10.1 Beliefs and Values

• God is omnipotent, Creator of all
• We all fulfill different roles in our lives ; Daughter, Sister, Mother, yet we are still one person
• Christians are called to love God in these three substances
• Belief in the Trinity is part of the Apostolic Tradition

• The Old and New Testaments show that there is one God
• In the Bible God says "You shall have no other gods before me"
• These all teach about God's Unity
  • Magesterium
  • Creeds
  • Catechism
• Christians belief God is omnipotent, if there were other gods, God could not be omnipotent

• The Trinitiy expalins how God shows His presence in the world
• Belief in the Trinity is part of the Apostolic tradition. The teachings of the apostle show a belief in the Trinity
• These all teach about the Trinity;
  • Magesterium
  • Creeds
  • Catechism
• The Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith

• Christians belief in Monotheism, there is only one God. Unity is God's way of being one
• Christians believe God is one because the Universe he created shows oneness
• Christians believe in the Design Argument, that everything must have a creator and this pattern leads to God
• The believe in Gods Unity because in the Old and New Testaments it shows that there is one God

• He creates human life like a Father
• Christians have a father-child relationship with God
• God provides for his children and protects them from evil
• Christians can turn to God when they need help

• The Bible shows Jesus referred to God as his Father and told his disciples to do the same
• The Apostles Creed states that Christians believe in God as the Father Almighty
• In the Lord Prayer we refer to God as 'Our Father'
• God sent his son Jesus to save his children - this shows his Fatherly love for Christians
• In the Bible God says "I will be Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters"

• Christians believe God created the universe and all the things in it ex nihilo
• God is all-powerfull and all-knowing and the Universe was designed rather than being an accident
• God created the world and as Christians we have a duty to look after God's creation. We are God's stewards
• God created man in His image and humans were God's most important creation which is why we were last to be created

Believing in God as the creator shows:

• God is omnipotent and omniscient as shown in the Catechism and the Creeds
• The Universe was designed and was not an accident
• Life is sacred because God created us in his image, therefore we must treat it carefully
• God's love for humans
• God is continually involved in the lives of His creation (like a father)