Adherents believe meaning can be found in their response to evil and suffering. A principal belief of Christianity is that God sent his only son, Jesus Christ, as a human to model how to be truly human and to reach full potential as an adherent. Adherents believe Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary through the Immaculate Conception after Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to bring her the news. It is believed Jesus Christ was sacrificed through his crucifixion to save adherents from their sins, and
Modern Christians believe that this one god handmade all of the earth and the people in it. Gnostics, however, believe that there are two different Gods. Some Gnostics say that there is a Creator God of the Old Testament who is mean and hateful and full of wrath, and then they say there is the New Testament God who is kind and forgiving (28). Orthodox Christians will argue that there is only one God who brings both joy and pain, but those who believe in the gnostic gospels wonder why such a nice god would create such a terrible world for all humans to live in. To them, if there is a good side to the world and a bad side to the world, then there must be two gods to keep track of it all.
(Religious-Science.com 2008) The truths about the purpose of life and that our creator, God wants us to be happy and that he has a plan for each one of us. There are many references to truth in the Holy Bible. One of the best known verses “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6) explains that Jesus is the truth. In a search for the keyword “truth” online of the Official King James version of the Bible, 364 references of the word in bible verses can up.
If God is good, fully holy, and all-powerful, then why does Heallow evil and sin to be in the world? God created mankind with free will, which created the opportunity for disobedience against Him. To disobey of disbelieve anything in the Holy Bible is the same as disobeying or disbelieving God Himself, because all the words in Scripture, or God’s Law, are His words. Therefore when man disobeys the commands that God has set in place for him, he is sinning, and should be punished. Even though God is fully good, He created man who is fully sinful and He took on the sins of man by the atonement of Jesus Christ, His one and only son, to show His holiness and glory.
Yes, of the Gentiles also:” (Romans 3:29). Christianity is for the whole world, not just a particular class, creed or race of people. For the human identity, Paul wanted everyone to know about their salvation through Jesus Christ. The universal uniqueness, of the Jews remained and stands that they are the selected people of God, therefore, as such that they are bound to a greater standard under the law. ” By works of the law no human being will be justified in His sight” (Piper,
This scripture shows that Jesus is the creator of the universe, mankind and the things of nature. In the 21st century many religions do not acknowledge Jesus as Saviour of the world. They have rejected the atoning sacrifice of our Lord as the Lamb of God. For example, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and many other religions are not accepting Jesus as Saviour for the remission of their sins. Jesus and all His disciples warned the Church.
Though he was innocent, he was condemned by Pontius Pilate and sentenced to death on a cross. By His suffering and death, Jesus paid completely for the sins. He set us free from the certain judgment and eternal condemnation of God that was to fall on all of us. Some have given their lives for others, and great men have come and gone, yet Jesus Christ lives on. Herod could not kill Him.
When you pass away no one really knows what happens next, but the Bible tells you what happens if you take the word and believe and be forgiven of your sins that you will go to Heaven, it gives a sense of power of your life and meaning. What is the nature of the universe? I believe the we are more than matter, the way Mark Cosgrave explains” That if you believe the universe is nothing but matter, then you have no choice but to believe that human beings, who are part of the universe, are also mere matter” ( Foundations of Christian thoughts Page 33). This sentence really had me thinking on my own beliefs, I believe personally that we are more than mere matter, I believe in the Lord that created us in his image and that we are more then molecules, this is when Faith comes in to comfort the unknowing, and believe in the word of the Bible. How do you know what you know?
* It is also spoken in terms of a sacrifice for sin and a sign of his divinity. Nature of God and the Trinity: * Early disciples of Jesus were Jews who only believed in one god. * Over time began to believe Jesus was God and that the holy spirit was also a form of God. * Trinity means that there is only 1 God and 3 persons, (father, son and holy spirit) * The word ‘trinity’ does not occur in the bible, and some reject the idea due to that. * However, there are suggestions through the whole bible that support the concept.
When I think about Christianity, the passage of scripture in Hebrews 11 vs 1 comes to mind” Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” Christianity is made up of true believers who has that Faith to know that Jesus Christ is the son of the living God . He died and rose again and according to the book of Revelation he is coming back for us to take us to Heaven to live with him eternally. The word Christian comes from the Holy name of Jesus Christ. In Hebrews 11 vs 26, they were first called Christians in Antioch.. As Christians we are guided by the Bible which is the word of God. When we read of the many fulfilled prophecies in the Bible and even with all that is happening now, there is no doubt in my mind,