RS Christianity Beliefs

Omnipotent

God is all powerful and capable of anything

Omnipresent

God is always around and present in everything we do

Trinity

Father, Son, Holy Spirit

Quote from the Nicene Creed - God as creator

“maker of heaven and earth”

Quote from the Nicene Creed - Christianity is monotheistic

“We believe in one God”

Quote from the Nicene Creed - Jesus is God’s son

“begotten, not made”

Omniscient

God is all seeing

Quote from the Nicene Creed - Jesus will return

“he will come again in glory”

Quote from Nicene Creed- God as judge

When God returns to Earth he will “judge the living and dead”

Overview of Genesis 1

• God made heavens and earth

• Light and dark

• Sky land sea

• Animals and plants

• Humans

Quote that shows humans are made in God’s image

“let us make humankind in our image” - Genesis 1

Sin vs Crime

• Sin = action that removes you from God

• Crime = against the state

Quote - what happens in Heaven

“blessed are those who are persecuted … for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven”

What do Christians think of heaven as

• A place where they will be happy and surrounded by their favourite things

• They will know God on a more personal level

Why did God create humans only to send them to hell

• God cannot control peoples actions, he has to punish them if they sin

• There is no perfect world after Adam and Eve

• The fear of Hell deters people from sinning

What do Catholics believe about purgatory

• Soul goes to heaven or purgatory

• In purgatory the soul is purified so that it can go to heaven

What do Christians think Hell is like

• Place of main and suffering

• No God

• Most Christians reject the idea of literal Hell, as in olden times it was an image used to scare people and force them into donating money to the Church

What does Jesus being resurrected prove

• Proves he was God’s son

• He had power over nature

Jesus’ resurrection gives Christians …

… hope that there is life after death

What did Jesus say to the women that saw him once he’d been resurrected (quote)

“Do not be afraid … tell my brothers to go to Galilee”

Points to prove Jesus did rise from the dead

• Six sources in Bible

• 500 eye witness - scientifically impossible for this many hallucinations

• An earthquake at the same time

• Disciples were killed for saying that Jesus rose from the dead - they would not let themselves die if they were lying

Points to prove Jesus did not rise from the dead

• Gospels were written 30 - 80 years later so could have been altered

• Body could have been stolen even by disciples

• The empty tomb might have been a different one

Why do Christians believe in life after death

• Gives life meaning and purpose

• Jesus rose from the dead

• Heaven is in the Bible

What do Christians believe happens to your soul after death

• Soul is immortal and is not resurrected

• the soul goes straight to heaven after death

What do Christians believe happens to your body after death

• Body stays in the grave until the end of the world, where God will raise and judge everyone

• Then true Christians will go to heaven

Why do Christians only follow one God (quote)

Because God told them to. “You shall have no other gods before me” - Exodus 20

Quote that shows God is all powerful

“Nothing impossible with God” - Luke 1:37

Does God love us (quote)

“God so loved the world he gave his one and only son” - John 3:16

What is original sin

• the idea that humans are born with a tendency to do wrong

• stems from Adam and Eve