vocab 1
CHRISTOLOGY
The study of the nature of Jesus Christ.
TRINITY:
Father, Son, Holy Spirit
MESSIAH:
Savior sent by God
LOW CHRISTOLOGY
Emphasizes or begins with Jesus' humanity.
HIGH CHRISTOLOGY:
The Divinity of Jesus is emphasized or begins with.
PARABLE:
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
SON OF MAN:
A title Jesus used to refer to himself. It emphasizes both Jesus' humanity and divinity.
INCARNATION:
From the Latin, meaning "to become flesh."
RESURRECTION:
Jesus's rise from the dead
GRACE:
A free and unearned favor from God, infused into our souls at Baptism, that adopts us into God's family and helps us to live as his children.
ESCHATOLOGY:
study of the end times
ORIGINAL SIN:
From the Latin origo, meaning "beginning" or "birth." The term has two meanings: (1) the sin of the first human beings, who disobeyed God's command by choosing to follow their own will and thus lost their original holiness and became subject to death,
savior
Redeemer of sin and saver of souls
CHRIST
The Greek translation of “Messiah,” used by Christians as a title for Jesus to show that He is Messiah/Savior.
CRUCIFIXION:
The common Roman practice of execution. The death of Jesus (and countless others) by nailing or binding to a cross.
ASCENSION:
The ascent of Christ into Heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection.
PAROUSIA:
The second coming of Christ at the end of time, fully realizing God's plan and the glorification of humanity.
TRANSFIGURATION:
When Jesus is transfigured and becomes brilliant in glory upon a mountain, it is recorded in the New Testament.
HYPOSTATIC UNION
The union of Jesus Christ's divine and human natures in one Divine Person.
GRACE:
A free and unearned favor from God, infused into our souls at Baptism, that adopts us into God's family and helps us to live as his children.
ATONEMENT:
Through Jesus the Christ, God and humanity are reconciled.