Religion Vocab Words 21-40

2. a deliberate thought, word, deed, or failure to act that offends God and hurts our relationship with other people
4. one called to speak for God, defend the truth, and work for justice
5. the container in which the Blessed Sacrament is kept so that the Holy Communion can be taken to the sick and the dying
8. a man who has accepted God’s special call to serve the church
9. the way in which the risen Jesus Christ is present in the Eucharist under the form of bread and wine
10. the part of the Liturgical Year outside from the seasons and feasts and the preparation for them
14. the 27 books of the second part of the Bible which tell us of the teachings, ministry, and saving events of the life of Jesus.
16. the first 46 books of the Bible which tell of God’s covenant with the people of Israel and his plan for the salvation of all people
19. the beliefs and practices of the Church that have been passed down from generation to the next under the guidance of the Holy Spirit

1. an attitude or way of acting that enables us to do good
3. God’s communication of himself to us through the words and deeds he has used throughout histroy
4. a state of final cleansing after death of all ones human imperfections to prepare us to enter into Heaven
6. the holy writings of Jews and Christians that are collected in the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible
7. the 10 rules given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai that sum up God’s law and show us what is required to love God and our neighbors
11. the mystery of the existence of God in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
12. a serious decision to turn away from God by doing something that we know is wrong
13. a choice we make that weakens our relationship with God or with other people
15. the moral law that is “written” in the human hearts
17. three special days during Holy Week in which we remember the suffering, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
18. the part of us that makes us human and an image of God