Christians bless themselves by referring to
the Trinity and crossing themselves
Prayers such as the Lord's Prayer, the
Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed all
refer to the Trinity. Church hymns also do
this
Belief in the Trinity is intended to
be at the centre of each Christian's
individual daily relationship with
God
Nicene Creed
Father: Powerful creator of everything - "maker
of Heaven and Earth, of all that is, seen and
unseen"
Son: Jesus Christ. Came to Earth as
God in human form. Crucified too
redeem human sins. "For us and
salvation he came down from heaven
Holy Spirit: Invisible power that
works within the world today to
guide and inspire us. "The giver of
life, who proceeds from th Father
and Son"
Matthew 3:13-17
Interpretations of Creation
Literalists (Creationists)
. They believe that the Creation
Story as it is told in the Bible is
literally true as the Bible is the
literal world of God. God created the
world in six 24-hour days. Do not
accept scientific explanations like
The Big Bang as they think they are
wrong.
Non-literalists
God create the world but not exactly
how it is quoted in the Bible. The
Bible story is metaphorical. Gensis is
more of a myth than fact. For
example, 'day' equals a much longer
period. o conflict with science. Bible
explains why, science explains how.
Incarnation
Importance of Jesus
Incarnate Son of God. his birth fulfilled the
prophecy of Christ coming to Earth as the
Saviour. He is the 'Son' part of Trinity.
John 1:14
1 Timothy 3:16
Jesus as Divine
Jesus is omnipotent (Matthew 28:18)
Jesus is omniscient (John 21:17)
Jesus forgave sins (Mark 2:5-7)
Jesus performed miracles (John 21:25)
People worshipped and prayed to Jesus (Matthew 2:11)
Jesus was resurrected after death (Mark 16:1-20)
Jesus as human
Born to a human mother.
Had a human body (Luke 24:39)
Jesus got tired (John 4:6)
Jesus got thirsty (John 19:28)
Jesus got hungry (Matthew 4:2)
Jesus showed human emotions (Matthew 8:10) (John 11:35)