Essay on My Religious Belief

Who is God? God is the creator of all according to the Christian worldview. As Christians we believe that God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Diffey, 2015, Ch. 3) We trust that God be existent in three persons. After reading the Genesis chapters, I understood that God

Jesus is the savior. He is the one who gave up his life to forgive the sins of all humankind and to give all of us a second chance at life. Jesus is God's son, sent by God to die to save us all because God loves us and wants to give us all second chances. Growing up in a Christian home, I was taught from a young age to thank Jesus because he sacrificed himself for me and everyone I know so that we can go to Heaven. As a young child, knowing that the result of following Jesus was going to Heaven, it made it ten times easier to truly

Christ is the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, who became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that he might reveal God and redeem sinful men into a justified relationship with Christ. (Rom 3:24-25; 1Pet 2:24; Eph 1:7) Christ (the Son) is part of the triune God, eternally existing in three beings the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory and having the same attributes and perfection. (Deut 6:4; 2 Cor 13:14) Christ was both fully God and fully man. He experienced the limitations of the human body, in order that he may relate, identify, and understand the finiteness of man the sorrows of the sinful nature. “I am in the Father, and he is in me, we are in essence the one in the same,” Jesus said to Philip in 1 Jn14:9-11. “I came to teach you the ways of the Father and I do not speak on my own authority,” said Jesus.

Although God gave free will to humanity, His purpose for us was that we seek and glorify Him. Matthew quotes Jesus in this very point saying, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Ryrie Study Bible: Expanded Edition, NIV, Mt. 22:37). Because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve, eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the concept of sin was brought into the world. Sin created a barrier between God and His human creations that we as Christians are, until the Day of Judgement, constantly trying to surmount in order to be in a closer relationship with Him. God, in His grace and wisdom, provided a way to reconcile our sin through Christ’s death and resurrection. The book of Romans tells us that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Ryrie Study Bible: Expanded Edition, NIV, Ro. 3:23-24). The sacrifice and resurrection of Christ, and subsequent atonement for our transgressions, created a way by which we as sinners might find our way back to a meaningful relationship with

Jesus was sent to live among humanity with the purpose of freeing us from our sins. His true identity is the one who saves us all from evil and keeps watch over all of making sure we are doing all the right things for a successful ascension to heaven. Jesus uses this true identity to make us greater humans and even better children of Gods earth. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice to sacrifice himself so we can all live happily and safely on earth. But aside from his ultimate sacrifice, he lived perfect life on earth. He was merciful, never gave into temptation and never strayed from his beliefs in God. From his feeding a village with two fish and five loaves of bread, healing the blind, or even walking on water; Jesus was more than just his

"The truth is, God doesn't expect us to clean up our act before we approach him. The death and Resurrection of Jesus is God's statement on that. Jesus spread out his arms and said, "I love you this much. Now, just come as you are," he said.

The second part of the Trinity is the Son, or Jesus. Jesus is believed to be the son of God, and that he is God made flesh. Christians believe that he preached a message of concerned salvation, love, and care for the poor and those in need.

The need of atonement or reconciliation began in the Garden of Eden. Perhaps, God knowing of Adam and Eve’s actions and transgressions of His commandments intentionally loves them and seeks for them. In addition to that, the Biblical narrative suggests that God went out of His way to meet with them, subsequent to their sin. However, (Gen. 3:8.) gives the impression that the Deity and humankind met up regularly and that this was a routinely encounter. This suggests that God had a close relationship with humans, the only creature in which God had put something of Him inside of them. When sin entered the human race, however, the need of a new approach became more acute. The direct presence of God,

The need for atonement or reconciliation began in the Garden of Eden. Perhaps, God knowing about Adam and Eve’s actions and transgressions of His commandments intentionally loves them and seeks for them. In addition to that, the Biblical narrative suggests that God went out of His way to meet with them, subsequent to their sin. However, (Gen. 3:8.) gives the impression that the Deity and humankind met up regularly and that this was a routinely encounter. This suggests that God had a close relationship with humans, the only creature in which God had put something of Him inside of them. When sin entered the human race, however, the need of a new approach became more acute. The

“Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” (Luke. 2:51-52 New King James Version). Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God. Throughout history, people have wondered, researched, excavated lands, and philosophized His very essence.

It is important to see how all three are working together for our good. The Holy Spirit is our "Promise" from God (Acts 1:4) and also a gift to give power to the Church (Acts 1:8), to allow God's love in our hearts (Romans 5:5), and to impart spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:7-13)

He is the Son of God and God the

I believe in the Holy Trinity. While I think the concept is probably impossible to fully understand, I wholly acknowledge that the Godhead is three in one: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 3:16-17, 28:19)

I believe in God the triune; revealed in the Scriptures as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – One God not three separate God’s. “God is God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit – these persons indicate how God is… The person is not an essence…. The person is the identity born of a relationship and exists only in communion with other persons…. In this communion each person has his own personal features, which cannot be transferred.” The term ‘person’, is a woefully inadequate word when describing God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Yet, this provides a way to talk about the unique functions of each. God the triune is focused on one mission -- to bring about the Kingdom of God on earth.

Our hearts and minds need to be touched by the Power of God. So many lives are broken, relationships damaged and despair is a guest in so many homes. There are prodigals wandering in the wilderness that God desires to bring home to their rightful place with the Father. Just like the people of Athens we must get to know the God we worship. We need an intimate relationship with our Father through the power of his Holy Spirit dwelling in us and working through us for the extension of God’s Kingdom.