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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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