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Christianity Essay
Was the Christian Savior the Messiah or is there an Alternate History?
Jesus Christ! God damn it! Both are common phrases whispered to ones self or shouted aloud to
the masses by both believers and unbelievers. Day after day people turn to religion and God to
find answers and to seek help with there problems or for other various reasons. People turn to
religion to try and make sense of a world that can often seem too stressful and meaningless, to rise
above however with faith; it gives the impression of meaning. It is said He can inspire souls and
compel one to engage in acts of justice and mercy in addition to promising eternal life with Him
(Bahr vi). One can doubt the chances most believers know of the origin and history of there own
...show more content...
Over the span of the first three centuries Christianity grew rapidly and the new Roman Emperor,
Constantine, was certainly aware of this. In 313 AD the empire was only ten percent Christian but
by just over a hundred years later nearly all of the empire was converted. When Constantine
finally had a united religion he himself proposed the new wordings to include phrases over the
relationship of Jesus and His Father in the same way as: "being of the same substance" (Bercot
132). The term Constantine used to represent this phrase was homoousios; a significant factor
leading to many early Christian writers using the term to describe the deity of the Son. However,
the term doesn't appear anywhere in scripture (132). Constantine furthermore erased all books by
Arius. Anyone found with a book written by Arius would pay the penalty of death. The emperors
had hoped by uniting the church there would be less division and fighting; opposite, Christians took
up swords and began slaughtering one another over principle differences. The history we have over
early Christianity was compiled at the beginning of the fourth century by a Roman historian, named
Eusebius. He accumulated legends, fabrications, and his own imagination to create the early history.
All of the following history was forced to base themselves on his questioning claims. The man who
converted Paganism and Gnosticism did not himself lead a moral
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Essay Christianity
Christianity is the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Most followers of
Christianity, called Christians, are members of one of three major groups––Roman Catholic,
Protestant, or Eastern Orthodox. These groups have different beliefs about Jesus and His teachings.
But all consider Jesus central to their religion. Most Christians believe God sent Jesus into the world
as the Savior. Christianity teaches that humanity can achieve salvation through Jesus. Jesus lived in
Judea (later called Palestine), a Middle Eastern land ruled by the Romans. The Romans crucified
Jesus about A.D. 30. Jesus' followers were convinced that He rose from the dead, and they soon
spread Christianity to major cities throughout the...show more content...
Two practices important to Christian worship usually take place in churches. These practices are
(1) baptism and (2) the Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper. The
ceremony of baptism celebrates an individual's entrance into Christianity. The Eucharist
represents the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus shared with His disciples. Worshipers share
bread and wine in the Eucharist as a sign of their unity with each other and with Jesus. Christians
see Jesus as continuous with the God of Judaism. A collection of Christian writings was added to
the Jewish scriptures known as the Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible. The Christian writings,
called the New Testament, record the life and teachings of Jesus. They also describe the
development of the early church and explain what faith in Jesus means. The Christian Bible
includes both the Old and New Testaments. Some Christian groups also accept as part of the Bible
a collection of writings called the Apocrypha. The origin of Christianity Jesus' ministry.
Christianity originated in the ministry of Jesus. During His lifetime, Jesus preached the gospel,
meaning good news, that God was coming to earth to be among His people in a special way. Jesus
called this special way the Kingdom of God. He warned His listeners to repent their sinful ways to
be ready for the approaching Kingdom of God. In urging
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Christianity Essay
"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it
cannot be is moderately important" (C.S. Lewis). Christianity is a religion based on the life and
teaching, in the New Testament, of Jesus. It is a type of religion that only believes in one God.
People who follow this religion are called Christians. Most Christians believe that God is one
eternal being who exists as three distinct, eternal, and indivisible persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus
Christ the eternal Word), and the Holy Spirit. Most Christians says that the work of the "Spirit of
God", the Holy Spirit, is truly important.
They believed that God loved the Earth, so God sent his son, Jesus, to lead them in the right direction.
...show more content...
Christianity is based on the New Testament. In the New Testament, there are twenty–seven separate
works: they consist of the four narratives of Jesus Christ's ministry, called "Gospels"; a narrative of
the Apostles' ministries, which is also a sequel to the third Gospel; twenty–one early letters,
commonly called "epistles" in Biblical context, which were written by various authors and consisted
mostly of Christian counsel and instruction; and an Apocalyptic prophecy, which is technically the
twenty–second epistle. The New Testament was probably completely written up in Koine Greek, the
language of the earliest manuscripts. Some scholars believe that parts of the Greek New Testament
are actually a translation of an Aramaic original. Of these separate works, a small number accept the
Syriac Peshitta as representative of the original.
The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures, and sometimes
also New Covenant which is the literary translation of the Greek language, is the name given to
the final portion of the Christian Bible. It was written by various authors after 45 AD and before
140 AD. Its books were collected into one single volume over a long period of several centuries.
The New Testament is more or less the root of the Christian religion, which has played a major role
in shaping modern Western morality and culture. According to tradition, the earliest of the books
were the letters of Paul, and the last books to be
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Essay On Christianity

  • 1. Christianity Essay Was the Christian Savior the Messiah or is there an Alternate History? Jesus Christ! God damn it! Both are common phrases whispered to ones self or shouted aloud to the masses by both believers and unbelievers. Day after day people turn to religion and God to find answers and to seek help with there problems or for other various reasons. People turn to religion to try and make sense of a world that can often seem too stressful and meaningless, to rise above however with faith; it gives the impression of meaning. It is said He can inspire souls and compel one to engage in acts of justice and mercy in addition to promising eternal life with Him (Bahr vi). One can doubt the chances most believers know of the origin and history of there own ...show more content... Over the span of the first three centuries Christianity grew rapidly and the new Roman Emperor, Constantine, was certainly aware of this. In 313 AD the empire was only ten percent Christian but by just over a hundred years later nearly all of the empire was converted. When Constantine finally had a united religion he himself proposed the new wordings to include phrases over the relationship of Jesus and His Father in the same way as: "being of the same substance" (Bercot 132). The term Constantine used to represent this phrase was homoousios; a significant factor leading to many early Christian writers using the term to describe the deity of the Son. However, the term doesn't appear anywhere in scripture (132). Constantine furthermore erased all books by Arius. Anyone found with a book written by Arius would pay the penalty of death. The emperors had hoped by uniting the church there would be less division and fighting; opposite, Christians took up swords and began slaughtering one another over principle differences. The history we have over early Christianity was compiled at the beginning of the fourth century by a Roman historian, named Eusebius. He accumulated legends, fabrications, and his own imagination to create the early history. All of the following history was forced to base themselves on his questioning claims. The man who converted Paganism and Gnosticism did not himself lead a moral Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Essay Christianity Christianity is the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Most followers of Christianity, called Christians, are members of one of three major groups––Roman Catholic, Protestant, or Eastern Orthodox. These groups have different beliefs about Jesus and His teachings. But all consider Jesus central to their religion. Most Christians believe God sent Jesus into the world as the Savior. Christianity teaches that humanity can achieve salvation through Jesus. Jesus lived in Judea (later called Palestine), a Middle Eastern land ruled by the Romans. The Romans crucified Jesus about A.D. 30. Jesus' followers were convinced that He rose from the dead, and they soon spread Christianity to major cities throughout the...show more content... Two practices important to Christian worship usually take place in churches. These practices are (1) baptism and (2) the Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper. The ceremony of baptism celebrates an individual's entrance into Christianity. The Eucharist represents the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus shared with His disciples. Worshipers share bread and wine in the Eucharist as a sign of their unity with each other and with Jesus. Christians see Jesus as continuous with the God of Judaism. A collection of Christian writings was added to the Jewish scriptures known as the Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible. The Christian writings, called the New Testament, record the life and teachings of Jesus. They also describe the development of the early church and explain what faith in Jesus means. The Christian Bible includes both the Old and New Testaments. Some Christian groups also accept as part of the Bible a collection of writings called the Apocrypha. The origin of Christianity Jesus' ministry. Christianity originated in the ministry of Jesus. During His lifetime, Jesus preached the gospel, meaning good news, that God was coming to earth to be among His people in a special way. Jesus called this special way the Kingdom of God. He warned His listeners to repent their sinful ways to be ready for the approaching Kingdom of God. In urging Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Christianity Essay "Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important" (C.S. Lewis). Christianity is a religion based on the life and teaching, in the New Testament, of Jesus. It is a type of religion that only believes in one God. People who follow this religion are called Christians. Most Christians believe that God is one eternal being who exists as three distinct, eternal, and indivisible persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ the eternal Word), and the Holy Spirit. Most Christians says that the work of the "Spirit of God", the Holy Spirit, is truly important. They believed that God loved the Earth, so God sent his son, Jesus, to lead them in the right direction. ...show more content... Christianity is based on the New Testament. In the New Testament, there are twenty–seven separate works: they consist of the four narratives of Jesus Christ's ministry, called "Gospels"; a narrative of the Apostles' ministries, which is also a sequel to the third Gospel; twenty–one early letters, commonly called "epistles" in Biblical context, which were written by various authors and consisted mostly of Christian counsel and instruction; and an Apocalyptic prophecy, which is technically the twenty–second epistle. The New Testament was probably completely written up in Koine Greek, the language of the earliest manuscripts. Some scholars believe that parts of the Greek New Testament are actually a translation of an Aramaic original. Of these separate works, a small number accept the Syriac Peshitta as representative of the original. The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures, and sometimes also New Covenant which is the literary translation of the Greek language, is the name given to the final portion of the Christian Bible. It was written by various authors after 45 AD and before 140 AD. Its books were collected into one single volume over a long period of several centuries. The New Testament is more or less the root of the Christian religion, which has played a major role in shaping modern Western morality and culture. According to tradition, the earliest of the books were the letters of Paul, and the last books to be Get more content on HelpWriting.net