Christianity - world’s largest religion
- about 2.4 billion followers.
- roots to Judaism, and its followers,
which is known as Christians,
consider the emergence and
development of Christianity as a
fulfillment of the plan of salvation
which God had promised Abraham.
- This promise includes the prophecies
of a Saviour being born to Abraham’s
descendants (Corral & Kupang, p. 71).
- And that promise is fulfilled through the
mystery of incarnation, ie., when the
son of God, Jesus Christ became one
with humanity except in sin. It is during
that time that the history of Christianity
began.
BRIEF HISTORY OF
CHRISTIANITY
-It is a monotheistic faith
based on the life, works &
teachings of Jesus Christ.
-The adherents of Christianity
are called CHRISTIANS, a term
which was first used to refer to
Jesus’ disciples when they were
preaching in Antioch (Acts
11:26).
-Christians believe that the
relationship between God and
man is mediated by the person
Jesus Christ, and that Christ’s
life, actions, and teachings
embody God’s plan for the
salvation of mankind (Corral &
Kupang, p. 71)
-SACREDNESS OF THE
BIBLE(Corral & Kupang, p. 81)
-It is the Sacred Text of
Christianity that consists of the
WRITTEN WORD OF GOD and
accounts of believers of their
encounters and experiences
with the saving love of God.
The text of the Bible was taken
from ORAL HISTORIES,
TRADITION, TESTIMONIES, and
its books were written down
and compiled over the
centuries. It is divided into THE
OLD TESTAMENT & NEW
TESTAMENT. The former
reveals prophecies regarding
the coming of the savior of the
world. And the latter narrates
the fulfillment through the life
and evangelizing mission of
Jesus Christ. Moreover, it is also
sacred because Christians
believed that God is the
primary author of it while the
secondary authors are the
sacred writers who are inspired
by the Holy Spirit.
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-CHRISTIANITY'S CORE
BELIEFS AND DOCTRINES
-BELIEF IN THE TRIUNE GOD
-It is the most fundamental and
central doctrine of Christian
faith. It is a belief in one living
God, existing as three divine
persons: God the Father, Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, and the
Holy Spirit. It is based on
scripture passages, and one of
which is the gospel account of
Matthew:28:19that says,:“Go
therefore and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
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-BELIEF IN THE
RESURRECTION:
-The belief in the resurrection of
Jesus is the crowning truth of
the Christian faith. It means
that without Jesus Christ
