Harder words
An event reported in the New Testament when Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain.
What is transfiguration?
Redeemer of sin and saver of souls
What is a Savior?
Jesus Christ’s return to Earth determines that humanity should enter God’s kingdom.
What is Parousia?
The ascent of Christ into Heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection.
What is Ascension?
Theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind. The End Times!
What is Eschatology?
The free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.
What is Grace?
The combination of Divine and human natures in the single person of Christ . . . Fully human and also fully Divine.
What is Hypotastic Union?
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
What is a Parable?
The teachings of Jesus Christ’s divinity.
What is Christology?