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- - - - "We believe in One True God, the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and Earth[...] We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God[...] We believe in the Holy Spirit, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son."
  - - - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1
        The 'Word' is Jesus because John goes on to say in John1:14:
        "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us."
      - The Holy Spirit: "The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters." Genesis 1:2
    - - Humans and Creation: Christians believe God gave them responsibility to look after the world as his 'stewards' (Genesis 1:26), authority over animals and plants, stewardship - care and look after the planet so it is a good place for future generations,
        "God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground." Genesis 1:28
- - - - The Orthodox and Catholic Christians agree that there are 7 sacraments: Initiation Sacraments (Eucharist, Baptism, Confirmation - holy communion), Service Sacraments (Holy Orders, Marriage), Healing Sacranents (Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick)
      - 39 Articles of Religion - The Church of England have to agree to this before being ordained (holy orders), it covers heaven, hell, baptism, creeds and much more, it has many statements against Catholic beliefs which is symbolic of their split from Catholicism
  - - - Set prayers - Anglican, Orthodox and Catholic church services involve using formal and standard prayers, usually sung from a text like 'The Book of Common Prayer', they follow a similar pattern which is familiar to believers and many will know by heart - the most famous example is the Lords Prayer, Christians find comfort in the familiarity and using the same words of previous history of their Christian ancestors
        
        Informal prayer - praying spontaneously, common in evangelical and charismatic churches, because believers say they are led by the Holy Spirit to choose words to express how they feel.
        
        Private prayer - praying alone, allows personal and unique relations with God, addition of privacy, stronger connection.
        
        Communal Prayer - prayer with others, such as liturgical worship, shares a sense of community and unity with their religion, which encourages further strength in their faith
  - - - Services usually hold a vigil, carol services, midnight mass on Christmas Eve, and a morning celebration, including Nativity
  - - - An example of reconciliation is the Ecumenical Movement: tries to create unity and friendship between different Christian denominations by encouraging different denominations sharing the same church building, and ecumenical services , where different denominations worship together, getting different church groups to work together, to achieve tolerance of different ideas, mutual understanding of the Christian faith, less discrimination and conflict and friendship among Christians.
    - - Global persecution of Christianity is known as 'the persecuted Church', which occurs in areas like India, China and North Korea. 80% of all global religious discrimination is towards Christianity. 100,000 die every year due to Christian religious persecution.
    - - "Go and sell everything you have and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." Mark 10:21
        
        Part of the parable of the sheep and goats (separation to represent Judgement day): "whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:40
        
        "If I give all I posses to the poor[..] but do not have any love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3