CHRISTIANITY BELIEFS AND TEACHINGS KEY EVIDENCE

The Holy Trinity - God the Father

Our Father in heaven. (The Lord's Prayer)

The Nature of God

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible... (Nicene Creed)

God as Omnipotent

"Nothing is impossible with God" Luke 1:37

God as Benevolent

"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." (John)

God as Just

"For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust... You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew)

The Problem of Evil and Suffering

"Through all this Job (Jobe) did not sin nor did he blame God." (1:22)

Influences of the Trinity on Christians

"I baptise you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Trinitarian Formula)

The Incarnation

"Again, the high priest asked him, 'Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?' 'I am', said Jesus." Bible

The Incarnation

"When Jesus was baptised, a voice from Heaven said 'You are my Son'." (Mark 1:11)

Salvation through good works

"In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." (James 2:17 [NIV])

Salvation through grace

"For it is by grace you have been saved..." (Ephesians 2:8 [NIV])

Salvation through good works

"But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?" (James 2:20)

Salvation through grace

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

The Resurrection Account

"Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!" (Luke 24: 1-12)

The Resurrection

"And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile... If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men." (1 Corinthians)

The Ascension

"Men of Galilee... why do you stand here looking into the sky?" Bible

The Ascension

"While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven." (Luke 24:51)

The Holy Trinity - God the Son

"You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." (Matthew 6:16)

The Holy Trinity - God the Holy Spirit

"All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages." (Acts 2:4)

The Incarnation

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us."(John 1:14)

The way to Afterlife

"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)

Beliefs about Creation

"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." (Genesis 1:27)

The Afterlife and Judgement

"He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left."(Matthew 25:33-35)

The Afterlife and Judgement

"For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due to use for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." (2 Corinthians 5:10)

Heaven and Hell

"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." (Matthew 25:46)

Sin and Salvation

"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." (Genesis 3:6)

Salvation through spirit

"God is fair and just." (Psalm 25:8)

The Crucifixion

"Jesus called out with a loud voice, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' When he had said this, he breathed his last." (Luke 23:46 [NIV])

The Crucifixion

The Roman centurion in charge of crucifixion praised God and acknowledged Jesus as a righteous man who had done nothing to deserve this.

Atonement

"... if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father - Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins." (1 John 2:1-2 [NIV])