Christian Beliefs

• Trinity

  • one God exists in 3 persons
  • Father, Son, Holy Spirit
• Nature of God

  • omnipresence = God is everywhere ("the Lord looks down from heaven")
  • omniscience = all knowing ("God is greater than out heart, and he knows everything")
  • omnibenevolent = all loving ("compassionate and gracious God")
  • omnipotent = all powerful ("nothing is impossible with God")
• Resurrection


  Jesus rising from the dead on Easter day
• Ascension


  40 days after resurrection, Jesus returned to heaven
• Importance of Resurrection and Ascension

  • shows power over evil
  • no need to fear death
  • confirms Jesus is with God
  • without resurrection = no Christian faith
• Sin

  actions against Gods Laws
• Original Sin

  • Sin from Eve eating the fruit passed on the everyone
  • everyone born with it
  • Jesus saved mankind from it
• Afterlife

  • Hell: place without God, ruled by Satan, opposite of Heaven
  • Heaven: forever with God, reward for good actions, could be a spiritual existence
  • Purgatory: cleansing place before heaven
• Atonement

  • removes sin
  • allows people to reconnect with God
• Jesus's Crucifixion

  • execution and death of Jesus on Good Friday
  • Jesus forgave the guards
  • suffered in pain to save mankind from sin (sacrifice)
  • promised one of the other criminals he would find paradise