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Icon means "image" (Greek); religious painting on wood, as used in the Orthodox Church. |
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Indulgence means "sacred action" (Latin); one of the essential rituals of Christianity. |
| | A) | True |
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Apocalyptic means "straight opinion" (Greek); correct belief. |
| | A) | True |
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Sin means wrongdoing, seen as disobedience to God. |
| | A) | True |
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Incarnation means the ability of each believer to rethink and interpret the ideas and values of Christianity. |
| | A) | True |
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Advent means "lengthening day," "spring" (Anglo-Saxon); the preparatory period before Easter, lasting forty days. |
| | A) | True |
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Icon means "overseer" (Greek); a priest and church leader who is in charge of a large geographical area called a diocese. |
| | A) | True |
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Pope means "father" (Latin); the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| | A) | True |
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Evangelist means "good news person" (Greek); one of the four "authors" of the Gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. |
| | A) | True |
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Evangelical refers to the Eastern branch of Christianity. |
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Neopantheism is the belief that the world will soon come to an end; this belief usually includes the notion of a great battle, final judgment, and the reward of the good. |
| | A) | True |
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Predestination is the belief that because God is all-powerful and all-knowing, a human being's ultimate reward or punishment is already decreed by God; a notion emphasized in Calvinism. |
| | A) | True |
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Trinity refers to the three "persons" in God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. |
| | A) | True |
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Gospel means "Measure," "rule" (Greek); a list of authoritative books or documents. |
| | A) | True |
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Evangelical refers to emphasizing the authority of the scripture; an adjective used to identify certain Protestant groups. |
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Original sin is an inclination toward evil, inherited by human beings as a result of Adam's disobedience. |
| | A) | True |
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Baptism is the Christian rite of initiation, involving immersion in water or sprinkling of water. |
| | A) | True |
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Messiah means "anointed" (Hebrew); a special messenger sent by God foretold in Hebrew Scriptures, and believed by Christians to be Jesus. |
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Indulgence means "in flesh" (Latin); a belief that God became visible in Jesus. |
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An apostle is one of Jesus' twelve disciples; also any early preacher of Christianity. |
| | A) | True |
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Filioque means "and from the Son"; a Latin work added to the creeds in the Western Church statement that the Holy Spirit arises from both the Father and the Son. This notion helped cause a separation between Western and Eastern Churches. |
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Apostle means "good news" (Middle English); an account of the life of Jesus. |
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Patriarch refers to the bishop of one of the major ancient sites of Christianity (Jerusalem, Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Moscow). |
| | A) | True |
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Canon means "good gift" (Greek); the Lord's Supper. |
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Ecumensim means being sinless in the sight of God; also called "justification." |
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Filioque means "buy again," "buy back" (Latin); the belief that the death of Jesus has paid the price of justice for all human wrongdoing. |
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The Protestant Principle refers to the scriptures sacred to Christians, consisting of the books of The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. |
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Ecumenism refers to dialogue between Christian denominations. |
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Indulgence means "kindness-toward" (Latin); remission of time spent in purgatory (a state of temporary punishment in the afterlife); an aspect of Catholic belief and practice. |
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Mormons consider themselves to be Christians who belong to a perfect, restored Christianity. They are also called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
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