christian beliefs

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    • nature of god
      • omnipotent
      • omnibenevolent
      • omniscient
      • just
      • one god
      • "nothing is impossible with God"
      • "for god so loved us that he gave us his only son, and those who believe in him will be given eternal life"
    • religious views on trinity
      Christians believe God is three persons in one, each person is fully God but are not the same as each other
      • the Father - the creator of all life
      • the Son - Jesus Christ who is fully human and fully god
      • the Holy Spirit - a guide, unseen power of god
      • "we believe in one God, the father, the son and the holy spirit" - the Nicene creed
    • sin and salvation
      • Christians believe that after you die, you are judged and go to either heaven or hell
      • sin is any action against God's will
      • salvation is the idea that Jesus' crucifixion saves humans from hell
    • crucifixion
      • Jesus was nailed to the cross where he died
      • Jesus forgave the ones who killed him
      • this event is remembered on good friday
      • "forgive them father for they know not what they do"
      • "Behold the lamb of God"
    • incarnation
      • Christians believe God is incarnated through Jesus
      • Mary was impregnated by the holy spirit and gave birth as a virgin, proves Jesus is the son of God
      • Christmas celebrates the incarnation
      • "the word became flesh" - john 1:14
    • resurrection
      • on the Sunday, three women visited Jesus' tomb and found that he wasn't there, it was to be believed that he rose from the dead
      • after his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples and told them to spread the word of him
      • this event is easter Sunday - "he is risen"
      • shows that Christians have a second chance to be good
    • ascension
      • forty days after Jesus rose from the dead he ascended to heaven
      • shows life after death
    • creation
      • Genesis chapter 1 God created everything in 6 days and rested on the 7th day
      • Day 1 - light and darkness
      • Day 2 - the sky
      • Day 3 - ocean, land and plants
      • Day 4 - sun, moon and stars
      • Day 5 - fish and birds
      • Day 6 - land animals and humans
      • literal Christians believe this word for word
      • liberal Christians believe this symbolically - can believe God made the Big Bang and evolution
    • atonement
      making things better after sin, asking for forgiveness
    • original sin
      the built in tendency to do wrong which came from Adam's and Eve's disobedience
    • salvation
      being saved from sin
      "for it is by grace that you have been saved"
    • transcendent
      God is above and beyond everything
    • quote for creation
      "in the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth" - Genesis 1
      "...and he saw that it was good," - Genesis 1 V 4
    • beliefs about life after death
      • Christians will be judged by how we have acted on earth - good people will be rewarded, bad people will be punished
      • some believe the body will be raised
      how does it affect christians
      • believe that Jesus was the Son of God
      • try to follow the example of God
      • Worship God and apologise for sins
      "I an the way, the truth and the light, no-one comes to the father except through me" John 14
    • Heaven and Hell
      • immediately on death the soul leaves the body
      • the soul is judged and goes to heaven or hell
      • Heaven is a place for eternal joy, some believe good for all, others believe just for christians
      • hell is eternal punishment ruled by satan
      • some believe an all-loving God will not create a hell
      other christains believe
      • on death the soul awaits to be judged in purgatory
      • on the final day all souls and bodies will be reunited for final judgement - heaven or hell
      "I believe in the resurrection of the body and life after ever lasting"
    • atonement
      • Jesus made up for all the sins of Humans by Dying on the cross
      • jesus has paid the debt of original sin by his suffering
      • is a person believes in Jesus they will have eternal life
      • as a result of Jesus suffering Christians can be saved if they have faith
      "for since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive"
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