Christian beliefs and teachings quotes Flashcards
The oneness of God
We believe in one God
The nature of God
For God so loved the world, He gave his one and only Son
The trinity
For there are three, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost and these three are one’
God the Father
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect
God the Son
‘This is my Son whom I am well pleased’
God the Holy Spirit
‘By the power of the Spirt, God’s children can bear much fruit’
Creation
God said ‘let there be light’ and there was light
John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
Genesis 1:1-3
Creation story
Resurrection
‘He is not here, He has risen’
Incarnation
‘The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us’
Crucifixion
‘Surely this man was the Son of God’
Crucifixion (2)
‘My god, why have you forsaken me?’
Shows he understands suffering
Ascension
‘While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven’
Resurrection (2)
For if Christ had not risen, our preaching is useless and so if your faith
But indeed Christ has been raised from the dead
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive
Life after Death
‘For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord’
Judgement
Parable of the sheep and the goats
Hell
Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life
Salvation
For God so loved the world, he gave his one and only Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life
Atonement
“we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son” (Romans 5:10)
Salvation (2)
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved
The role of the Word in the creation
In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God
The role of the Spirit in the creation
‘The spirit of God was hovering over the waters’
Baptism
No one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit
Baptism (2)
Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit
Christmas gift
‘presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh’
Easter
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith
Holy communion
This is my body, which is for you, do this in remembrance of me’
Christmas lights
Farther, you make this holy night radiant with the splendour of Jesus Christ our light
Mission and Evangelism/Worldwide church
Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead
Worldwide church
Love thy neighbour
Mission and Evangelism
As the Father has sent me, I am sending you
Persecution (positive)
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Suffering like Jesus
Persecution (negative)
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it
Persecution (forgiveness)
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good
Judgement (2)
No one comes to the father except through me
Atonement (2)
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins
