Major Beliefs:
They believe in one God, the father, the son and the holy spirit. Sacred Writing: The Bible - New Testament and Old Testament Matthew, Mark, Luke and John tells about the birth, life, death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Ten Commandments - God's Law 1. Worship no other God but me 2. Do not make images to worship 3. Do not misuse the name of God 4. Observe the Sabbath Day (Saturday). Keep it Holy. 5. Honor and respect your father and mother. 6. Do not murder 7. Do not commit adultery 8. Do not steal 9. Do not accuse anyone falsely. Do not tell lies about other people. 10. Do not envy other's possessions. Founder and Location: It was founded in Palestine by Jesus of Nazareth. The date was c. 33 AD. Christianity is mainly located in Europe, North America and South America. |
Key facts:
* The place of worship is the Church *There is 2 billion followers only 159 million were in US in 2001 only 51 million in the UK in 1997. * How they lived you needed faith in the true god and Christ's resurrection, do works, and participate in sacraments. * The founder is Jesus of Nazareth * The similarities are Judaism, Mormonism, seventh-day Adventists all believe in one God. The differences are Atheism believes in no God. Alazaura, and Chinese religion have no texts Christianity does. * The religions holidays advent, Christmas is the celebration of Jesus birth, lent is the holy month of fasting and prayer, Good Friday when Jesus died, Easter was his resurrection. They are all important because they are connected to Jesus. |
References:
Google Images Youtube Adherents.com ReligionFacts.com - Christianity Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry |