Christianity Quotations + Evidence
The Nature of God
“Nothing is impossible with God” Luke 1:37 God is omnipotent
“For the Lord your God is God of Gods and Lords of Lords, the Deuteronomy
God is omnipotent
great God, mighty and awesome.” 10:17
“God so loved the world he gave his one and only son” John 3:16 God is benevolent
God guided and protected the Jews Old Testament God is benevolent
“The Lord works justice and vindication for all who are
Psalm 103:6 God is just
oppressed.”
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding
Psalm 103:8 God is just
in steadfast love.”
The Trinity
“We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of
Nicene Creed God is one being
Heaven and earth”
God is a father to his
“Our father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.” Lord’s Prayer
people
Jesus is the son of God;
“Jesus Christ, the only son of God … of one Being with the father
Nicene Creed he was made incarnate
… was made man … he suffered death … he rose again.”
and was resurrected
“You are the messiah, the son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16 Jesus is the son of God
“And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the Jesus is the son of God
water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the
Matthew
spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a The three identities of
13:16-17
voice from Heaven said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved with whom I the trinity exist
am pleased.” separately
“God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his
1 Corinthians Jesus is the son of God
son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
The Holy Spirit provides
“We believe in the Holy Spirit … the giver of life, who proceeds
Nicene Creed life and protected
from the Father and the son … who has spoken to the prophets.”
humanity after Jesus
“All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in The Holy Spirit taught
Acts 2:3-4
other languages, as the spirit gave them ability.” others to speak
Suffering and Evil
In 2003, Aron Ralston had gone hiking alone in Utah. He got In order to appreciate
caught in an accident that forced him to cut off his own hand. He good, evil / bad must
claimed that this experience revealed to himself who he truly is. also exist
God created a perfect world and gave mankind free will. Through God is loving but also
our actions, sin was brought into the world. Suffering is a St. Augustine just, so must punish
punishment for humans turning against God. wrong-doings
Job is incredibly faithful to God, but he is tempted by Satan to
Suffering should be
loose his faith. Job looses his children and his livestock, so he
The Book of Job viewed as a test of faith
curses and questions God. God angrily responded and afterwards
for us to overcome
prayed to God, who then restored his fortunes.
Suffering helps us grow spiritually. By responding to suffering Suffering gives us the
positively, we grow closer to God and develop into a more St. Irenaeus chance to gain the
spiritual being. likeness of God
Some suffering leads to no greater good, e.g. a fawn caught and Suffering does not
William Rowe
dying in a forest fire. provide a balance
Innocent people often suffer for other people’s crimes or for no Fyodor Suffering is not a form of
reason at all Dostoevsky punishment
The Nature of God
“Nothing is impossible with God” Luke 1:37 God is omnipotent
“For the Lord your God is God of Gods and Lords of Lords, the Deuteronomy
God is omnipotent
great God, mighty and awesome.” 10:17
“God so loved the world he gave his one and only son” John 3:16 God is benevolent
God guided and protected the Jews Old Testament God is benevolent
“The Lord works justice and vindication for all who are
Psalm 103:6 God is just
oppressed.”
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding
Psalm 103:8 God is just
in steadfast love.”
The Trinity
“We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of
Nicene Creed God is one being
Heaven and earth”
God is a father to his
“Our father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.” Lord’s Prayer
people
Jesus is the son of God;
“Jesus Christ, the only son of God … of one Being with the father
Nicene Creed he was made incarnate
… was made man … he suffered death … he rose again.”
and was resurrected
“You are the messiah, the son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16 Jesus is the son of God
“And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the Jesus is the son of God
water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the
Matthew
spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a The three identities of
13:16-17
voice from Heaven said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved with whom I the trinity exist
am pleased.” separately
“God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his
1 Corinthians Jesus is the son of God
son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
The Holy Spirit provides
“We believe in the Holy Spirit … the giver of life, who proceeds
Nicene Creed life and protected
from the Father and the son … who has spoken to the prophets.”
humanity after Jesus
“All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in The Holy Spirit taught
Acts 2:3-4
other languages, as the spirit gave them ability.” others to speak
Suffering and Evil
In 2003, Aron Ralston had gone hiking alone in Utah. He got In order to appreciate
caught in an accident that forced him to cut off his own hand. He good, evil / bad must
claimed that this experience revealed to himself who he truly is. also exist
God created a perfect world and gave mankind free will. Through God is loving but also
our actions, sin was brought into the world. Suffering is a St. Augustine just, so must punish
punishment for humans turning against God. wrong-doings
Job is incredibly faithful to God, but he is tempted by Satan to
Suffering should be
loose his faith. Job looses his children and his livestock, so he
The Book of Job viewed as a test of faith
curses and questions God. God angrily responded and afterwards
for us to overcome
prayed to God, who then restored his fortunes.
Suffering helps us grow spiritually. By responding to suffering Suffering gives us the
positively, we grow closer to God and develop into a more St. Irenaeus chance to gain the
spiritual being. likeness of God
Some suffering leads to no greater good, e.g. a fawn caught and Suffering does not
William Rowe
dying in a forest fire. provide a balance
Innocent people often suffer for other people’s crimes or for no Fyodor Suffering is not a form of
reason at all Dostoevsky punishment
