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Knowledge Organiser – Christian Beliefs and Teachings.
Essential Knowledge Key Terms Key Quotes
Christians believe that there is only one God -this is taught: Omni- The belief that God is ‘all loving’
benevolence
• in the Bible “In the beginning God created the heavens Omnipotent The belief that God is ‘all ‘You shall have no gods before me.’
and the earth.” powerful’. Exodus 20:2-3
• In the Creed “We believe in one God.” Omnipresent The belief that God is everywhere
• All Christian Churches teach this Omniscience The belief that God is ‘all knowing’ ‘Nothing is impossible with God.’
“I believe in one God” – Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Oneness of God is ‘One’ - all members of the Luke 1:37
Christians believe that God is: God Trinity together make up the one
true God. ‘God so loved the world that he
All loving “Whoever does not love does not know God, Grace The unconditional and generous gave his one and only Son, that
because God is love.” (1 John 4:8) love that God shows to all. whoever believes in him shall not
Just God treats each individual human perish but have eternal live.’
because God is loving, this, might influence Christians to being fairly and equally.
treat others with love (kindness and compassion.) The Father The first Person of the Trinity, the John 3:16
creator and sustainer of the ‘Love your enemies and pray for
All knowing: “The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping universe
watch on the wicked and the good.” Proverbs 15:3: Holy Spirit 3 person of the Trinity – bringer those who persecute you, that you
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may be sons of your Father in
because God is all knowing, this, might influence to not of Grace and Wisdom heaven…be perfect as your heavenly
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sin, because God will know and will hold them The Son 2 Person of the Trinity. This is Father is perfect.’ Matthew 5:43-45,
Jesus, in whom God became
accountable.
incarnate. 48
All powerful: He created the world by just saying “Let there Son of God A title used for Jesus - denotes ‘This is love: not that we loved God,
be light…” because God is all powerful, this, might influence the special relationship between
to ask God for help because “nothing is impossible with Jesus and God. but that He loved us and sent His
God.” Trinity The belief that there are three Son as an atoning sacrifice for our
equal, but separate Persons in the sins. Dear friends, since God so
Just: Christians believe that because God is all knowing and One God. The Father, Son and loved us, we also ought to love one
all loving, his justice is perfect. He treats everybody equally Holy Spirit another.’
and fairly.
1 John 4:10-11
This might influence Christians to treat others fairly
because they believe that this is how God wants them to ‘In everything, do to others as they
behave. would have them do to you.’
Matthew 7:12