The Core Beliefs That I Build My Life

Christians believe that salvation is a gift from God that is offered through the death and resurrection of Jesus. This gift is accessed through faith in Jesus. The Christian understanding of salvation draws heavily from the Jewish tradition of Moses and the Exodus, where the Hebrew

Although many churches have spent a lot of time talking about hell and sin, they're teaching the wrong message. Once you're saved, you're saved. Hell isn't a consideration. It's time to take the next step: to live a life that is victorious and gives God the glory.

The third part of the readings discussed daily living, the paths to salvation, the religious life, and the afterlife. What was intriguing to me was the topic on daily living. The weekly Sabbath was of great importance to the Jews since it was the only holy day mandated by God to be observed. Jesus Christ also observed the Sabbath, however he understood it differently from his contemporaries, which resulted with disagreements with the Pharisees who believed in strict observance of the Sabbath (Bilhartz, 2006, p. 86). In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus seem to convey the idea that the Sabbath was made to be a delight for mankind. The Pharisees implemented a lot of rules on the Sabbath that made it a burden for people to keep. Jesus stated that the Sabbath was made to do good for others and relieve suffering so everyone can enjoy the holy day. I found it intriguing that the Pharisees argued with Jesus over this matter even though he had the authority to say his Sabbath should be observed since "the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath" (Bilhartz, 2006, p. 86).

I believe that salvation comes from faith in Christ and the confession and repentance from sin.

All the scriptures in the Bible were inspiration from God, therefore, the Bible could not be full of mistakes. Since the Bible contains the words of God it must

Your God is One God; there is no god but He, the Compassionate, the Merciful. [2:163]

1 Corinthians emphasizes that there may be other fake ‘gods’ but there is only one truth God. A really God whom all things came from. The question Is there only one God gets complicated when wondering how Jesus can be God when there is also Father God and the Holy spirit which brings us to our next question I want to tackle.

The doctrine of Christianity and the Trinity gives the definition of God existing in three persons or forms. These forms are God the father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit. These three persons are distinct in nature. Their existence is perceived to be part of the Christian faith that adores the fullness of God in three persons. Since the creation and evolution of knowledge of God, it has been explored that God is the one who created the universe and all that is in it. The creation stories have provided rudimentary analysis of the procedures and steps that led to the evolution of creation and its end. God being the creator came to the world in the form of a father that was the son. Having given birth through the spirit, and made Jesus take the form of a human natural way of procreation, God demonstrated the essence and distinction between the three people in God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit (Broek 1931, p. 24).

The oneness of God can not be mentioned without covering the trinitarian nature of God. The trinity composed of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This is the uniqueness of the trinity, that God can be distinguished into three equal parts, but still retains oneness. There is unity and equality between the three parts of God, thus allowing each part to act separately, and together as one. Looking into the parts of the trinity we start with God the Father. The Father is eternally begotten, or without beginning and without end. The Fathers relationship to the Son and the Holy Spirit are quite similar. The Father eternally begets, or sends, the Son to us on Earth. Along with the sending of the son the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father unto us. The Father is also the primary creator. This is not to say that the Son and Holy Spirit have not had a hand in this process, but the Father has been essential in the creating process. The Son who is eternally begotten by the Father also relates in other ways to the trinity. The Son also submits to the Father. This is not to be taken as the Son is less than the Father, as this would lead

The problem stated in the classical way was such: how can three equal one, or one equal three? Secondly on the one hand we are told that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are God (i.e. One); on the other hand we are told that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct from God and that there are three separate Gods but that there are One. How can we understand this? (McGrath, 2008)

Well, my younger self was sort of on the right track. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are three distinct personalities, but they are all working together as one complex being. Of course, this could be a confusing matter for younger me or anyone who is not fully informed on the Trinity as it can be a hard concept to wrap your mind around. Let’s make it easier then. Imagine three people holding hands in a circle. They are all different people with their own distinct personalities, but they are joined together as one. Though a crude example, it does help us to see the rationality of the Trinity. The thing is, a simple version of God would not give justice to the profound and multifaceted witness to God in the Bible.

I believe in Family, love, respect. This three beliefs is most important to me because of what I experience in my childhood this three beliefs I’m holding on, to give me strength, to be strong. Family, love, respect this what I have now, God is good.

The incident described in the paragraph is a perfect example that shows how this generation rejects the Scriptures, and looks at them as just a story written by a group of guys. What they fail to understand is that the Word of God has no error, and was a gift given to each one of us from the Holy Spirit. The Bible is the Canon. The definition of the word canon is a “measuring rod” or “ruler.” Our Bible is the tool that we use to rule over our lives. There came a

I believe that salvation is received through heartfelt confession and belief in Jesus as the Son of God; the Way, the Truth, and the Life, belief that he came as a child, lived a sinless life and willingly suffered death on the cross to suffer for our sins. Works cannot lead to salvation. We cannot achieve salvation through the law, due to our sinful

We believe that God is the creator of the universe and is Triune in His nature—meaning that He is one in essence and has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. – Genesis 1:1, 26, 27; 1 Peter 1:2, Psalms 90:2