christianity beliefs

God as omnipotent

"Nothing is impossible with God"

God as loving

"God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

God as just

'Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.'

Responses to the problem of evil + suffering (Inconsistent Triad)

Free Will, Test of Faith, Need for Balance, Ultimate justice

Oneness of God

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

The Holy Trinity (Nicene Creed)

"We believe in one God…We believe in the Holy Spirit…With the father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified"

Beliefs about creation

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth."

"Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array."

"Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done."

Role of Word in creation (quote)

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." (WORD=JESUS)

Resurrection after Death

"For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either."

Judgement after death

"Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment."

Heaven + Hell

"And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."

Incarnation of Jesus as the Son of God

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us"

"So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God"

Crucifixion

"Then Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.'"

"And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!' And having said this he breathed his last."

Resurrection

"Why do you look for the living amongst the dead? He is not here; he has risen!"

Ascension

"While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven."

Sin

"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."

Original Sin

"When the woman saw the fruit of the tree she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband and he ate it."

Salvation through law

"Faith without action is dead."

Salvation through grace

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith … it is the gift of God."

Salvation through Spirit/Jesus

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord"