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What is Christianity?

What do Christians believe?. What is Christianity?. Do Not Copy this – Atheist view of Christianity. God : supreme (only) & divine being. Omnipotent Creator of Heaven & Earth. Jesus (of Nazareth) : Son of God. The man who reconciled the sins of the world and God .

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What is Christianity?

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  1. What do Christians believe? What is Christianity?

  2. Do Not Copy this – Atheist view of Christianity

  3. God: supreme (only) & divine being. Omnipotent Creator of Heaven & Earth. • Jesus (of Nazareth): Son of God. The man who reconciled the sins of the world and God. • Holy Spirit: Spirit of God Key Words/Fundamental Beliefs

  4. Grace: blessings bestowed upon us by God. • Trinity: Divine, human, and spiritual sides of God. i.e. God (Father), Jesus (Son) & Holy Spirit. • Denomination: different groups within same religion Key Words/Fundamental Beliefs

  5. Salvation: belief that Jesus came to Earth to save us Crucifixion & Resurrection: belief that Jesus was executed and rose again Key Words/Fundamental Beliefs

  6. Sin: An action or thought that separates you from God. (WWJD) - humans have FREE WILL • Atonement: forgiveness, achieved though repentance, confession, penance, etc. • Original Sin: inherited (Eve), cleansedthroughBaptism REFLECTIVE PERSONAL ESSAY • What are your sins? How can you realistically stop sin in your life? (Tip: go through the “7 deadly sins” & “10 commandments”) Sin & Redemption

  7. SLOTH: • Physical & spiritual laziness WRATH: • Intense feelings of rage, hate, anger ENVY: • Like jealousy, but more coveting PRIDE: • Like hubris, arrogance, feeling more important than others Sin & Redemption (7 Deadly Sins)

  8. LUST: Intense desire for money, fame, power, sexual pleasure GLUTTONY: Over-indulgence Sins of Excess GREED: Excessive pursuit of material possessions Sin & Redemption (7 Deadly Sins)

  9. Sin & Redemption (10 commandments)

  10. Jesus as Messiah: Born / died as a Jew. His followers become the first Christian–Jews Jesus represents NEW covenant (agreement) with God replaces previous ones from Old Testament) A brief History

  11. Early days of Christianity Christian-Jews persecuted by Romans (martyrs) Referred to as apologists(defenders of Christianity) A brief History

  12. Christianity becomes dominant religion because Constantine converted to Christianity (312 AD) The Great SCHISM (1054 AD) – Major Split Irony: began to persecute other religions. Christians debate divinity of Jesus, split occurs. CatholicsOrthodox West (Spain, France, Italy) East (Greece, Russia and Serbia) Pope No pope A brief History

  13. Corruption People paying church to get into heaven or reduce their (or their loved ones‘) time in purgatory (1517) Priest Martin Luther upset, declared his 95 theses Printing Press: the capability to reproduces texts en masse and in different languages e.g. Bible A brief History Catholics & Protestant Reformation (16th century)

  14. A brief History Focus of Protestants: read Bible yourself personal relationship w/ God (no papacy)

  15. Christian Bible: It said to be the Word of God and the stories of God and His people. • 66 books in the Bible • 2 sections: • Old Testament (39) • New Testament (27) • Book broken down by chapter and verse (i.e. John 3:16) The Holy Book

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