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Christianity: Understanding the Divine Image Within Humans

Explore Christian beliefs on human nature, traditions, and responsibilities to God. Learn about key figures and rituals in Christianity.

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Christianity: Understanding the Divine Image Within Humans

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  1. Christianity By: Shannon Ivancic Jamie Clapsaddle Becky Godec Mark Prejsnar

  2. Humans • Humans were created “in the image of God” • Because of this idea, we have a responsibility to God • We are accountable for how we live our lives

  3. Traditions • There are two traditions that influence the view of humans in the Christian Religion

  4. Tradition #1 • The first tradition states that since the time of Adam and Eve, sin has been a huge influence on humans • Only God can overcome sin • Sin is present in every newborn, and deliverence can only be achieved through baptism

  5. Tradition #2 • This tradition states that humans have a capacity for good and evil • However through family nurture, and individual devotion to God, humans can live with God’s approval

  6. Problems for Humans • Sin of Adam • Mysteries of Doctrines of Trinity, the Incarnation, Resurection of the Dead, and the Atonement • Human Suffering • Evil

  7. Solutions for Humans • God’s effective action in human lives • Understanding of mysteries through truth and for the purpose of salvation • Humans must do what they can to avoid harm to others • Respecting nature for it is a gift from God

  8. People of Christianity • Jesus of Nazareth • New Testament of Bible based on his life and teachings • We know little of his youth other than his birth stories • Chose disciples who learned his teachings and helped in his work • He forgave sins, worked miracles, even raised people from the dead • Taught people to live according to the will of God • Emphasized the personal side of Religion

  9. Jesus of Nazareth • Accepted the outcasts (tax collectors, prostitutes, children) • Main rule: “Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.” • Taught by telling parables • Debate over whether he was the Messiah or not; Disciples, and future Christians, believe he is.

  10. St. Thomas Aquinas • Brilliant, intelligent student and person • Worked on Scholasticism • Taught Scholasticism by combing religious beliefs with Aristotle’s thinking • Wrote Summa Theologica; God’s existence could be proved by reason apart from revelation •  Shifted Christianity theology from Platonism to Aristotelianism

  11. Martin Luther • Posted Ninety-Five Theses for academic debate • Was against indulgences • Ninety-Five Theses spread thanks to printing press • Was excommunicated by Pope for challenging the authority of the Pope and Church leaders • Never punished by church, couldn’t be caught thanks to German Princes • Some changes made, others not recognized by Church during Council of Trent

  12. John Calvin • Well trained in law • Wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion • Become leader of the French Protestants • Cannot save themselves by good deals, must rely on grace of God, whom he has predetermined to be among the elect • Based on letters of St. Paul to the Romans

  13. Rituals and Symbols • Baptism: • Usually Baptized as a baby • Signifies a person joining the church • Washes away Original Sin • Holy Communion or Holy Eucharist: • Rememberance of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross is recalled in the breaking of bread and drinking of wine. • Participation in the last supper of Christ and his Apostles • Confirmation: • Marks the time when a child becomes an adult • The new adult freely chooses to become a member of the church.

  14. Sacraments • Seven Holy Sacraments exist in the Catholic Church. • Some of these are shared with other Christian churches. • Baptism • Holy Eucharist • Confirmation • Penance: being forgiven for your sins • Extreme Unction: Last Rights before death • Marriage • Holy Orders: becoming a priest or a nun

  15. Popular Symbols Ankh Candle Cross Dove Fish Flame Star

  16. Holidays • Palm Sunday: • Commemorates the occasion when Jesus entered Jerusalem in triumph. • Maundy Thursday: • Jesus shared his last supper with his Apostles • Good Friday: • The day of Jesus’ crucifixion

  17. Holidays (continued) • Easter: • The most important celebration in the Christian year • God raised Jesus from the dead • Christmas: • Birth of Jesus • Pentecost: • The Holy Spirit descended of the Apostles

  18. The Absolute • Christians believe in one God • God has no partners or rivals • The most complete revelation of God has been through God the son • Who was incarnate of Jesus of Nazarateth • He is co-eternal with God the Father and was born in human form through the Virgin Mary

  19. The Absolute • Jesus is both God and man • God also reveals himself as the Holy Spirit • Although God appears in three persons, Christians insist that there is only one God • Christians have an understanding of God that is rejected by Jews and Muslims

  20. The World • Christians draw on the Genesis account and the Psalms for their view of the world in its original form • Influences from Platonist and Manichaeon (persian dualism) thought • Reinforced Christian ideas that the human body is not good and that the soul should deny the desires of the body

  21. The World • Christians believe with its life in the human body, is an environment of suffering to be escaped or overcome with spiritual discipline • Heaven is their home • They are only pilgrims passing through the desolation of earthly existence • Majority believe that humans and nature have become alienated form god and require assistance in effecting reconciliation

  22. The World • Theologians emphasize truths learned through revelation • Philosophers emphasize truths learned through reason • Scientists emphasize truths through observations of phenomena

  23. The World • Christians accepted insights of Copernicus who wrote: • “the earth travels around the sun” • Of Galileo, who found contrary to Aristotle - “the moon only reflects the light of the sun” • Of Newton, who found, “bodies are attracted to each other by universal gravitational force” • Many Christians are still divide over Darwin’s theory of evolution

  24. The World • The reformations, counterreformation, and conquest of north and south America, launched Christianity on expeditions to conquer the world, natural and human • In the twenty-first century, more churches may increase short resolutions on the environment to formal theology • Bringing together Christian insights and scientific descriptions

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