The Christian faith is based on the literal, physical resurrection of its founder, Jesus Christ. We believe in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We believe that God became one of us in Jesus and that he took the punishment that we deserve in dying on the cross. Three days later he rose from the dead and 40 days after that he ascended into heaven. As a result, we can be drawn back into a relationship with our Heavenly Father. No other religion is based on the literal resurrection of its founder.
2. In God as Trinity
Christianity is unique in its view of God. Christianity is the one faith that teaches there is one God who exists in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All three Persons form one God (Matthew 28:18-19), yet each Person is specifically referred to as God—Father (Genesis 1:1), Son (John 1:1), and Spirit (Acts 5:3-4). We believe that God the Father created the world, that God the Son redeemed the world, and that God the Holy Spirit sustains the world.
3. In the Bible as the Word of God
Christianity is unique in its authority. It accepts the 66 books of the Old and New Testament as the inspired Word of God that serves as the authority for matters of faith and practice. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says: "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God.
4. In the gift of the Holy Spirit
Christianity is unique in its impact. The church began in approximately 33AD in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost under the leadership of the apostle Peter and by the 21st Century, it is the world's largest religion, with more than two billion estimated adherents. The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost means that we have the Spirit of God living inside us, and it is the Spirit who sustains us through life and equips us for mission and ministry in God’s world.
5. In salvation through faith alone.
Christianity is unique in its teachings regarding salvation. All other religious systems require works in order to receive eternal life, teach reincarnation, or reject the afterlife. The Bible teaches salvation is through faith alone. We believe that it is through Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross that we are free from sin and death, and that we receive the gift of eternal life.
