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CHRISTIANITY
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Religion of the Revelation of God in
Jesus the Christ.
The saying
is sure and worthy of full acceptance,
that Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners." (I Timothy 1:15)
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| Christians believe in one
God, who created human beings to have a
special relationship with him. Through
human willfulness, exemplified in the
story of Adam and Eve, this relationship
was broken. God showed his love for all
humanity by sending his son Jesus to
bring humanity back to a personal
relationship with God. Christians take
their name from the title given to Jesus:
the Christ, meaning the "anointed
one of God." After three years of
teaching, Jesus was executed by
crucifixion but through to life again,
showing God's power over death and
suffering and that death is not the end. Christians believe that they called to be
like Christ in the world. |
| Jesus died on the cross,
the normal method of execution in the
Roman Empire at that time. It was a
shameful and painful death, but
Christians believe that through it God
showed his power over shame, pain, and
death. |
| Christians number nearly 2
billion worldwide. The largest branch
(denomination) of Christianity is
Catholicism, with 900 million followers.
Other major branches are Orthodox and
Protestant. |
| There are hundreds of
Christian pilgrimage sites around the
world. Israel is important because of its
links with Jesus. Rome is the seat of the
pope, spiritual leader of the Catholics. |
| The Bible consists of the
Old Testament, written in Hebrew, and New
Testament, written in Greek. It contains
accounts of the life and teachings of
Jesus, and letters from early Christians.
The Bible has been translated into many
languages. |
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