Paper 1 Christianity Quotes

• • This quote comes from The Nicene Creed 
  • It links to the belief that there is only one God

  "We believe in one God"

  
• • This quote comes from John 4:24 
  • It links to the Christian belief that God is spirit - neither male nor female - but has qualities of both

  "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth"

  
• • This quote comes from Hebrews 1:3 
  • It links to the Christian belief that Jesus is God’s son - the true representation of God on Earth

  "The son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being"

  
• • This quote comes from Psalm 115:3 
  • It links to the belief that God is Omnipotent

  "Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases"

  
• • This quote comes from John 3:16 
  • It links to the Christian belief that God is Benevolent

  "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son"

  
• • This quote comes from Psalm 11:7 
  • It links to the Christian belief that God is Just

  "The Lord is righteous, he loves justice"

  
• • These quotes come from The Apostles Creed 
  • They link to the Christian idea of the Trinity - that there are 3 persons in the one God : The Father, Son and Holy Spirit

  "I believe in God the Father" , "And in Jesus Christ. His only son" , "I believe in the Holy Spirit"

  
• • This quote comes from Genesis 1:1-3 
  • It links to the Christian belief that the Holy Spirit was involved in the Creation

  "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth ... and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters"

  
• • This quote comes from John 1:1 
  • It links to the Christian belief that the Son of God (Jesus), who is the Word of God, was involved in the creation

  "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"

  
• • This quote comes from Matthew 1:18 
  • It links to the belief that Mary became pregnant with Jesus through the Holy Spirit

  "she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit"

  
• • This quote comes from John 1:14 
  • It links to the Christian belief that Jesus was God in human form 

  "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us"

  
• • This quote comes from Luke 23:46 
  • These were Jesus’ last words and they link to the idea of forgiveness and reminds Christians that God’s forgiveness knows no boundaries 

  "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit"

  
• • This quote comes from 1 Corinthians 15:14 
  • It shows Christians that Christianity would not exist without the resurrection, which is why the resurrection was important

  "And if Christ had not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith"

  
• • This quote comes from Luke 24:51  
  • It links to the belief that Jesus rose up into Heaven, and for Christians, this shows that Jesus overcame death to join the Father, God

  "While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven"