only supreme goodness but also diabolical evil? A knowledge of basic Christian beliefs helps us wrestle with questions that have baffled people for centuries. Second, Christian beliefs strengthen our identity in Christ. Our culture urges us to seek our identity in our possessions, our personal achievements or our career. Yet Scripture tells us our identity is not derived from these things. It depends not on how others see us, but on how God sees us. As we learn the essential beliefs of Christianity,
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