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- 3. Being killed for one's faith
- 5. Literally "the instructed". Those adults seeking admission to the Church after having met over a long period of time for instruction before being baptized
- 8. Literally meaning "thanksgiving", was and is the central act of Christian worship
- 10. The belief there is only one true God
- 12. Generally one who writes a work in order to defend and explain the Christian religion
- 14. The first Sacrament of Initiation, instituted by Jesus, unites the believer to Christ. In this Sacrament a believer is forgiven of Original and personal sin, and thus begins a new life in Christ and the Holy Spirit and is incorporated into the Church, the Body of Christ
- 15. The Vicar of Christ as instituted by Jesus who holds the responsibility and supreme authority for guiding the Church
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- 1. From the Greek word meaning "priest". In the early days their were the Church elders
- 2. Literally "love". Was an early Christian religious meal that was closely related to the celebration of the Eucharist and often preceded this celebration
- 4. An acrostic for the Greek phrase Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter, which is a declaration of the central tenet of the Christian Faith meaning "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior".
- 6. Refers tot he passing of the Faith from the Apostles from generation to generation
- 7. An assembly of ecclesiastics gathered together under Church authority to discuss and decide on matters pertaining to doctrine, liturgy, or discipline
- 9. Saintly writers of the early Church whom the Church recognizes as her special witness of Faith
- 11. From the Greek meaning "teaching", a first-century treatise concerning Christian morals, practices, and ministry
- 13. A work of literature with scriptura; or quasi-scriptural pretensions which is not genuine, canonical, or inspired by God