Christian Beliefs and Teachings

CHRISTIANITY BELIEFS AND TEACHINGS

The Nature of God

• God is benevolent - "God so loved the world that he sent his one and only son"
• God is omnipotent - "Nothing is impossible with God"
• God is omniscient - "The eyes of the Lord are in every place"
• God is just - "Surely God will not act wickedly and the Almighty will not pervert Justice"
• God is incarnate - came to earth in the form of Jesus Christ to atone for the sins of humanity

The Oneness of God and the Trinity

• Christians believe that God revealed himself in three distinct ways:
• God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
• Belief in the Trinity allows a Christian to understand the nature of God as well as the Bible
• Corinthians - "May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all!"

Different Christian Beliefs about Creation

• All parts of the Trinity took part in Creation
• Genesis says that "In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth."
• John opens with "In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"
• God created the world through his word "Let there be light"
• The Holy Spirit took part "the spirit of God hovering over the face of the waters"

The Incarnation and Jesus

• God becomes flesh and takes human form - Jesus Christ
• "The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us"
• If Christians acknowledge Jesus as the son of God, then God lives with them
• Also helps Christians understand the extent of God's love.
• When Jesus was baptized a voice from the heavens said "you are my son" - Mark

The Crucifixion

• Christians believe that Jesus had to die to fulfill God's plan. Without his death,…