2 markers

• omnipotent

  all-powerful. one of God's qualities.
• the trinity

  three persons of God; the father , the son, the Holy spirit
• omni benevolent

  all - loving. one of Gods qualitties
• incarnation

  God becoming human in the form of Jesus
• atonement

  the belief that Jesus' death made amends for human sin
• resurrection


  the belief that jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday
• how is God's omnipotence shown ?

  shown through the creation of the world
• God's omnibenelovence

  shown through sending Jesus to die to save humanity from sin (John 3:16)
• God's omniscience

  God is believed to be all- knowing. Jesus said "even the hairs of your head are all counted".
• sacraments

  christian rituals that reflect an invisible blessing from God (eg : Christmas or Easter)
• Evangelism

  preaching the Christian message to other people
• Christian services often feature

  • several readings from the bible
  • hymns may be based on biblical texts or parables
• Infallible

  never wrong , one of God's divine qualities
• mainstream protestants + catholics stress that although the Bible comes from God , it was written in a different historical time period and requires some interpretation.
• orthodox christians fast during advent, avoiding meat, fish and dairy.
• although christmas is an important times for most christians

  some christians feel that christmas has become too commercialised + the religious message has been lost.
• Baptism

  "This is my son , whom I love, with him I am well pleased." - Matt 16-17
• some evangelical groups practice other ordinances such as foot washing + anointing with oil , as they belive that there is a Biblical basis for these.
• • water for the baptism is held in a font
  • the child will be baptised in the sign of the cross , with water poured over their head three times, as the priest mentions each person of God
  • the children may be anointed with holy oil with the sign of the cross on their forehead to show that they now belong to Jesus,
  • the child's parents + godparents declare their faith in the Trinity on behalf of the child + promise to renounce evil on behalf of the child.
  • the parents + godparents promise to raise the child in the faith
  • a candle may be presented to symbolise Jesus' light in the child's life
• baptism by anointing


  where a small amount of water is poured over the head of the person being baptised.

  this is often performed where the person being baptised is a child.
• baptism by immersion


  where the person being baptised is fully immersed in water .

  usually performed where the person being baptised is an adult.
• believer's baptism

  • takes place when a person is old enough to make their own decision to christianity.
  • many churches use a small pool called a baptisery pool for this purpose.
  • some christians are baptised in rivers , which reflects Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist in the River Jordan.
• Lord's prayer

  Rowan williams (former leader of the anglican church) said that if he had to summarise christianity on the back of an envelope , "the best thing to do would be to write Our Lord's prayer"