Christian beliefs

The nature of God
1. Omnipotent - the belief that God is all powerful
2. Omni-benevolent - the belief that God is all loving
3. Trinity
  1. God the son
    1. Jesus who is immanent and personal, who came to earth and lived a human life.
  2. God the holy spirit
    1. Immanent, but impersonal, the way God inspires and guides Christians every day
  3. God the father
    1. The transcendent creator
4. Omniscient - the belief that God is all knowing
Jesus Christ
1. Crusifixion
  1. The way Jesus was executed – nailed onto a cross by the Romans
2. Incarnation
  1. God becoming human when Jesus was born
3. Ascension
  1. When Jesus was taken up into heaven 40 days after Easter Sunday. This was the last day Jesus was seen on earth.
4. Resurrection
  1. The belief that Jesus died and then rose from the dead three days later
Eschatology (The After-life)
1. Hell
  1. A place where there is no love
  2. A place where God does not exist (believed by Catholics)
2. Heaven
  1. A place where you live with God
  2. A place of pure love
  3. A place of goodness and happiness
3. Purgatory
  1. A place where you pay for your sins so you can go to heaven
  2. The cleansing stage where sins can be forgiven
Creation
1. Non-literal
  1. The creation story shows a myth or a story to show the power of God. It is not a factual account of how the world was made.
2. Literal
  1. The Bible is the word of God and the world was made in 6 days.
Salvation
1. Sin
  1. Doing something that God doesn’t approve of
2. Atonement
  1. The healing of the relationship between God and human beings, brought about by Jesus and the sacrifice of his life on the cross
3. The belief that Jesus died on the cross in order to save the souls of all humanity and to bring them back to God
The problem of evil
1. Moral evil
  1. Evil caused by human choices e.g. murder, terrorism, animal cruelty
2. Natural evil
  1. Evil caused by nature e.g. earthquakes, tornadoes, huracanes
3. Some peoples argument that God does not exist is in the form of the inconsistent triad.
  1. God cannot exist because if he is all loving and powerful then he can't be all knowing or else evil would not exist.
  2. God cannot exist because if he is all knowing and loving then he can't be all powerful or else evil would not exist.
  3. God cannot exist because if he is all knowing and powerful then he can't be all loving or else evil would not exist.
  4. God cannot exist because if he is all loving, powerful and knowing then evil would not exist because God would stop it.
Solutions to the problem of evil
1. Pain is a test of faith in God. In the Old Testament, there is the example of Job. Job's killed, his wealth lost, his animals and servants killed or stolen. Job is a good person, this happened to test his faith.
2. The free will argument is that God's creation of people with free will is something of great value, and if God got rid of evil then people would not have free will, or be able to make moral choices
3. All humans are made imperfect and as they grow they need to learn how to be could and have a good soul. Pain is education and to become a True good person you must use suffering to learn, right from wrong, to make them stronger.
4. Christians believe that one practical response to evil and suffering is prayer. They may prey to end suffering; strength for people coping with suffering. These prayers are called intercessions. Asking for something on behalf of someone else.
5. God creats suffering so people can learn from their mistakes. "Before you punished me, I used to go wrong," God helps you choose the right path but if you go the wrong way there is punishment.
6. Christians may believe that suffering gives an opportunity to show compassion to others and to act charitably. Christians may take time to help the suffering and alleviate the suffering in the world

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