Christianity

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Christianity

• Almost 2 billion worldwide

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Teachings

• Faith based on teachings of Jesus Christ, a Jew.
• Christ means chosen one.
• Followers became known as Christians.

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Teachings

• Do unto others as you would have them do unto
  you.
• Jesus was the son of God.
• Peoples sins would be forgiven if they
  converted.

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Writings

• Gospels were life and wisdom of Jesus.
• Gospel means good news.
• The holy book of Christianity is known as the
  Bible.

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Writings

• Bible has two parts Old Testament, New
  testament.
• O.T. sacred writings of Jewish people, originally
  in Hebrew.
• N.T. Gospels letters by Christian writers.

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Continents

• Christianity is predominant on every continent
  except ASIA.
• One-third of worlds population is Christian.
• 92 of Latin Americas population is Christian.

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Sects

• One-half of Christian population is Roman
  Catholic.
• Major Protestant sects are Baptist, Methodists,
  Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians,
  Pentecostals.

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Sects

• Martin Luther John Calvin started the
  Protestant sect.
• They were protesting against the Pope during
  the Reformation.

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Roman Catholic

• Pope Benedict VI is the leader and lives in Rome.
• Catholic means universal.
• Hence -
• Roman Catholic !

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Holy Days

• Christmas birth of Jesus.
• Easter when Jesus rose from the dead.
• Lent period of self-denial and penitence.

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Symbols

• Islam crescent, star color green.
• Judaism Star of David.
• Christian cross.