Christianity Christianity was a Human religion based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ ( Jesus of Nazareth ) , born from the Virgin Mary . The prophet s of the Old Testament and New Testament of the Bible like Methuselah , Solomon , , and Saint Paul and many saint s like Saint Andrew , Saint Émilion , and Saint Moritz also inspired the teaching of the Christian religion . Christianity was a monotheistic religion , stating that there was one God who created the universe . This one God , however , was both a unity and a trinity . There were three persons , God the Father , God the Son and God the Holy Spirit , who although distinct in person - hood share one and the same God - hood . Most images of the Christian God depicted a wise old man , seen as the universal father figure ( indeed , God was often called " God the Father " ) , or Jesus Christ , who is God the Son incarnate as man , or the Holy Spirit with the image of a dove or as fire . In 2287 , the entity of Sha Ka Ree assumed this form of the Christian God so as to " better suit the expectations " of the USS " Enterprise " team who had encountered it . ( ) The Virgin Mary and Saint Anne were depicted in the Leonardo da Vinci painting " The Virgin and Child with St . Anne " , which was found among the relics in Kathryn Janeway ' s da Vinci holodeck program . ( ) Related belief systems included Judaism and the teachings of Plato . ( ) Christianity was one of the major religions on Earth and was the origin of several well - known beliefs such as the concept of Heaven , Hell , angel s , and the Devil . ( ) Christianity was a major religion in the 21st century and its influences were still felt into the 23rd and 24th centuries – most notably the use of Christian elements in wedding s and holiday celebrations like Christmas . ( ; ; ) In predominant Christian beliefs , Hell was the underworld where the dead went , to suffer eternally alongside ( not under the rule of ) the Devil and his demon s . It was believed that people would be sent here after their death if they did not accept Jesus as their savior and as a substitutionary sacrifice to atone for sins against God . During his captivity on Talos IV , Captain Christopher Pike was subjected to an illusion of Hell when he refused to cooperate with his Talosian jailers . ( ) Holy writings . The main written work used by Christians was the Bible . The name of the Genesis Device was taken from the Christian Bible ( the Book of Genesis ) which described the beginnings of life on Earth . ( ) A well - known precept from the Bible was " Love your neighbor . " ( ) Parts of the Bible described the end of the world ; however , Jean - Luc Picard seemed to indicate a strong distaste for apocalyptic traditions , first when discussing his personal beliefs about the afterlife , ( ) and again when he was briefly taken by the Mintakan s to be their ancient god . ( ) In a vision sent to Benjamin Sisko by the Prophet s , his father Joseph Sisko took the role of a 1950s preacher . Although Benjamin had never previously heard his father quote from the Bible , after he told his father about his experience the elder Sisko recited , " " I have fought the good fight . I have finished the course . I have kept the faith . " " ( ) In 2370 , Beverly Crusher attended her grandmother Felisa Howard ' s funeral on Caldos . The colony leader , Maturin , performed traditional burial rites and used the expression " ashes to ashes and dust to dust . " ( ) Flint possessed a Gutenberg Bible , a version of the Bible mass - produced during the 15th century by Johannes Gutenberg , among his collection of extremely rare books . ( ) Berlinghoff Rasmussen compared being close to Data to examining a rare Gutenberg Bible . ( ) Samuel T . Cogley had a Bible in his library in 2267 . ( ) A copy of the Holy Bible was among the small collection of books found aboard the . ( ) The ideas from the Bible were used in many sayings and written literature . Joseph Sisko often told Benjamin that " " the road to Hell is paved with good intentions . " " ( ) In the 17th century , John Milton of Earth wrote in his poem " Paradise Lost " that " " It is better to rule in Hell than serve in heaven . " " ( ) An angel was a figure from Christian mythology described as a messenger of God . In a holographic simulation Lord Byron said to Gandhi that " It is said the angels themselves take pleasure in their bodies of light . " ( ) In 2267 , Dr . McCoy , expressing frustration at the restrictions of the Prime Directive , joked that he would like to beam down to a primitive planet and say , " " Behold , I am the Archangel Gabriel ! " " ( ) In 2375 , Jack claimed that his laws - of - physics - bending machine " could clip the wings of an angel dancing on the head of a pin . " ( ) Holy places and rituals . Christians practiced their religion in church es and chapel s . In the 2150s , Dr . Phlox of recalled attending a Mass at Saint Peter ' s Square in Rome . ( ) A 24th century hologram of the Renaissance figure Leonardo da Vinci asked Kathryn Janeway if she would like to pray with him in Santa Croce church . ( ) A punk in 1986 San Francisco wore earring s in the shape of upside down crosses . ( ) During the 23rd century , mourning for her fiancé , phaser specialist Angela Martine bowed towards a cross - like symbol in the ship ' s chapel , ( ) During a trip back to the year 1930 , James T . Kirk explained Spock ' s unusual ear shape as being caused by an American missionary living in China who was also a plastic surgeon . ( ) Christians sang and played music . Despite Montgomery Scott ' s disbelief in god s , he played a Christian hymn traditionally associated with Scottish funeral s , " Amazing Grace " , on the bagpipes at Spock ' s funeral in 2285 . ( ; ) In 2376 , The Doctor portrayed a Catholic priest in Tom Paris ' s " Fair Haven " holoprogram , a simulation of a 19th century Irish village . ( ) During an appearance to the crew of the , Q pretended he was a monk . ( ) A number of holidays originated in the Christian religion ; one called Christmas was experienced by Captain Jean - Luc Picard during his interrogation by Gul Madred , and during his time spent in the Nexus , his visions included one of a traditional Christmas tree . ( ; ) Before that , Christmas parties were celebrated on the , ( ) and another called Carnival , a traditional celebration before the beginning of the Catholic season of Lent , still celebrated during the 24th century . ( ) When Jake Sisko ran into a wounded soldier on Ajilon Prime , the soldier asked that he made sure that he died with his eyes directed toward the sky . ( ) Children of the Son . In a remarkable example of Hodgkin ' s Law of Parallel Planetary Development , a religion very similar to early Christianity emerged on the planet 892 - IV , called the Children of the Son . They focused on the teachings of the , which was analogous to Christ . ( ) Apocrypha . In the " " novel " Harbinger " , the series ' titular station has a non - denominational Christian chapel presided over by Father , while the Pocket TNG novel " Guises of the Mind " portrays Catholicism as still being practiced by the 24th century .