What Do Christians Believe?Vzorec

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible

“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them...” (Exodus 20:11)

For the first Christians, it was beyond doubt that God was the Creator of everything. Their Jewish background taught them so. However, when the Gospel message spread to people from other religions and worldviews, it became necessary to make a clear statement about this. Our world is God’s world — not only the physical and visible world with its plants, animals, stars, and planets, but also the invisible world with its powers and forces. Everything is under God’s dominion, since everything was made by Him.

In the second century AD, the philosophy of Gnosticism gained ground. This movement presented a supreme, hidden God who was purely spiritual and had nothing to do with the material world and a lesser divinity who created the material universe. Gnostics did not value the material world at all but very much strived for spiritual knowledge and enlightenment. It is against this background that orthodox Christians found it important to stress that the one almighty God is the Maker of all things visible and invisible. Despite all the brokenness and imperfection we see around us, this world is still His.

Does it matter much to you how this world came into existence? Why is this (not) important to you?