What are religious beliefs? Religious belief is the belief in the reality of the mythological, supernatural, or spiritual aspects of a religion. Religious belief is distinctfrom religious practice or religious behaviors with some believers not practicing religion and some practitioners not believing religion. Religious beliefs, being resulting from ideas that are exclusive to religion, often relate to the existence, characteristics and worship of a deity or deities, divine intervention in the universe and human life, or the deontological explanations for the values and practices centered on the teachings of a spiritual leader or group. What are some of the best known beliefs of Christianity? • There is only one God (Isaiah 43:10; 44:6, 8; John 17:3; 1 Corinthians 8:5-6; Galatians 4:8-9). • God is three in one or a Trinity(Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; John 14:16-17; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Acts 2:32-33, John 10:30,17:11, 21; 1 Peter 1:2). • God is holy (1 Peter 1:15). • God is love (1 John 4:8). • God is true (Romans 3:4; John 14:6). • God is spirit (John 4:24). • God is the creator of everything that exists (Genesis 1:1; Isaiah 44:24). • God is infinite and eternal. He has always been God (Psalm 90:2; Genesis 21:33; Acts 17:24). • God is immutable. He does not change (James 1:17; Malachi 3:6; Isaiah 46:9-10). • The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 2:11-12; 2 Corinthians 13:14). • Jesus was sinless (1 Peter 2:22; Hebrews 4:15). • Jesus is the only way to God the Father (John 14:6; Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22). • Man was created by God in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27). • Jesus died for the sins of each and every person in the world (1 John 2:2; 2 Corinthians 5:14; 1 Peter 2:24). • Those who reject Jesus Christ will go to hell foreverafter they die (Revelation 20:11-15, 21:8). • Those who accept Jesus Christ will live for eternity with him after they die (John 11:25, 26; 2 Corinthians 5:6). • Hell is a place of punishment (Matthew 25:41, 46; Revelation 19:20). • Hell is eternal (Matthew 25:46). • Jesus will return to the earth (Acts 1:11). • Christians will be raised from the dead when Jesus returns (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17). • Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10). God will create a new heaven and a new earth (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1).
How are beliefs communicated? Beliefs are communicated though the Holy Bible a book believed by Christians to contain the revelations of God and is the guiding holy text of the Christian religion. Also what the church teaches and practices. What is the importance of religious beliefs to followers? The importance of the rules and beliefs to followers is that they abide by these laws in which they believe in . Are religious beliefs considered to be a fundamental human right? They are considered as fundamental as we should all be allowed to practice and preach what we believe in
What are religious laws? How do religious laws govern the way people live? Religious laws are what society believes in and this governs how people live their lives. An example in Christianity would be the 10 commandments which are laws Christians abide by.
Can followers of the same religion have different interpretations of religious beliefs? Followers are allowed to have different interpretations, as it is a lean religion meaning laws are not strongly enforced. Due to many different people writing the bible in different time eras faces have always been misjudges/misinterpreted.
Do religious laws ever conflict with the law of the land? No, as many people in Australia practice Christianity it has become a way of living life, however there is an exception, as Christians believe abortion is inhuman worthy but in Australia it is not illegal.