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Christianity Beliefs - Coggle Diagram

- - - - God spoke to Moses and helped to free the Jews who were enslaved in Egypt
      - God sent 10 plagues down to Egypt to help Moses release the Jews from slavery
      - miraculously parted the sea so that the Jews could escape. Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and God parted the waters so that the enslaved people could escape
  - - - "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" John 3:16
      - "But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness" (Psalm 86:15)
      - Christians believe that Jesus is the ultimate expression of God’s omnibenevolence. Jesus was God’s only son, sent as a sacrifice to make amends for the sins of humankind. Christians believe that this sacrifice made it possible for people to have eternal life with God in Heaven after they di
      - In the Bible, St Paul talks about the strength of God’s love for humanity. He says that God will ensure that human beings will always have this love, which cannot be conquered (Romans 8:37–39)
  - - - "Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" (Epicurus).
        
        The Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus described God as malevolent, meaning cruel, when explaining the contradictions between the nature of God and the presence of evil and suffering
    - - God gave humans free will. Therefore, although he exists, he cannot interfere in any suffering humans experience as a result of their own choices.
      - Suffering is not God’s fault. Sin entered the perfect world God created when the first humans, Adam and Eve, used their free will to turn away from God. The story of their disobedience is told in Genesis 3.
      - Experiencing bad things is all part of God’s plan and humans should respond positively.
      - According to many Christians, balance is essential – humans need evil to appreciate good.
      - God is fair, so good people will be rewarded in Heaven, even if they suffer during their lives on Earth.