| A | B |
|---|
| An official presentation of the faith, usually prepared and presented by a council of the Church and used in the Church's liturgy | creed |
| Means that Scripture alone, rather than Scripture and Tradition, should be the basis for Church teaching | sola scriptura |
| The means by which bishops and popes receive their authority | Apostolic Succession |
| Means that salvation comes through God's grace alone rather than through any human efforts | Sola gratia |
| The "soul" of the Church who lives within each member of the Church and draws them together | Holy Spirit |
| The four essential features or characteristics of the Church | Marks |
| When a person consciously and deliberately rejects a dogma of the Church | heresy |
| The servant of the servants of God | Pope |
| The successors of the Apostles | Bishops |
| A refusal to submit to the Pope or to be in communion with the Church's members | schism |
