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The first decision made by human beings to disobey God |
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A process of continuous change from a simple form of life to a more complex form. |
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The belief that God created the world in 6 days, and that Genesis is literally true |
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Babtized members of the church who are not ordained |
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The responsibility all people share to care for the earth and all creation |
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The belief that God created the universe, but does not answer prayers, work miracles, or otherwise intervene in history |
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Type of figurative story told by Jesus to describe God's kingdom |
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The state of becoming more like God and living in God's presence |
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The "Good News" Jesus preached; that each person is loved by God |
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Someone who thinks wars should never be fought for any reason |
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The (hypostatic) union of divinity and humanity in Jesus |
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Word that means "showing" or "manifestation" |
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A person who "defends the faith" |
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Sign or wonder attributed to direct intervention with God |
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Seeing everyone as our brother or sister |
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The taking up of the risen Christ into heaven |
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The serious sin of using dishonest or contemptuous language to or about God |
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Intense suffering for another, out of love for that person |
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God's saving activity in Jesus in freeing humankind from sin and eternal death |
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Event that marked the beginning of the Christian church |
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A word that means "to clean" or "to take away" |
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God's life within us, strengthened by the sacraments of initiation |
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Sincere sorrow for one's sins |
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Meeting of Church leaders from all over the world to decide Church matters |
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What laypeople participate in when they strive to bring justice to the world and are involved in parish and diocesan councils |
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Effort to strive toward unity among all Christian peoples |
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What laypeople participate in when they offer everything in life as a spiritual sacrifice to God through jesus |
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What laypeople participate in when they teach others about God's kingdom through the example of their own lives |
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the entire assembly of Church members on Earth, in heaven, and in purgatory |
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God's communication of himself throughout history |
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the record of God's revelation of himself |
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