the main christian beliefs are held by all major christian denominations. these beliefs are often said aloud by christian people in a "statement of faith" which is called the creed. the roman catholic, eastern orthodox, oriental orthodox, lutheran, anglican communion and other protestant churches all believe that god is the "creator and eternal father of all things", that jesus was the "christ" and son of god who died to save people from the punishment for their sins, and that the holy spirit is god's gift to help and comfort christian people. christians believe that these are three parts of one god.