Christianity Beliefs
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- Christian Beliefs
- God
- Monotheism
- Belief in 1 God
- "We believe in one God" (Nicene Creed)
- Belief in 1 God
- Trinity
- Belief that there are three persons in God
- Father
- Holy Spirit
- Son (Jesus, aka the 'Word')
- "And the Word was ith God, and the Word was God" (NT)
- Incarnation
- They believe Jesus is God incarnate (made flesh)
- "The Word was made flesh" (NT)
- They believe Jesus is God incarnate (made flesh)
- Belief that there are three persons in God
- Characteristics
- Omnipotent
- Omnibenevolent
- Omniscient
- Just
- Monotheism
- Creation
- Genesis: God made world in 6 days
- Some believe 6 days are symbolic
- Holy Spirit was active
- "the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters" (OT)
- "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (OT)
- John: everything was made through the Word
- "And the Word was ith God, and the Word was God" (NT)
- "All are made in the image of God" (OT)
- Genesis: God made world in 6 days
- Jesus' Death
- Crucifixion
- Sentenced by Pontius Pilates, forgave crucifiers
- Importance: Adam and Eve's sins were forgiven, Christians could now be forgiven by God for sins
- "we were reconciled to [God] through the deaht of his Son" (NT)
- Importance: Adam and Eve's sins were forgiven, Christians could now be forgiven by God for sins
- Last Words: "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit" (NT)
- Sentenced by Pontius Pilates, forgave crucifiers
- Resurrection
- Importance: gives confidence about death, inspires Christians to live life as God wants them too, so they can go to heaven
- "if Christ had not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith" (NT)
- Importance: gives confidence about death, inspires Christians to live life as God wants them too, so they can go to heaven
- Ascension
- Importance: shows way to heaven, God accepted Jesus' sacrifice
- Crucifixion
- Life After Death
- Day of Judgement
- God judges based on faith and actions
- "Faith, by itself, if it not accompanied by action, is dead" (NT)
- God judges based on faith and actions
- "I believe in...the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting" (Apostles Creed)
- Heaven
- Beliefs differ on who can enter heaven
- physical or spiritual place of joy, peace and reuniting with loved ones
- Hell
- Eternal torment, being cut off from God
- Purgatory
- (Catholic) souls are cleansed so they can then enter heaven
- "If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body" (NT)
- Day of Judgement
- Sin and Salvation
- Sin
- Action or thought that separates humans from God
- Original sin
- Humans have built-in tendency to sin, started with Adam and Eve
- Original sin
- Action or thought that separates humans from God
- Salvation
- Being saved from sin and consequences by grace or good works
- "For it is by grace you have been saved" (NT)
- "Faith, by itself, if it not accompanied by action, is dead" (NT)
- Being saved from sin and consequences by grace or good works
- Atonement
- Allows people to restore relationship with God
- Jesus atoned sins of humanity by dying
- "He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins" (NT)
- Atonement
- Allows people to restore relationship with God
- Jesus atoned sins of humanity by dying
- "He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins" (NT)
- "He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins" (NT)
- Atonement
- "He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins" (NT)
- Sin
- God
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- Genesis: God made world in 6 days
- Some believe 6 days are symbolic
- Holy Spirit was active
- "the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters" (OT)
- "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (OT)
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