Christian Beliefs and Practises

• One God

  'We believe in one God'
• Omnipotence

  'Great is our Lord, and mighty in power his understanding has no limit'
• Omniscience

  'Keeping watch on the wicked and the good'
• Omnibenevolence

  'The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works'

  'Father forgive them'
• Omnipresent

  'Where can I go from your presence?'
• Creator

  'In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth'
• Incarnation

  'The word became flesh'

  'She was found to be pregnant with the Holy Spirit'
• Crucifixion

  'Father, into my hands I commit my spirits'
• Ascension

  'While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into Heaven'
• Service/Judge


  Parable of the sheep and the goat

  'I was hungry and you gave me something to eat'

  'I am the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me'
• Salvation through works

  'faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action is dead'
• Salvation by grace

  'For it is by grace you have been saved'
• Atonement

  'He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins'
• Creation

  'God created humans in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female'
• Fellowship

  'For where two or three gather in my name, I am with them'
• Missionaries

  'Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples'
• Baptism/trinity/missionaries

  'Baptise them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit'
• Communion

  'Then Jesus took some bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to the disciples'

  'This cup is the new agreement that God makes with his people'
• Transubstantiation

  'This is my body which I am giving for you. Do this to remember me'

  'This new arrangement begins with my blood which is poured out for you'
• Persecution

  'Everyone who wants to live a Godly life in Christ will be persecuted'- St Paul

  'Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven'
• Service

  'as you did it to one of the least of my brothers, you did it to me'

  'Love thy neighbour'

  'Love your neighbour as yourself'

  Parable of the sheep and the goats
• Worship

  'Love God with all your soul, mind and strength'
• Poverty

  'clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humanity, gentleness and patience'
• Helping

  Parable of the Good Samaritan

  Rich Man and Lazarus

  Story of the Rich Man
• Persecution

  'Are you the Christ, the son of the blessed one? I am'
• Evangelism

  'Go make disciples of all nations'

  'I am the way, the truth and the life'
• Forgiveness

  'Forgive 70x7 times'

  'Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us'

  'Father forgive them for they don't know what they're doing'
• Creation

  'In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the word was God'
• Life After Death

  'the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting'- Apostle's Creed
• Love

  'God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us'
• Resurrection

  'So in Christ all will be made alive'

  'So will it be with resurrection of the dead'
• Ascension

  'He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father'
• Heaven and Hell

  'Then they (goats) will go away to eternal punishment and the righteous (sheep) to eternal life'
• Sin

  "For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord'
• Atonement

  'not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world'
• Communion

  'For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes'
• Pilgrimage

  'Go make disciples of all nations'

  'Faith if not accompanied by actions is dead'
• Easter

  'Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and upon those in the tombs bestowing life'
• Christmas

  'When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy'
• Reconciliation

  'we were reconciled to him through the death of his son'

  Forgiveness quotes