Christianity Beliefs

Omnipotent

God is all-powerful
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" | "Nothing is impossible with God"

Trinity

God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit
"The spirit of God hovered over the waters'" | "'The word became flesh and dwelt among us'"

Incarnation

God in human form
"'The word became flesh and dwelt among us'" | "'For God so loved the world He gave His only Son'"

Salvation

the saving of the soul from sin
"'For God so loved the world He gave His only Son'" | "'All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God'"

Holy Spirit

God's presence on earth
"'The spirit of God hovered over the waters'" | "'The spirit descended like a dove'"

Omnipresent

God is present everywhere at the same time
"'Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?' 'Where can I go from your Spirit?'" |

Freewill

to be able to make a choice
"'All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God'" | "'Eve took the apple and gave it to Adam'"

Resurrection

physically coming back from the dead
"'He is risen'" | "'On the third day he rose'"

Judgment

God's decision on right and wrong
"'Let justice roll like a river'" | "'He will come to judge the living and the dead'"

Saved by faith

saved from sin through faith in Jesus
"'It is by grace you have been saved, through faith'" | "'Repent and believe'"

Omniscient

God is all-knowing
"'You know the end before the beginning'" | "'Eve took the apple and gave it to Adam'"

Problem of evil

God cannot be both omnipotent and omnibenevolent as evil exists
"'He will wipe away every tear from their eyes'" | "'We know that suffering produces perseverance'"

Ascension

Jesus being taken up to Heaven (40 days after resurrection)
"'He left them and was taken up into heaven'" | "'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me'"

Sacrament

an outward sign of an inner grace
"'This is my body, this is my blood'" | "'Baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit'"

Saved by works

saved from sin through doing good actions
"'Faith without deeds is dead'" | "'Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us'"

Omnibenevolent

God is all-loving
"'For God so loved the world He gave His only Son'" | "'Love is patient, love is kind'"

Creation

the universe was created by God in 6 days
"'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth'" | "'On the seventh day He rested'"

Crucifixion

form of execution that Jesus faced
"'The curtain was torn in two'" | "'The wages of sin is death'"

Original sin

we are born with the sin that started at The Fall
"'Evil is ingrained within us' (John Stott)" | "'Eve took the apple and gave it to Adam'"

Grace

God's unconditional and unmerited love and favor
"'For God so loved the world He gave His only Son'" | "'All have sinned and all fall short of the glory of God'"