Christianity - Key Beliefs
Nature of God omnipotent → all powerful
omniscient → all-knowing
omnibenevolent → all-loving
omnipresent → God is everywhere
transcendent → God is above all
immanent → God is within all
The Story of Job
(tempted and tormented as a test of faith; lost
everything but kept faith; reunited with God in
Heaven)
Holy Trinity Christian belief that God is three distinct
persons that unite to form one:
God, the Father
God, the Son
God, the Holy Spirit
‘I and the Father are one.’
‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God… and the
spirit of God ran across the face of the waters.’
Genesis Day 1 : light & dark (day & night)
Day 2 : the sky
Day 3 : plants
Day 4 : The Sun, Moon and stars
Day 5 : birds & marine life
Day 6 : humans
Day 7 : God rested.
God makes Adam out of dust; Eve out of Adam
‘Be fruitful and increase in number’
Chpt.3 The Fall of Man:
● serpent (The Devil) tempts Eve, Adam
follows Eve’s sins, and both fall from
God’s grace
● original sin = Adam named Eve
‘mother of all living things’ and she
sinned first, so every children born after
her would be born with her sin
Life of Jesus 1. Incarnation → God sent to Earth in
flesh/human form (Jesus’ birth)
● ‘The Word became flesh’
● ‘Son of the Most High
● ‘since I am a virgin’ (miracle)
2. Crucifixion → Jesus’ death on the
cross
● Jesus suffered - proof he was
fully human, but also fully divine
● died for mankind’s sins
● atonement → the belief that
Jesus’ death on the cross
, healed the rift between God and
mankind
3. Resurrection → Jesus’ rose from the
dead (Easter Sunday)
● ‘If Christ has not been raised,
our preaching is useless, and
so is your faith.’
4. Ascension → Jesus rises to Heaven
and is reunited with God
● Feast of the Pentecost →
arrival of the Holy Spirit (as
Jesus promised)
● disciples of Jesus gather for a
meal and a gust of wind (the
HS) moves them to speak in
tongues (the word of God)
The Bible The Bible has dual authorship : divine +
human
‘the words of God, expressed in the words of
man’
1. Orally passed down
2. Written stories
3. Collected to form official sacred book
Afterlife eschatology → beliefs about life, death,
judgement, heaven and hell
All humans will be judged by God on Judgement
Day or the Last Day
● good = Heaven (eternal presence of
God) as reward
● sinful = Hell (eternal absence of God) to
repent
The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man
Christianity - Key Practices
Forms of Worship 1. Liturgical Worship → set structure
2. Informal Worship → no set structure
3. Individual Worship → on your own
Music in Worship
● hymns, chants to speak to God
Evangelical Worship
● informal and spontaneous
Nature of God omnipotent → all powerful
omniscient → all-knowing
omnibenevolent → all-loving
omnipresent → God is everywhere
transcendent → God is above all
immanent → God is within all
The Story of Job
(tempted and tormented as a test of faith; lost
everything but kept faith; reunited with God in
Heaven)
Holy Trinity Christian belief that God is three distinct
persons that unite to form one:
God, the Father
God, the Son
God, the Holy Spirit
‘I and the Father are one.’
‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God… and the
spirit of God ran across the face of the waters.’
Genesis Day 1 : light & dark (day & night)
Day 2 : the sky
Day 3 : plants
Day 4 : The Sun, Moon and stars
Day 5 : birds & marine life
Day 6 : humans
Day 7 : God rested.
God makes Adam out of dust; Eve out of Adam
‘Be fruitful and increase in number’
Chpt.3 The Fall of Man:
● serpent (The Devil) tempts Eve, Adam
follows Eve’s sins, and both fall from
God’s grace
● original sin = Adam named Eve
‘mother of all living things’ and she
sinned first, so every children born after
her would be born with her sin
Life of Jesus 1. Incarnation → God sent to Earth in
flesh/human form (Jesus’ birth)
● ‘The Word became flesh’
● ‘Son of the Most High
● ‘since I am a virgin’ (miracle)
2. Crucifixion → Jesus’ death on the
cross
● Jesus suffered - proof he was
fully human, but also fully divine
● died for mankind’s sins
● atonement → the belief that
Jesus’ death on the cross
, healed the rift between God and
mankind
3. Resurrection → Jesus’ rose from the
dead (Easter Sunday)
● ‘If Christ has not been raised,
our preaching is useless, and
so is your faith.’
4. Ascension → Jesus rises to Heaven
and is reunited with God
● Feast of the Pentecost →
arrival of the Holy Spirit (as
Jesus promised)
● disciples of Jesus gather for a
meal and a gust of wind (the
HS) moves them to speak in
tongues (the word of God)
The Bible The Bible has dual authorship : divine +
human
‘the words of God, expressed in the words of
man’
1. Orally passed down
2. Written stories
3. Collected to form official sacred book
Afterlife eschatology → beliefs about life, death,
judgement, heaven and hell
All humans will be judged by God on Judgement
Day or the Last Day
● good = Heaven (eternal presence of
God) as reward
● sinful = Hell (eternal absence of God) to
repent
The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man
Christianity - Key Practices
Forms of Worship 1. Liturgical Worship → set structure
2. Informal Worship → no set structure
3. Individual Worship → on your own
Music in Worship
● hymns, chants to speak to God
Evangelical Worship
● informal and spontaneous
