What I believe

The other day someone asked me why I considered myself a Christian and what "my" God was like:

I always liked the quote "God made man in his own image and then man returned the favour!"

My God is:

Omnipotent
Omniscient
Has a personality/character
Was incarnate in Jesus
Communicates with us through the Holy Spirit (although what counts as communication is up to the individual)

Thus I can say I am a Christian because:

I believe in one God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
And of all things visible and invisible:

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,
Begotten of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
Very God of very God,
Begotten, not made,
Being of one substance with the Father,
By whom all things were made;
Who for us men, and for our salvation came down from heaven,
And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,
And was made man,
And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried,
And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures,
And ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of the Father.
And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead:
Whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost,
The Lord and giver of life,
Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified,
Who spake by the Prophets.
And I believe one Catholick and Apostolick Church.
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the Resurrection of the dead,
And the life of the world to come.
Amen.

I have to admit at one stage I had a problem with the whole virgin birth and resurrection thing, but then decided I liked the aesthetic nature of this element of the Christian faith so decided to adopt it (additionally as my problem with miracles is the negative implications (ie why did one person get healed and not another) Jesus seemed the one miracle without negative implications because he came "for all men"). Secondly, regarding heaven, sin and judgment, I think this can be interpreted quite widely and thus is not solely dependent upon traditional "clouds vs firey pit" understandings. Thirdly, to my mind "baptism for the remission of sins" means an acknowledgment sealed by ritual regarding personal responsibility".

Mind you I do think the main reason why I am a Christian is not because I think I can square it intellectually, but rather because I find personal value in the belief system on an everyday basis.