beliefs

• christianity is a monotheistic religion
• god knows everything so he is omniscient
• god exists out of time and space so he is transcendant - he is above all
• immanent - acting in human history throughout all ages
• god is omnibenevolent - all loving
• god shows his love through his love for the world by giving his one and only son
• "for god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" - John 3:16
• "you shall have no other gods before me" - exodus 20 (10 commandments)
• god is personal as he shows his relationship with humanity through prayer, visions and the presence of the holy spirit
• god is omnipotent (all powerful) so he can do anything logically possible within his nature
• god's perfect nature and omniscience ensure that he is a fair and righteous judge of humans
• godly living is seen through the incarnation - god revealing himself to earth in the form of a man
• the protestant church emphasise god as forgiving and loving
• the holy trinity is the concept of three persons as one god
• each of the persons is god as god is one
• each person of the trinity is distinct
• all persons of the trinity are equal - they have the perfect and complete relationships because they are god and have gods characteristics
• • each person in the trinity fulfils a different role: Father (of the universe) the creator of the world, Son (god in human form - jesus) - save humanity and Holy Spirit - guides, inspires and unites the believers with christ and places him in the body of christ, the church
• unitarians do not believe in the trinity as it puts the idea of monotheism at danger and goes against the 2nd of the 10 commandments - "you shall not make idols", they believe that god is one and that god is omnipotent
• "be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly father is perfect" - matthew 5:48
• god the father and the holy spirit are unseen
• god the father and holy spirit are unseen, unlike god the son who was on earth over 2000 years ago then returned to heaven
• "the world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. but you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you" - john 14:17
• "the word became flesh and lived among us" - john 1:14
• "believe in one god, the father almighty, maker of heaven and earth" - nicene creed
• the nicene creed is a statement of the christian faith and is used in christian worship
• all christians agree that god caused the creation of the universe
• at the start of genesis, god brings order to chaos - he brings all to existance over 6 days, starting with light itself and through the power of his word the earth takes its form and is filled with creation
• everything in creation demonstrates gods power and purpose
• "For everything created by God is good...for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer" - 1 timothy 4:4-5
• "God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!" - genesis 1:31
• god has authority over creation -> "god called the dry land earth" - genesis 1:10
• "the spirit of god was hovering over the waters" - genesis 1:2 -> same idea as a bird sitting over nest of eggs - the same idea as the spirit is preparing to bring life into the world and cares for it
• "God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." - genesis 2:7
• the word is present with god before the creation of the world and was with god at the creation - without the word, life would not exist as the word gave life to all things -> becomes flesh (jesus)
• "So God created mankind in his own image" - genesis 1:27
• "rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” - genesis 1:28 -> god gives humans authority to rule over earth
• "be fruitful and multiply" - genesis 1:28
• adam is placed in the garden of eden to take care of it and eve is created as his helper - they posess free will
• god places one rule on adam and eve - the first law god gives to humanity and it carries punishmentr til this day