong that has been committed
\Mass - ANS-Ceremony, also called Eucharist, in which the sacrificial death and resurrection
of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine
\monotheistic - ANS-A religion that believes there is only one God
\omnipotent - ANS-Almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God
\original sin - ANS-An Augustine Christian doctrine that says that everyone is born with a
built-in urge to do bad things and to disobey God; an important doctrine in the Catholic
Church
\Orthodox - ANS-A branch of Christianity mainly, but not entirely, practised in Eastern Europe
\Protestant - ANS-A branch of Christianity, originally Protestants were called by that name
because they protested against some of the practices of the Catholic Church; there are
many Protestant denominations, but they agree on the central belief that the Bible is the only
authority for Christians
