Christian Beliefs

• Heaven and Hell


  Christians believe in Life after Death meaning that although the physical body dies, the soul can live on after death
• Immortality of the Soul

  Christians believe that the body will be resurrected on the Day of Judgement
• Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected and that this is an example of what will happen to humans
• Apostles' Creed: 'I believe in…the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen'
• Heaven


  You will know God and are happy
• Hell


  You will not know God and be unhappy
• Some Christians do not believe in hell as they do not believe that an omnibenevolent God would send people to hell
• Purgatory


  A place where sins are punished and Purification takes place before Heaven
• Second Coming


  At some point in the future Jesus will return to Earth
• Matthew 25:46: 'Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life'
• Last Judgment


  At this point everyone who has died will be resurrected and judged
• Christianity is the main religious tradition in Great Britain and one of the most diverse
• Christianity


  A major religion based on the life of Jesus Christ
• Some Christians believe that judgment will take place as soon as a person dies rather than everyone being judged together on the Day of Judgement
• Afterlife


  Gives Christians meaning and purpose for this life
• Abrahamic and monotheistic religion


  The other main Abrahamic religions are Judaism and Islam
• Ignoring the needs of others

  Has consequences
• Christianity has lots of different denominations
• 2 Corinthians 5:10: 'For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due to us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad'
• Christian Beliefs about the Creation of the World

  Christians believe that God created the earth and all living things on the earth
• The number of Christian denominations around the world is huge
• Creation of the Universe

  God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day
• Christian denominations


  • They have different histories, different traditions and a variety in the styles of their church services
  • Some, such as the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, have hundreds of millions of members
  • Others, such as the Pentecostal Church, are seeing rapid growth all over the world
  • In the UK, Anglicans are the most common denomination, followed by Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists
• John 11:25: 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die'
• Despite the fact there are different types of Christians, they all belong to the main group called Christianity
• The Bible says that it took six days to create the universe and God rested on the seventh
• Incarnation of Jesus


  Christians believe that the Virgin Mary had a miraculous baby
• They all believe in one God, follow the teachings of Jesus and use the Bible as their holy book
• Creationist Christians


  • Believe the biblical account of creation happened exactly as it was written
• Omnipotence


  God created the universe and everything in it
• Christians refer to Jesus as the Christ, which means anointed one, which in turn is a translation of the word Messiah
• Many Christians


  • Believe the account contains religious truth, and the important part is that God caused it to happen by choice
• Jesus Christ


  The second person of the Holy Trinity is the Son of God and is also God incarnate
• Christians believe that God is the sole and omnipotent Creator of the universe
• Just


  With unlimited power and authority, God is believed to be the perfect giver of justice
• Christians believe that Jesus was both fully God and fully man (divine and human)
• Luke 1: 37: 'nothing will be impossible with God'
• The Bible says that God created a universe that was ordered, not chaotic
• 1 Timothy 3:16: 'God appeared in the flesh'
• Omnibenevolence


  God created humans in his image (Genesis 1: 27) highlighting his love to his creation