Christianity Beliefs

• God the Father: '"nothing is impossible with God"'
• God the Father quote: '"even the hairs on your head are numbered"'
• God the Father: Transcendent


  Beyond time
• God the Father: Omnipotent


  All powerful
• God the Father: Omniscient


  All knowing
• God the Father: Benevolent


  All Loving
• God the Spirit


  • Given to disciples shortly before his death
  • Guidance to human consciousness on earth
  • Some Christians (such as Catholics) believe the Spirit can be received as Sacraments
• Sacraments


  Include baptism and confirmation
• Original sin


  Humans born with sin, originates from Adam and Eve
• Atonement


  Forgiveness of sin that restores relationship with God
• Ways atonement can be achieved


  • Grace (Unconditional Godly love to humans)
  • Following the 10 commandments (teaches Christians to avoid sin)
• Importance of the creation story

  • Christians learn to rest/attend church as god rested on the 7th day
  • God loves his creation as "he saw it was good"
  • Stewardship: "God placed Adam in the garden to take care of it"
  • Dominion: "rule over the fish of the sea"
  • "Lord formed man from dust of ground God breathed life into Adam"
• Importance of the Adam and Eve creation story

  • We learn where we inherit original sin, women have to go though childbirth pains, men have to work for food
  • Eve was created from Adam's rib
  • "be fruitful and multiply"
  • Learn that sin leads to consequence
• Jesus Incarnation

  • Expected to be the Messiah from old testament
  • Jesus was born a "King" to Virgin Mary
  • He healed a blind man
  • "the word became flesh"
• Jesus as human

  • "my God why have you foresaken me?" -tears
  • "God the son"
  • He washed the disciples feet
  • "you have turned my house into a den of robbers" showing anger
  • Jesus was poor born in a stable
• Importance of Jesus' crucifixion

  • Jews believed Jesus was commiting blasphemy
  • When Jesus dies earthquake happened “this man is truly the son of God"
  • "father forgive them for they not know what they do"
  • Forgave criminal on the cross "today you will be in my paradise"
• Importance of the resurrection

  • Reassures people there is an afterlife
  • Shows that Jesus is truely the son of God
  • Left behind the holy spirit to disciples to guide christians(makes them feel safe)
  • Demonstrators the power of Good vs Evil
• Resurrection events

  • Mary Mag mistook Jesus as a gardener (bible)
  • In the road to Emmaus 2 of the disciples did not recognise him (Bible)
  • Doubting Thomas would not believe Jesus rose from dead. The bible says Jesus had to show the wounds (teaches christian's to have faith)
• Importance of the Ascension


  • Jesus gave the great commission "go make disciples of all nations", why they evangelise and baptise
  • Left behind spirit as guidance "And surely i am with you till the end of the world"
  • Proves the trinity as Jesus sat on the "right side of God the father" (Bible)