Christianity originated with the teachings of Jesus Christ, who lived in Israel around 2000 years ago and is believed by Christians to be the Messiah. It later developed into three major divisions - Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism, which have some differences in beliefs, practices, and authority structures but are united in their core beliefs about Jesus. The document provides details on the origins and spread of Christianity, the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, and the differences between the three major branches of modern Christianity.

1. Old Testament that demonstrates
the Jewish belief in one God.

2. WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW! Let us determine how much you
know about Christianity. Are you ready? Let’s get started!
Please write inside the circle the words or concepts you can
associate with Christianity. Please do it in bond paper.
Christianity

5. Religion - the belief in a God or in a group of Gods
-an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and
rules to worship a god or a group of gods.
Christianity - the religion that is based on the teaching of
Jesus Christ the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on
the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern,
Roman Catholic and Protestant Bodies.
Doctrine - a principle or position or the body of principles in a
branch of knowledge or system of belief. - a set of ideas or
beliefs that are taught or believed to be true.

6. Sacred - holy, dedicated to God, worthy of religious
veneration, not to be violated.
Trinity - the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as
three persons in one Godhead according to Christian
dogma.
Bible - the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising
the Old Testament and the New Testament. - the
book of sacred writings accepted by Christians as
coming from God.

7. Old Testament - the first part of the
Christian Bible containing the books of
the Jewish canon of Scripture.
New Testament - the second part of the
Christian Bible comprising the canonical
Gospels and Epistles and the book of
Acts and book of Revelation.

8. Creeds - a brief authoritative formula of
religious belief an idea or set of beliefs that
guides the actions of a person or group.
Gospel - the teachings of the Christian
religion.

9. Resurrection - the rising of Christ from the dead the
rising again to life of all the human dead before the
final judgment.
Sect - a religious group that is a smaller part of a larger
group and whose members all share similar beliefs.
Roman Catholic - of relating to or being a Christian
church having a hierarchy of priests and bishops under
the pope, a liturgy centered in the Mass, veneration of
the Virgin Mary and saints, clerical celibacy, and a body
of dogma including transubstantiation and papal
infallibility.

10. Eastern Orthodox - of the Eastern Catholic churches
that accord primacy to the patriarch of
Constantinople and adhere to the Byzantine rite.
Protestantism- a member of one of the Christian
churches deriving from the Reformation.
Ecumenism - ecumenical principles and practices
especially as shown among religious groups (such as
Christian denominations).

11. Gospel - the message concerning Christ, the
kingdom of God, and salvation
Scripture - the books of the Bible. - a body of
writings considered sacred or authoritative.
Advent - the coming of Christ at the
Incarnation.
Monotheistic - the belief that there is only one
God.

12. Christianity one of the world’s biggest
religions with about 2.1 billion followers
worldwide, Christianity is based on the
teachings of Jesus Christ who lived in Israel
some 2,000 years ago.

13. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
Who, though he was in the form of God,
Did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave
being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
He humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death –
even death on a cross.
Therefore, God also highly exalted him
and gave him the name,
that is above every name
so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord
to the Glory of God, the Father.

14. ANSWER ME
1. What is the poem about?
2. What does it tell about Christianity?

15. 1. My significant learnings for today’s activity are
_____________________.
2. These learnings will help me
____________________________________.

16. What is Christianity?

17. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic
religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus
of Nazareth. Its adherents, known as Christians,
believe that Jesus is the Christ, who’s coming as
the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible,
called the Old Testament in Christianity, and
chronicled in the New Testament

18. Who founded Christianity?

19. Christianity originated with the ministry
of Jesus in the 1st century Roman
province of Judea. According to the
Gospels, Jesus was a Jewish teacher and
healer who proclaimed the imminent
kingdom of God and was crucified c. AD
30–33.

20. Jesus of Nazareth

21. Much of what we know about Jesus Christ could be found in
the Gospels. Even though he knew the Hebrew Scripture
well, he was not a scholar, nor a writer (Molloy 2005,
349).According to the accounts in the Gospels, he was born
of a virgin named Mary, who was supposed to wed Joseph of
Nazareth, a carpenter. Joseph was a descendant of King
David, and due to the Roman emperor’s decree of census, he
and Mary had to go to Bethlehem, David’s homeland. In that
land, Jesus was born in a manger, because there was no
lodging available to them. Jesus’ birth is celebrated annually
on December 25 as Christmas.

22. Some of the main themes that Jesus taught, which Christians
later embraced, include:
 • Love God.
 • Love your neighbor as yourself.
 • Forgive others who have wronged you.
 • Love your enemies.
 • Ask God for forgiveness of your sins.
 • Jesus is the Messiah and was given the authority to forgive others.
 • Repentance of sins is essential.
 • Don’t be hypocritical.
 • Don’t judge others.
 • The Kingdom of God is near. It’s not the rich and powerful – but the weak and
 poor–who will inherit this kingdom.

23. How did Christianity
begin?

24. Christianity began in the 1st century AD
after Jesus died, as a small group of Jewish
people in Judea, but quickly spread
throughout the Roman empire. Despite
early persecution of Christians, it later
became the state religion. In the Middle
Ages it spread into Northern Europe and
Russia.

25.  c. 4 B.C.E.-c. 29 C.E. Life of Jesus
 c. 4-64 C.E. Life of Paul
 313 C.E. Issuance of the Edict of Toleration by Constantine
making Christianity legal
 354-430 C.E. Life of Augustin
 476 C.E. Collapse of the Roman Empire of the West
 c. 480- c. 547 C.E. Life of Benedict
 638 C.E. Muslim Conquest of Jerusalem

26.  1054 C.E. Split between Eastern and Western Christianity
 1099 Conquest of Jerusalem during the First Crusade
 1347 -1351 Black Death
 1453 Conquest of Constantinople by Muslim force
 1492 Expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain
 1509-1564 Life of John Calvin
 1517 Beginning of the Protestant Reformation
 1534 Founding of the Church of England by King Henry VIII
 1565 Christianity enters the Philippines
 1805-1844 Life of Joseph Smith
 19XX Founding of Iglesia ni Cristo
 1948 Founding of the World Council of Churches
 1962-1965 Modernization of Catholicism by the Second Vatican Council

27. Complete the table by providing the needed information
based on the passages that you have read. Copy and
answer this in your journal.
Religion Founder Origin Core
Teachings
Beliefs or
Practices
Christianity

28. 1. What significant concept have you learned
from today’s activity?
2. What meaning does it give you as a person?

29. Christianity is divided into three major divisions:
1. Roman Catholic,
2. Eastern Orthodox
3. Protestantism

30. Eastern Orthodox
With the capital in Constantinople, the Eastern Roman
Empire flourished, but at the cost of the political and military
power of the Western Empire (Higgins 2007,76). When the
Latin-speaking Western Roman Empire fell in the 5th century
BCE, Western Christianity developed independently. The
Greek-speaking Eastern empire developed its own form of
Christianity until 1453. This Eastern Church is called Orthodox
Church because they settled on traditional beliefs throughout
its reign (Molloy 2005, 374).

31. Protestant Reformation
With the successful spread and development of the Western Roman
Church, they earned financial and political support from the people. At
one point, during the construction of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the
papacy was asking for contributions, in return for “indulgence,” which
shortens the time that a soul would spend in purgatory. Martin Luther, a
German priest, “opposed the idea that anything spiritual can be sold”
(Molloy 2005, 386-388). As such, he posted on the door of the Castle
church of Wittenberg his proposed changed and reforms, in the form of
95 theses. Luther was asked to retract his statements, but he refused to
do so. He “affirmed the supreme authority of the scripture and rejected
both the papal authority and the binding force of decisions rendered by
ecumenical councils” (Higgins 2007, 88).

32.  Roman Catholics
As a response to several Protestants, the Roman Catholic Church
started what we call the Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation,
which began with the Council of Trent in 1545. They had to reform some
of their own rigid doctrines to respond to the reforms of the Protestants.
They affirmed Luther’s conviction that the scripture has binding
authority, but the interpretations is entrusted to the Church officials,
and not to individuals. Salvation is decided to require faith, hope, and
love, as well as good deeds (Higgins 2007, 93). As a result of the
Protestant Reformation, Catholicism defends the following beliefs and
practices: the importance of good works, the value of tradition, a
guided interpretation of the Bible, hierarchical authority, veneration of
Mary and the saints, and the seven Sacrament.

33. ANSWER ME
1. How do the three types of Christianity vary?
2. How do these types or varieties find similarities under the
major religion of Christianity?

34. Self-assessment test.
Examine the brief history, core teachings, fundamental beliefs, practices, and related issues of
Christianity through the statements below. Determine if they are True or False. Write T or F on the
blank.
__________ 1. Christianity is a religion which originated with the ministry of Jesus and was spread
through his disciples and apostles after His death.
__________ 2. One of the practices to be taken into consideration to become a Christian is to
undergo baptism which is one of the important sacraments in Christianity.
__________ 3. Christianity is a pluralistic form of religion because of its belief in the Trinity.
__________ 4. The basic teachings of Jesus as the founder of Christianity can be summarized into
two things: Praise and thanksgiving to God and Acts of love to humankind.
__________ 5. Having three major varieties or types of Christianity is one of the issues that this
religion encounters.

35. ASSIGNMENT:
Make a comparative study of the different views of Christianity by following this format. You can gather data
through the internet, reading materials or resource persons that you can interview if available or ask help from
your parents or somebody who is knowledgeable of the topic in your community.
Varieties of Christianity Founder Beliefs/Teachings