christianity

• what are the main practices

  • worship
  • pilgrimage
  • celebrations
  • mission
  • charity work
  • sacraments
• nature of god

  • eternal
  • omnipotent
  • omniscient
  • transcendent
  • omnibenevolent
  • omnipresent
  • timeless
• beliefs about creation

  • god is the creator of the universe and everything in it
  • god is the cause of the universe
  • gods spirit is the source of all life and creation
• genesis 1


  what happened on the 6 days of creation
• genesis 2 


  god creates eve from adam’s rib, commands them to not eat fruit
• genesis 3 


  humans are created in gods image but have free will and can sin
• liberal protestants (non-literal) creation story 


  scientific explanations are true but they don’t mean god doesn’t exist big bang had to happen at exactly right moment, could’ve only happened with gods help
• evangelical/fundamentalist protestants creation beliefs

  science is wrong bible is right. god created earth in 6 days and evidence of big bang and evolution can be explained
• catholics beliefs abt creation

  both science and bible are correct because parts of bible compliment with science
• evidence they believe prove jesus was divine

  1. miracle of virgin birth
  2. gods voice at jesus’ baptism
  3. jesus’ ability to perform miracled
  4. resurrection of jesus
• the bible

  • record of divine law
  • used to help guide daily life
  • bible most important source of authority
  • bible is literally true
  • requires interpretation
  • liberal christian’s don’t believe literal stories
  • contain symbolic messages
• resurrection

  • a spiritual resurrection of the soul which will join god in heaven
  • bodily resurrection - a different and glorified body
• ascension

  • jesus rose to heaven
  • defeat of the evil
  • christ is a high priest in heaven
  • christians can pray directly to god
• crucifixion

  • worst point in human history
  • ’king of the jews’
  • source of hope
  • carried his cross
  • skies darkened
  • represents jesus’ love for humans
  • showed god was angry
• resurrection

  • jesus spread the word of god
  • proved he was divine + human
  • evidence theres afterlife
  • defeats death
• quote about trinity 


  i am concerned that neither death nor life neither angels nor demons.. will be able to seperate us from the love of god
• quotes about creation


  in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth
• quote on the beginning - genesis 1


  be fruitful and increase in number
• quote on Adam and eve - genesis 2

  it is not good for the man to be alone. i will make a helper suitable for him
• quote on the fall - genesis 3

  god knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened and you will be like god, knowing good and evil
• quote in resurrection


  if there’s no resurrection of the dead, then not even christian’s has been raised. if christ has not been raised our preaching is useless and so is your faith
• quote 


  i am the resurrection and the life. those who believe in me, even though they die, they will live