Christianity 1

• Luke: '"Nothing is impossible with God"'
• John: '"God so loved the world he gave his One and only Son"'
• Mark: 'At Jesus' baptism, Jesus as the Son of God was present, the holy spirit descended like a dove and a voice said "this is my son, whom I love, with you I am well pleased."'
• John: '"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. Through him, all things are made"'
• Luke: '"They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus."'
• Omnipotence


  Shows God's omnipotence
• Omnibenevolence


  Shows God's omnibenevolence
• Trinity


  • Shows all 3 persons of the trinity in one place at the same time
• Incarnation


  • God saying Jesus is his Son
• Trinity and Incarnation


  • Shows both the Word (Jesus) and God are the one and the same
• Creation


  • Clearly states all things were made by God
• Crucifixion


  • Shows how Jesus' crucifixion was God's plan and a necessary sacrifice
• Resurrection


  • Shows Jesus' resurrection
• Matthew: 'Parable of the Sheep and Goats'
• Parable of the Sheep and Goats


  Teaches that those who help others will go to heaven and those who do not will go to hell
• Adam and Eve


  Teaches how sin entered the world
• 1 Corinthians: '"Christ died for our sins"'
• Christ died for our sins


  Shows Jesus died to save us
• Matthew: '"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men"'
• Lord's prayer


  When Jesus was asked to teach his disciples how to pray, he answered with the Lord's prayer
• Private prayer


  Suggests praying in private
• Baptism


  Jesus was baptised so Christians should be baptised
• Matthew: 'The Great Commission "Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them"'
• Evangelism/church growth


  Jesus told his disciples to go and convert others
• Luke: '"This is my body given for you: do this in remembrance of me."'
• Holy Communion/Eucharist


  Jesus instructing his disciples to take bread and wine to remember him
• The role of the Church in the local community

  The Parable of the Sheep and Goats shows that by helping those in need, it is like helping Jesus
• The Church's response to world poverty


  We should love those less fortunate
• Romans: '"While we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his son"'
• Reconciliation


  Shows the relationship between humanity and God was fixed through Jesus' death
• 1 Timothy: '"everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted."'
• Persecution


  All Christians should be prepared to be treated badly because of their faith
• ‘I was hungry and you gave me something to eat’