What all Christians Have in Common

There are so many different kinds of Christians in the world, but all I really care about it what they all have in common.

The belief that Christ was of special significance.

The belief that Jesus was the son of God.

The belief that Jesus died for our sins and was resurrected.

Basic Christian assumptions which include belief in theism, the historicity of Jesus, the Incarnation, salvation through faith in Jesus, and Jesus as an ethical role mode.

Christians believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God—fully human and fully divine—and that through believing in him and following his teachings they can inherit eternal life in Heaven.

Christians believe that in raising Jesus from the dead, God showed that Jesus' message of love and forgiveness was more powerful than death, and that believing in Jesus and following the example of his life and his teaching would lead to eternal life after death. The resurrection (rising from the dead) is the sign of God's salvation offered to all people.

Christians believe that Jesus died for humanity, that God raised him from the dead, and that Jesus will come again at the end of time. In addition, Christians believe in the Trinity, or the three parts of God: God the Father or Creator, God the Son (Jesus) or Redeemer, and God the Holy Spirit or Sanctifier. The Holy Spirit is God's presence in the world.

Christian beliefs adopted from Judaism (the faith of Jesus):

1. Love God with all your heart, soul and mind.

2. Love your neighbor as yourself.

3. Christians also seek to follow the ten commandments God gave Moses to give the Israelites:

Worship no other God but me. Do not make images to worship.
Do not misuse the name of God.
Observe the Sabbath Day (Sunday, for Christians). Keep it Holy.
Honor and respect your father and mother.
Do not murder.
Do not commit adultery.
Do not steal.
Do not accuse anyone falsely.
Do not tell lies about other people.
Do not envy other's possessions.