Christianity

• Different branches of Christianity

  Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodox
• Christians believe there is only one God (monotheism)


  "We believe in one God" The Nicene Creed
• God is omnipotent

  all-powerful and unlimited authority
• God is benevolent

  all-loving, uses his power to do good
• God is just

  God will never support injustice, ill-treatment, prejudice or oppression
• Christians believe there are three persons in the one God

  Father, Son and Holy Spirit
• Each person of the Trinity is fully God, the persons of the Trinity are not the same
• God the Father

  the creator of all life, acts as a good father towards his children, he is all powerful (omnipotent), all loving (omnibenevolent) all knowing (omniscient) and present everywhere (omnipresent)
• God the Son

  became incarnate through Jesus who was both fully human while on Earth and fully God at all times. Jesus is called the Son of God to show his special relationship to God the Father
• God the Holy Spirit


  the unseen power of God at work in the world, who influences, guides and sustains life on Earth
• Christians believe in creation by God, the act by which God brought the universe into being
• God, the Father, chose to design and create the earth and all life on it
• The Holy Spirit was active in the creation


  Genesis 1:1-3
• The Word, God the Son or Jesus, was active in the creation


  John 1:1-3
• The Trinity existed from the beginning and was involved in the creation