christianity

• some of god's qualities are not possible for humans to achieve, but others are and christians aspire to them
• god is omnibenevolent - all loving
• god is omniscient - knows everything
• god is omnipotent - all powerful
• god is omniscient - all knowing
• god created the universe from nothing (ex nihilo) ''let there be light''
• god performed many miracles, such as the 10 plagues
• god in the person of jesus also performed many miracles, such as walking on water
• god does not hate and does everything to benefit his most beloved creations - humans
• jesus dying on the cross is the ultimate sacrifice for our sins - give a quote


  ''god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son''
• jesus teaches about love and forgiveness - give a quote


  ''love thy neighbour''
• christians believe god has the love to forgive all who ask for it (agape - fatherly love)
• god is just (fair) and the ultimate judge, who decides right from wrong - give a quote


  ''god will bring into judgement both the righteous and the wicked''
• the holy trinity is the idea there is one god made of three persons, who are all equally god

  (god the father, the son, and the holy spirit)
• the role of god the father is to be the creator of the world and the source of all life, as well as to be a judge (''forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us'')
• incarnation


  the belief that jesus is god in human form
• jesus was sent to teach us and be our saviour (as seen in the crucifixion)
• the annunciation proves that the spirit of god gave jesus to mary ''you are to call him jesus''
• the role of the holy spirit is to guide, sustain, comfort, and influence
• the holy spirit acts as the immanent part of god that answers prayer ''he will give you another advocate to help you''
• jesus is often referred to as 'the good shepherd' as he guided people to live a better life ''follow me, and i will make you fishers of men''
• the duty of the disciples after jesus' death was to travel to places and tell people of jesus' teachings
• jesus used his ministry to perform miracles and heal the sick, in order to show the power and mercy of god
• a famous miracle was when jesus brought lazarus back to life, days after lazarus' death
• jesus' loving nature is depicted in the story of mary magdalene, the good samaritan, and the prodigal son
• jesus used parables to teach people about how god wanted them to live
• jesus' ministry means he delivers sermons where he explains key messages sent by god to deliver, called beatitudes
• give 2 of the beatitudes

  blessed are the merciful

  blessed are the peacemakers
• give a quote about murder from the sermon on the mount

  ''you shall not murder'' ''will be in danger of the fire of hell''
• give a quote about fairness to others

  ''turn to them the other cheek''
• in the last supper, jesus shows his omniscience as he knows he will die that night (''truly i tell you, one of you will betray me'')
• give a quote about violence from the garden of gethsemane

  ''all who draw the sword will die by the sword''
• in the crucifixion, jesus was not only fully god, but also fully human, meaning he felt the pain and emotions
• in the crucifixion, jesus forgave the guards who crucified him as they didn't realise the significance of it
• on the cross, jesus forgave a repentant sinner on the cross, promising ''you will be with me in paradise''
• the crucifixion influences christians to understand suffering is a part of life, as it was jesus', thus god understands the pain
• the crucifixion also influences christians to accept jesus' sacrifice and to no longer sin, as god will forgive them
• the resurrection shows that jesus has conquered evil and death, showing his divinity
• after seeing jesus' body was not in the tomb, an angel told his followers ''why do you look for the living amongst the dead'', ''he is risen''
• the belief in the resurrection influences christians to believe that good will always conquer evil