| God created the world | |
|---|---|
| God created the whole world and everything in it | Genesis ch1 |
| God is still working in the world and keeps everything going | Matthew ch6 v25-31 |
| Man is sinful | |
|---|---|
| Adam and Eve disobeyed God which was the first sin | Genesis ch3 v1-7 Romans ch5 v12-14 |
| As a result Adam and Eve were punished with death. Because of our sin we also die. | Genesis ch3 v19 Romans ch6 v23 |
| Everyone in the world sins (disobeys God) | 1 John ch1 v8-10 |
| Our sin is a barrier between ourselves and God | Colossians ch1 v21 |
| Because God loves us, he has given us the opportunity to be saved through his son, Jesus | John ch3 v16-17 1 John ch4 v7-11 |
| Jesus is the son of God | |
|---|---|
| Jesus is not God, Jesus calls God his Father | Matthew ch6 v9 John ch17 v1 |
| Jesus is under the authority of God | 1 Corinthians ch11 v3 1 Corinthians ch15 v26-28 John ch5 v26-27 |
| God is greater than Jesus | John ch14 v28 John ch10 v29-30 |
| Jesus is our saviour | |
|---|---|
| Our sins can be forgiven because Jesus died for us | Luke ch24 v46-47 Acts ch2 v38 |
| Jesus has brought us back into a relationship with God | John ch14 v6-7 Colossians ch1 v21-22 |
| We should try to be like Jesus and follow his teachings | Matthew ch7 v24 1 John ch3 v23-24 |
| Jesus is in heaven but will one day return to the Earth | |
|---|---|
| After his resurrection Jesus went into heaven | Luke ch24 v51 |
| He sits at the right hand of God | Romans ch8 v34 Acts ch7 v55 |
| One day, Jesus will return to the Earth | Acts ch1 v11 Matthew ch24 v30 |
| A resurrection of the dead | |
|---|---|
| When Jesus returns to the earth, the dead who have heard God’s message will be raised to life | 1 Corinthians ch15 v20-22, 52 1 Thessalonians ch4 v16 |
| Jesus will judge those people and will give eternal life to all the faithful | Matthew ch25 v31-46 2 Timothy ch4 v1 John ch3 v15 |
| The kingdom of God | |
|---|---|
| Those people who have been given eternal life will live in God’s kingdom | Revelation ch21 v3 |
| Jesus will establish God’s kingdom on the earth, ruling from Jerusalem | Luke ch1 v32-33 |
| God’s kingdom will never end and all death and suffering will stop | Daniel ch2 v44 Isaiah ch35 v5-7, 10 Revelation ch21 v4-5 |