christianity beliefs Flashcards
omnipotence
God is all-powerful. The evidence for this includes the creation of the world and the resurrection of Jesus.
omnibenevolence
God is all-loving. Christians believe that this is expressed in many different ways. God sacrificed his own son for humanity, which shows how much he loves all human beings without exception.
just
God is fair to all and he forgives those who say sorry for their actions. The Psalms say, God is fair and just
omnisciece
God knows everything. Christians believe that God knows every person’s inner thoughts as well as knowing all that has happened and all that will happen in the future.
transendence
God exists outside of our worldly constraints and physical laws. For example God does not live and die as we do - he is eternal. Complete understanding of God is beyond the human intellect.
immanence
The belief that God is ‘in the world’. God has interacted with the world throughout history and continues to do so. For example, Jesus being sent to earth. Nowadays, people believe that God is immanent, working miracles and answering people’s prayers.
free will
the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate;
holy trinity
the father
the son
the holy spirit
the father
the creator of everything
the sustainer of all
transcendent
the son
jesus both fully divine and fully human immanent personal and so understands human suffering a model for Christian behaviour the Saviour
holy spirit
the immanent part of God guiding the Church
a source of strength, courage and wisdom
a presence of god in the world today
quote about the father
“i beleive in god the father, almighty maker of heaven and earth”- apostles creed
quote about the son
“we believe in one lodr jesus christ, the only son of God.”- nicene creed
quote about holy spirit
“by the power of the holy spirit he was born from the virgin mary”- nicene creed
incarnation of jesus
nativity
