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- - - - Beliefs and teaching
        
        Bible accounts of creation (creation 1 and 2),
        
        one God as a Trinity of persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit as expressed in the
        Nicene creed. The scriptural origins of this belief and its historical development.
  - - - the nature of God, such as omnipotence, the problem of evil/suffering and a loving
        and righteous God
        
        The problem of evil
        Christians can question why evil and suffering in the world still exists if God really is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-loving.
        Solutions to the problem of evil
        The idea that evil can exist alongside an all-loving God produces a problem for Christians. They have developed a few different solutions to this problem:
        God gave humans free will, so although he exists he cannot interfere in any suffering humans experience either as a result of choices they have made or consequences from the natural world
        Humans need evil to appreciate good. According to many Christians, balance is essential.
        God is beyond human understanding, but God is fair so the good will be rewarded in Heaven.
        Experiencing bad things is all part of God’s plan and humans should respond positively.
        
        Christians believe that God is one but exists in three different persons. QUOTE
        It is omnipotent - all powerful. QUOTE
        It is omnibenevolence - all loving. It is expressed in many ways. Jesus sacrificed himself for humanity as he loves all human beings without exception.
        Just - God is fair to all and he forgives those who say sorry for their actions. The Psalms say, God is fair and just (Psalm 25:8).
        Omniscience - God knows everything. Christians believe that God knows every person's inner thoughts as well as knowing all that has happened and all that will happen in the future.
        Transcendence - God exists outside of our worldly constraints and physical laws. For example God does not live and die as we do - he is eternal. Complete understanding of God is beyond the human intellect.
        Immanence - the belief that God "is in the world." God has interacted with the world throughout history and continues to do so. For example, Jesus being sent to earth. Nowadays, people believe that God is immanent, working miracles and answering people's prayers.
      - • the Trinity, including the oneness of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
      - the person of Jesus Christ, including beliefs and teachings relating to his
        incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension
      - salvation, including law, sin, grace and Spirit, the role of Christ in salvation, and
        the nature of atonement
      - eschatological beliefs and teachings, including the importance of resurrection and
        life after death, judgement, heaven and hell
      - Creation, including the role of Word and Spirit, with textual references to John 1
        and Genesis 1-3
        Let there be light, Genesis, 1:1-3.
        In the beginning - God started creation.
        The first day - light was created.
        The second day - the sky was created.
        The third day - dry land, seas and plants were created.
        The fourth day -the sun, moon and stars were created.
        The fifth day - creatures that live in the sea and creatures that fly were created
        The sixth day - animals that live on the land and finally humans, made in the image of God were created
        By day seven - God finished his work of creation and rested, making the seventh day a special holy day.
        Genesis 2
        In Genesis 2, some people think that the story goes on to give more detail about the creation of humans, seen as two individuals, Adam and Eve.
        Adam was made from 'the dust of the ground' when God breathed life into him. Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs to provide company and help for Adam. They lived in a special place called the Garden of Eden. Both of them were given the task and responsibility to look after the place that God had created for them.
        Main differences