User:Tim Mckee/Christianity

Here I, Tim McKee, will discuss my personal faith, the Christianity that I believe. Just to clarify some things. Please don't think I'm forcing my beliefs on anyone, I'm just stating them. I'll start with a creed.

Creed

 * I believe in one God.
 * I believe He is universally sovereign, eternally benevolent, never-changing, holy, omniscient, and omnipresent.
 * I believe God is made up of three components—God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit—who are/were/will be always one.
 * I believe God is the Creator of all things.
 * I believe God has unconditional, everlasting, self-sacrificial love for all humans.
 * I believe God gave humans free will, the ability to choose between Good and Evil.
 * I believe humans need God to live; God is the lifeblood of mankind.
 * I believe Satan, one of God's creation who turned against Him, created Evil and introduced it to humans.
 * I believe Adam and Eve gave in to the temptation presented to them by Satan, thus introducing Evil into all mankind.
 * I believe Evil (Sin) is always destructive to humans.
 * I believe God hates Evil because of its destructiveness to humans, God's beloved creation.
 * I believe Evil distances humans from God, and this enrages God.
 * I believe all humans are guilty of sin; none meet God's requirements for perfection, therefore we are separate from God.
 * I believe only a perfect sacrifice can make up for sins, and Jesus Christ is that sacrifice. He died on a cross to forgive the sins of mankind, taking God's wrath Himself.
 * I believe Jesus physically rose again, defeating Death.
 * I believe all who believe in Him and accept His forgiveness will not perish but will have eternal life spent with God.
 * I believe Jesus will come again to Earth and will eventually fight and destroy the Devil.
 * I believe His kingdom will last forever.

Christian viewpoint
Here are my views that are based on my interpretation of the Bible of various topics:
 * I believe all humans are created equal.
 * I believe abortion is wrong, unless the mother's life is in danger.
 * I believe capital punishment is wrong.
 * I believe all should submit to governments, but it is important that governments aren't in control of too much.
 * I believe government and religion should remain separate, but governments should not promote secularism over religion.
 * I believe marriage is between man and a woman only, but I don't believe homosexuals should be discriminated against.
 * I believe wealth is useless.
 * I believe human life is to be treasured.
 * I believe faith is more important than knowledge.
 * I believe people should be reasonable concerning politics.
 * I believe porn is wrong and degrading to women.
 * I believe prostitution should not be legal.