the nature of god Flashcards
scripture
‘i am the lord your god, you shall have no other gods before me’ - exodus
‘we believe in one god’ - nicene creed
catholic
branch of christianity, led by the pope, based in rome
orthodox
mainly eastern european branch of christianity, split from the catholic church in 1054
protestant
christian branch that split from catholicism in the 16th century, based around authority of the bible
list 6 christian beliefs about god
-There is only one God: monotheistic
-God is the creator of all that exists, and sustains everything
-People have a relationship with God through prayer
-Neither male nor female but has qualities of both
-God is a spiritual force and holy (worthy of worship)
-Jesus is the Son of God
what is the christian faith based around?
-belief that Jesus was the son of god, was crucified and rose from the dead
what do all christians believe?
jesus died to save them from their sins, and they use the bible as their holy book