1 / 11

Christianity

Christianity. I. Origins. Began in the Middle East (Palestine) in 30 CE 2000 years old Founded on the beliefs of Jesus Christ. II. Teachings of Jesus Christ. They are rooted in Judaism monotheism Ten Commandments Brotherhood (the Golden Rule) Charity Peace.

atopp
Download Presentation

Christianity

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Christianity

  2. I. Origins • Began in the Middle East (Palestine) in 30 CE • 2000 years old • Founded on the beliefs of Jesus Christ

  3. II. Teachings of Jesus Christ • They are rooted inJudaism • monotheism • Ten Commandments • Brotherhood (the Golden Rule) • Charity • Peace

  4. After death of Jesus, his followers, the Apostles, spread the religion. Christianity became the dominant religion in the Roman Empire. Missionaries Disciples spiritual Apostles followers proselytize-actively trying to covert others to your religion

  5. III. Major Beliefs • Jesus is the messiah (savior) and son of God. • Christ was crucified and resurrected. • Faith in Christ will save you and you will go to heaven.

  6. Christian Conduct should follow the Ten Commandments.

  7. Sacred Text:The Bible • It’s made up of 1. Old Testament 2. New Testament

  8. Place of Worship: church on Sunday Spring Place Methodist Church, Baltimore, MD St. Andrews Church, Roanoke, VA St.Pauls Episcopal Church Poughkeepsie, NY

  9. Appeal (why something is liked) Salvation is a moral choice, people have control over their destiny (rich and poor get eternal life) • Salvation is through faith

  10. Christianity Protestant Baptist Anglican Methodist Lutheran Pentecostal Episcopal Presbyterian Church of God (Mormon) Major Christian Sects Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholic

More Related