Leader Resource 2: Terms and Definitions

Calling	Treat others the way you want them to treat you
Character	Agreement; mutual promise
Conscience	The deepest part of yourself; the human spirit
Covenant	The real you; the qualities that make you you
Faith	Feeling you must do or be something to be true to yourself
Golden Rule	Spiritual or religious belief; the activity of making meaning; sense of what you trust or know to be true
Guilt	Everybody goes to heaven
Moral relativity	Voice of the soul; an internal sense of right and wrong
Soul	Feeling you did something wrong
Repent	What is right depends on the situation
Trinity	To feel remorse; to say you are sorry
Universal Salvation	Idea that God is in three parts, not one

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