Christian Beliefs - 4 topics

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Qualities of God 

Incarnation 

  • God as benevolent -> all loving and good, "Love is patient, love is kind"
  • God as omnipotent -> all powerful and has unlimited power, "Nothing is impossible with God"
  • God as just -> the perfect judge, "God is a righteous judge"
  • God becoming man and taking human form - Jesus
  • "the Word became flesh and lived amongst us"
  • Jesus was believed to have been fully God and fully human - the Son of God
  • God lives in christians if they acknowledge that Jesus was the Son of God

The Ascension 

Salvation 

  • Happened just after the resurrection
  • Before this Jesus had appeared to his disciples and Mary Magdalene to show that he had risen from the dead
  • "he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left the and was taken up into heaven"
  • God exalted him to the highest place"
  • Salvation -> to be saved from sin
  • The right relationship with God has to be earned
  • Obedience to God's laws can help Christians earn salvation
  • Following the teachings of Jesus can also lead to salvation
  • Grace = unconditional love that God has for us showing that God loves humanity regardless meaning Christians don't have to earn salvation
  • "Salvation is found in no one else"
  • "For it is grace you have been saved, through faith... it is the gift of God"

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