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Origins
Beginnings
Christianity started about 2000 years ago in Judea (present-day Israel) with Jesus Christ and His faithful group of disciples. During this period, Judea was a cross-cultural mecca of bustling cities and farms. The emperor of Rome was the the ruler back then. The Israelites at the time hated Roman rule. The polytheistic cultural beliefs of Rome were pagan and intrusive to Israelite life. Some Israelites saw that their only hope was to conform to this change. Others became religious zealots who formed pockets of guerilla resistance against Rome. Still, others withdrew themselves into the Judean wilderness to study Israelite law and wait for the eventual coming of their promised Messiah (savior).
Founder
In Christianity, the founder is Jesus Christ. He was the person who started the whole business with Christianity. However, his founding wouldn’t have done much without the help of his followers: apostles, disciples, and missionaries.
In conclusion, Jesus Christ is the known founder of Christianity because he started the ideas.
Supreme Being
The supreme being in Christianity is God. However, God is also reserved as “The Father in the New Testament”. The supreme being can also be used to refer to Jesus Christ or the Christian Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Also, the supreme being is the ruler of the universe. In other words, Jesus Christ is the ruler of all Christians and the Christian religion.
In the Christian religion, there are many positions used to identify both importance and influence that religious leaders have on individuals. The commonly found leaders are known as priests. Their jobs are to lead prayers and more. Another leader is a bishop. A bishop is in charge of the priests and what they do. It can be said that these officials are very important.
Symbols
The symbol of Christianity is a crucifix. It is a cross with a representation of Jesus’ body, hanging from it. It is mainly used in Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox churches. It is used to represent Christianity, because it symbolizes Jesus’ sacrifice- his death by crucifixion. As a result, the crucifix is used commonly for this purpose.
The Spread
Since Christianity was founded, it has been a popular religion since then. It was due to the fact that the religion spread around the region. Several factors led to this. First, Jesus had disciples, or followers, helping him spread the message. He also had help from a missionary named St. Paul. These people carried the message until the message was well known. Without them, Christianity wouldn’t have been as popular.
Christianity started about 2000 years ago in Judea (present-day Israel) with Jesus Christ and His faithful group of disciples. During this period, Judea was a cross-cultural mecca of bustling cities and farms. The emperor of Rome was the the ruler back then. The Israelites at the time hated Roman rule. The polytheistic cultural beliefs of Rome were pagan and intrusive to Israelite life. Some Israelites saw that their only hope was to conform to this change. Others became religious zealots who formed pockets of guerilla resistance against Rome. Still, others withdrew themselves into the Judean wilderness to study Israelite law and wait for the eventual coming of their promised Messiah (savior).
Founder
In Christianity, the founder is Jesus Christ. He was the person who started the whole business with Christianity. However, his founding wouldn’t have done much without the help of his followers: apostles, disciples, and missionaries.
In conclusion, Jesus Christ is the known founder of Christianity because he started the ideas.
Supreme Being
The supreme being in Christianity is God. However, God is also reserved as “The Father in the New Testament”. The supreme being can also be used to refer to Jesus Christ or the Christian Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Also, the supreme being is the ruler of the universe. In other words, Jesus Christ is the ruler of all Christians and the Christian religion.
In the Christian religion, there are many positions used to identify both importance and influence that religious leaders have on individuals. The commonly found leaders are known as priests. Their jobs are to lead prayers and more. Another leader is a bishop. A bishop is in charge of the priests and what they do. It can be said that these officials are very important.
Symbols
The symbol of Christianity is a crucifix. It is a cross with a representation of Jesus’ body, hanging from it. It is mainly used in Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox churches. It is used to represent Christianity, because it symbolizes Jesus’ sacrifice- his death by crucifixion. As a result, the crucifix is used commonly for this purpose.
The Spread
Since Christianity was founded, it has been a popular religion since then. It was due to the fact that the religion spread around the region. Several factors led to this. First, Jesus had disciples, or followers, helping him spread the message. He also had help from a missionary named St. Paul. These people carried the message until the message was well known. Without them, Christianity wouldn’t have been as popular.
Major Beliefs
Central Teachings
The central teaching is Jesus is the son of God. Christians believed that Jesus is sent by God as a messenger. Jesus is also believed to be the second person of the Trinity, the God as the Father, Jesus the son and the Holy Spirit.
Values
The values of the belief system are God, who created the earth and the heaven, and Jesus, son of God and Jesus and God are one, Jesus is crucified and was revived then went back to heaven. There is one Catholic Church in every continent, country and city.
Places of Worships
The place of worship looks like a large house with a holy cross on the top of the front. The structure is called a Christian church. The church holds the Holy Cross.
Sacred Places
The holy and important places for Christianity are churches and the city of Jerusalem. In churches people have weddings and funerals. They also practice baptism in the churches. The holy city for Christianity is Jerusalem. Jerusalem is considered important because it holds the influence of Jesus Christ.
Rituals
In Christianity people have funerals to comfort the dead and they also practice other rituals like baptism. Christians baptize
Themselves to get rid of the sin they have made. The Christians also perform certain weddings in churches. It is believed that if one marries in a church their lives are to be filled with joy for it is optional.
Ceremony Leaders
The Minister is an extremely religious person who carries out the teachings of Jesus Christ through preaching and hosting religious services. The Minister spreads the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Christian church. He is a service to god and other people in his name. The minister is always seeking to help others as Jesus would. The minister Prays for all people, even if they aren’t Christians, and organizes religious services such as funerals, weddings, and baptisms. She/he（most of the time –he）is generally defined as someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform certain functions. She/he refers to the work of the priests under the Laws of Moses, and preaches religious beliefs of Christianity. He provides as a “messenger” for Jesus Christ, and studies/research scripture and theology. She/he supervises prayers while hosting seminars, religious gatherings, or weekly prayers. She/he teaches the Old Testament as well as the New Testament.
The central teaching is Jesus is the son of God. Christians believed that Jesus is sent by God as a messenger. Jesus is also believed to be the second person of the Trinity, the God as the Father, Jesus the son and the Holy Spirit.
Values
The values of the belief system are God, who created the earth and the heaven, and Jesus, son of God and Jesus and God are one, Jesus is crucified and was revived then went back to heaven. There is one Catholic Church in every continent, country and city.
Places of Worships
The place of worship looks like a large house with a holy cross on the top of the front. The structure is called a Christian church. The church holds the Holy Cross.
Sacred Places
The holy and important places for Christianity are churches and the city of Jerusalem. In churches people have weddings and funerals. They also practice baptism in the churches. The holy city for Christianity is Jerusalem. Jerusalem is considered important because it holds the influence of Jesus Christ.
Rituals
In Christianity people have funerals to comfort the dead and they also practice other rituals like baptism. Christians baptize
Themselves to get rid of the sin they have made. The Christians also perform certain weddings in churches. It is believed that if one marries in a church their lives are to be filled with joy for it is optional.
Ceremony Leaders
The Minister is an extremely religious person who carries out the teachings of Jesus Christ through preaching and hosting religious services. The Minister spreads the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Christian church. He is a service to god and other people in his name. The minister is always seeking to help others as Jesus would. The minister Prays for all people, even if they aren’t Christians, and organizes religious services such as funerals, weddings, and baptisms. She/he（most of the time –he）is generally defined as someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform certain functions. She/he refers to the work of the priests under the Laws of Moses, and preaches religious beliefs of Christianity. He provides as a “messenger” for Jesus Christ, and studies/research scripture and theology. She/he supervises prayers while hosting seminars, religious gatherings, or weekly prayers. She/he teaches the Old Testament as well as the New Testament.
Present Day
Spiritual Roles of Men and Women
Some people say that Women cant be leaders because they should stay obey to men’s because it an order said by god, and since god said that women forever should obey to men’s. Some people also say that women should be leader because the new testament is just an advice to preserve and avoid scandals, because the new testament also accepts slavery so people say that not everything in the new testament is true. So some people say that women can be leaders
Important people
In the history of Christianity there were many important figures besides the founder Jesus and god. Some of those people were Abraham and Moses. Abraham was a important figure to Christianity was because he was known as the person that started the believe in only one god which was also called monotheism. He also was the father of Judaism (Jewish) which was Jesus’ religion at first. Moses was also a important figure in Christianity because he led the people out of slavery in Egypt and handed down the Ten commandments which is the rules the Christian people most follow.
Holidays
One holiday of Christianity is Easter. Easter Sunday is when Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ after his Crucifixion, according to the New Testament. In Easter, eggs are used to show new life. Churches celebrate Easter Sunday on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon. Christians celebrate Easter Sunday by going to church and doing activities. Another holiday of Christianity is Christmas. Christmas occurs every year at December 25th, Christians celebrate Christmas for the birth of Jesus Christ, but many people celebrate Christmas by giving presents to one another and spending time with their family.
Where Christianity is practiced
Christianity is still a very well known religion. Many people in our modern day practice Christianity in North America, South America, Europe, and Russia but the place where its belief system is mainly practiced today is North America. Christianity is so popular due to the fact that people believe in you being able to go to heaven if u follow Christianity. This is why almost 79% of America is Christian.
Number of Believers
Christianity, as of today has many different people in the world that practices this belief system. According to it Christianity has about a membership of 2,039,000 people who practice and follow the beliefs left behind the son of their god and messiah Jesus.
Is there Tolerance?
The belief system is not religiously tolerant because they do not allow u to believe in other religion. Which is one of the rules of the 10 commandments it states that “You shall have no other gods before Me. Its belief system also promotes peace by making people think if they do anything bad they won’t get to heaven which motivates people to only do good.
The belief system is not religiously tolerant because they do not allow u to believe in other religion. Which is one of the rules of the 10 commandments it states that “You shall have no other gods before Me. Its belief system also promotes peace by making people think if they do anything bad they won’t get to heaven which motivates people to only do good.
Sects of Christianity
The Branches/Divisions
Christianity is the biggest religion in the world and it has teachings based off of Judaism. Both religions share a common father named Abraham. The 3 main branches of Christianity are Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestants. Roman Catholics represents the practice of having a church ran by the Pope, Eastern Orthodox represents the Greeks and Eastern Russians have also had a continuation on churches in Europe, and the Protestants began in 16th century during a reformation which took place in Germany, Switzerland and Britain. Protestants do not follow what the pope says, nor follow the Catholic church's beliefs and traditions but they believe that reading the bible is one the most important thing to do. These 3 branches are also the main sects of the religion. Sects are a group of people with a slightly different beliefs based off its actual religion. Divisions were made, and began with Christianity splitting into Egyptian Coptics, Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox. Egyptian Coptics broke down to Ethiopian Christians, Roman Catholics broke down to Protestants, and Eastern Orthodox broke down to Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox. Then the Protestants broke down to Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists, Evangelicals, and Mormons. The belief system divided into branches, sects and divisions because there were disagreements and some people just thought of different beliefs but still kept the same religion.
Descriptions of Branches
Sect:
- Catholics: They believed in the bible which are God’s words, baptism which cleanses your sins when you're born, God's ten commandments which is ethical standard to live by, and the holy trinity which are three holy people in the catholic religion. Catholics have seven values. Respect the human person, acknowledging your community, protect the right to your property, work for the common goal, support the government, respect your work and your workers, and pursue peace and care for the poor. important beings are God the father, God the son, and God the holy spirit. The founder is Jesus. Some important dates in Catholicism are A.D. 452. This is when Pope St. Leo I saved Italy and the church without a weapon. Another is A.D. 312-313. This is when Constantine before a battle, received a vision from God.
Differences from the Original Religion
The original belief system is Jesus was the founder and his disciples helped spread his teachings. A difference between the original beliefs and the branches now are that there used to be just one group of Christians and now there are different groups inside of Christianity. For example the main group was eastern Christianity and now there is Egyptian Coptics, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. This is a difference because now instead of there being only one belief inside of Christianity there is now more. Since there are different groups they all might have changed a little bit in the religion to what they believed. Another difference is the new and old testaments. These are different because the new testament is an improved version of the old testament. The main difference between the new and old testament as that the Old Testament was written primarily in Hebrew and the new testament was written primarily in Greek.
Similarities to Original Religion
A similarity between the original belief system and the different branches is that they all still believe that there is only God and God is the creator of everything that exists. They all also believe that there are three people in the one God. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. All the branches also believe that Moses is a prophet of God and the Torah is Gods words. A similarity between the branches in Christianity is that they all are connected in a way.
Could the divide in the belief system have been avoided?
The divide in the belief subsystem of Christians couldn't be avoided. Christians are worldwide and all follow one rule, to praise God nobody else. " Christians denominations worldwide in 2012. That is up from 500 in 1800 and 39,000 in 2008". Christianity is the top religion that most people follow it would be very hard to divide in belief systems because they follow one God. There were also many missionaries and pastors that went around so dividing the belief systems wouldn't really work.
Christianity is the biggest religion in the world and it has teachings based off of Judaism. Both religions share a common father named Abraham. The 3 main branches of Christianity are Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestants. Roman Catholics represents the practice of having a church ran by the Pope, Eastern Orthodox represents the Greeks and Eastern Russians have also had a continuation on churches in Europe, and the Protestants began in 16th century during a reformation which took place in Germany, Switzerland and Britain. Protestants do not follow what the pope says, nor follow the Catholic church's beliefs and traditions but they believe that reading the bible is one the most important thing to do. These 3 branches are also the main sects of the religion. Sects are a group of people with a slightly different beliefs based off its actual religion. Divisions were made, and began with Christianity splitting into Egyptian Coptics, Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox. Egyptian Coptics broke down to Ethiopian Christians, Roman Catholics broke down to Protestants, and Eastern Orthodox broke down to Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox. Then the Protestants broke down to Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists, Evangelicals, and Mormons. The belief system divided into branches, sects and divisions because there were disagreements and some people just thought of different beliefs but still kept the same religion.
Descriptions of Branches
Sect:
- Catholics: They believed in the bible which are God’s words, baptism which cleanses your sins when you're born, God's ten commandments which is ethical standard to live by, and the holy trinity which are three holy people in the catholic religion. Catholics have seven values. Respect the human person, acknowledging your community, protect the right to your property, work for the common goal, support the government, respect your work and your workers, and pursue peace and care for the poor. important beings are God the father, God the son, and God the holy spirit. The founder is Jesus. Some important dates in Catholicism are A.D. 452. This is when Pope St. Leo I saved Italy and the church without a weapon. Another is A.D. 312-313. This is when Constantine before a battle, received a vision from God.
- Protestant: Their beliefs are described as seven phrases. Grace alone, by faith alone, by Scripture alone, by Christ alone, and Glory to God alone. One major person is John Wycliffe. He translated the bible into English. Another important being is Martin Luther. He opposed the Catholic Church with his paper named “95 Theses.” The founders were Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII. The place of origin is northern and central Europe. Some important dates are 1534 is when Henry VIII becomes the head of the church in England, which separates from the Roman Catholic Church. Another important date is 1546. This is when Martin Luther dies. This is important because he was an important figure for protestant.
- Eastern Orthodox: They believed in the holy scriptures or the teaching of the Church, Holy spirits, and the Holy Trinity. The value of orthodox families are family. To them family is the most important thing to them. Important beings are the Father God, The son, and the Holy Spirit. The founder is Paul the Apostle. Some important dates are August 1 Feast of the Dormition. During this time you would fast till August 15. Another date is January 7. This is when everybody goes to church and after reading the bible and when the first star appears, then they eat. It originated in Roman Byzantine Europe.
Differences from the Original Religion
The original belief system is Jesus was the founder and his disciples helped spread his teachings. A difference between the original beliefs and the branches now are that there used to be just one group of Christians and now there are different groups inside of Christianity. For example the main group was eastern Christianity and now there is Egyptian Coptics, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. This is a difference because now instead of there being only one belief inside of Christianity there is now more. Since there are different groups they all might have changed a little bit in the religion to what they believed. Another difference is the new and old testaments. These are different because the new testament is an improved version of the old testament. The main difference between the new and old testament as that the Old Testament was written primarily in Hebrew and the new testament was written primarily in Greek.
Similarities to Original Religion
A similarity between the original belief system and the different branches is that they all still believe that there is only God and God is the creator of everything that exists. They all also believe that there are three people in the one God. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. All the branches also believe that Moses is a prophet of God and the Torah is Gods words. A similarity between the branches in Christianity is that they all are connected in a way.
Could the divide in the belief system have been avoided?
The divide in the belief subsystem of Christians couldn't be avoided. Christians are worldwide and all follow one rule, to praise God nobody else. " Christians denominations worldwide in 2012. That is up from 500 in 1800 and 39,000 in 2008". Christianity is the top religion that most people follow it would be very hard to divide in belief systems because they follow one God. There were also many missionaries and pastors that went around so dividing the belief systems wouldn't really work.