-believes in TRINITY- God the Father, God The Son and God the Holy Spirit
-believes in the worship of 1 God (God has 3 personages)
-believes in spiritual; dev of man’s relationship with God as compared to physical & cognitive development
-Bible is the sacred book for Christians-guide man to live a moral, bright excellent life & avoid sins
-divided into Old testament & New Testament
Old Testament
-tells about how God created the world in 6 days & rested on the 7th day
-plays attention to morality of man
New Testament
--life & teachings of Jesus Christ in 4 Gospels(good news)-gospel Mark, Jon, Mathew & Luke
-comes from the first book of the Gospel of Mathew
-talks about God fulfilling his promise; sending his son Jesus Christ as saviour to the world
-relates Jesus birth, baptism, preaching , religious activities, etc
-portrayed as a person who acted with power
-power to overcome the devil, power in teachings, power to forgive sins of others
-place on this earth to free man of all sins
-Jesus called ‘Son of God’, the savior
-includes other ethical issues humility, friendliness, patience, fairness, moderation, consideration, etc
The 10 Commandments - God's Revelation in the Old Testament
1. You shall have no other gods before Me.'
2. You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'
3. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'
4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'
5. Honor your father and your mother.'
6. You shall not murder.'
7. You shall not commit adultery.'
8. You shall not steal.'
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's
Festivals
Easter - marks the