Joe Miller

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Christianity

• Joe Miller
• Willy Kelley
• Julianna Dawes-Allen

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What is Christianity?

• A set of beliefs
• Based on the teachings of Jesus
• A way of life
• The ten commandments, the commandments of Jesus
• A community of people
• The church is a family.

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Types of Christianity

• Lutheran Family Evangelical Lutheran Church in
  America, Lutheran church - Missouri Synod, etc.
• Messianic Judaism Jews For Jesus, and other
  similar groups
• Pentecostal Family Assemblies of God, Church of
  God (Cleveland, TN)
• Pietist-Methodist Family Scandinavian Pietism,
  United Methodist Church, other Methodists
• Reformed-Presbyterian Family Reformed, various
  Presbyterian churches, Congregational, United
  Church of Christ
• Western Liturgical Family Anglican Communion
  Roman Catholicism, including the Latin Church and
  the Eastern Rite Churches (Armenian 5 Catholic
  Church, Chaldean C.C., Coptic C.C., Marionite
  C.C., Melkite C.C.,  Syrian C.C.) Old
  Catholicism and the Ukranian Catholic Church

• Adventist Family Adventist groups, Jehovah's
  Witnesses, and British Israelism
• Baptist Family Southern Baptists, American
  Baptists, etc.
• Christian Science-Metaphysical Family Christian
  Science, New Thought
• Communal Family The Jesus People, Twin Oaks, etc.
  
• Eastern Orthodox Family Various Orthodox churches
  -- Russian, Greek, Serbian, etc.
• European Free-Church Family Amish, Brethren,
  Mennonites, Quakers, Shakers, etc.
• Holiness Family Christian and Missionary
  Alliance, Church of the Nazarene, etc.
• Independent Fundamentalist Family Plymouth
  Brethren, Fundamentalists, etc.
• Latter-day Saints Family a.k.a. LDS
• Restorationists Church of Jesus Christ of
  Latter-day Saints, The community of Christ

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Branch Number of Adherents
Catholic 1,050,000,000
Orthodox/Eastern Christian 240,000,000
African indigenous sects (AICs) 110,000,000
Pentecostal 105,000,000
Reformed/Presbyterian/Congregational/United 75,000,000
Anglican 73,000,000
Baptist 70,000,000
Methodist 70,000,000
Lutheran 64,000,000
Jehovah's Witnesses 14,800,000
Adventist 12,000,000
Latter Day Saints 12,500,000
Apostolic/New Apostolic 10,000,000
Stone-Campbell ("Restoration Movement") 5,400,000
New Thought (Unity, Christian Science, etc.) 1,500,000
Brethren (incl. Plymouth) 1,500,000
Mennonite 1,250,000
Friends (Quakers) 300,000
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History

• Began in Jerusalem in 1AD with Jesus of
  Nazareth.
• Mary became pregnant before she was married. She
  was approximately fourteen years old. Joseph was
  going to quietly call off the engagement but an
  angel came to him in a dream and told him to take
  Mary as his wife. The baby was born of the holy
  spirit.
• Jesus was born in a barn because his father went
  to Bethlehem for the census and all the inns were
  taken.
• When Jesus was 12 years old, he began teaching in
  the Synagogue. Didnt you know I would be in my
  fathers house? to his parents Joseph and Mary.
• After Jesus was baptized by his cousin John the
  Baptist at age 30, he began teaching, healing,
  and working miracles.
• He spoke of the Kingdom of God to large crowds,
  and soon chose 12 eager disciples whom he taught
  privately. They believed him to be the Messiah .
  Jesus condemned religious hypocrites and
  interpreted the Mosaic law in new ways.

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Jesus' Teachings

• He taught self-sacrificing love by his example of
  being an atonement for all mens sins.
• He said that everyone was excepted into the
  Kingdom not just the Jews.
• Jesus taught about mercy, forgiveness and love.
  The greatest of all my commandments is love one
  another.
• Preached against eye for eye
• turn the other cheek
• He talked about the arrival of judgment day and
  the necessity to repent.

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Jesus' Betrayal

• Judas, one of the twelve apostles, betrayed Jesus
  with a kiss.
• At the last supper Satan entered Judas.
• Judas later after Jesus crucifixion hung himself
  out of guilt. He hung himself on a field with the
  money he received by betraying Jesus.
• To this day no one uses the field, it is called
  the field of blood.
• Even Peter denied knowing Jesus three times
  before the rooster crowed as Jesus had
  prophesized.

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The Crucifixion

• Some, however, didnt like what he spoke and the
  Romans crucified him.
• Whipped 39 times, gave him crown of thrones,
  insulted him, made him carry cross, nailed to
  cross through both of his hand and his feet, next
  to two other criminals.
• On the cross, they inscribed Jesus of Nazareth,
  King of the Jews. This was their mockery toward
  him.
• After he died, there was an earthquake, a few
  hours of darkness.
• Three days later, women went to anoint him and he
  was missing from his tomb. The stone door was
  open and his cloths were folded up, and an angel
  was standing there and told the women that Jesus
  had risen from the dead.
• Jesus spent 30 days on earth along his disciples
  giving them instructions to what to do after he
  left. Paul and Peter spread His word and they
  wrote some of the books in the Bible.

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History

• After Jesus death, His followers started
  gathering and writing down the words of Jesus,
  otherwise known as the gospel.
• Saul, a Jewish leader, underwent a religious
  conversion and changed his name to Paul,
  spreading the gospel around the Mediterranean and
  writing many letters to the churches which are
  now part of the New Testament.

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The Breaks in Christianity
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Common Beliefs

• God is the creator of the world
• Jesus is the Son of God
• He died on the cross and resurrected
• He is the Messiah (savior)
• The Trinity
• God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
• Heaven and Hell
• The Ten Commandments
• Everyone sins

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Important Versus

• All authority on heaven and earth has been given
  to me therefore go and make disciples of all
  nations baptizing them in the name of the father,
  the son and the holy spirit, teaching them as I
  have taught you. And surely I am with you always
  to the very end. Matthew 2818-20
• Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy,
  it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not
  rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily
  angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does
  not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,
  always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 134-7
• For God so loved the world, he gave his one and
  only son, that who so ever believes in Him shall
  not perish, but have everlasting life. John 316
• In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.
  Genesis 11
• Jesus wept John 1135

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Catholic

• The largest of the Christian churches
• Beliefs
• Authority in the Church
• The Pope, The Bishops (Papal authorities)
• All proceed from the original apostles
• Forgiveness
• Confession to the Church
• Ritual
• Prayer
• To God
• To Mary or Saints to intercede
• Creation
• Used for good by God
• Marred by Original Sin
• Sacraments and Baptism
• Important to receive faith
• Give the grace that they signify
• Baptized as an infant

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Protestant

• Beliefs
• Authority
• No papal authority
• Anyone can interpret the bible as they see it
• Forgiveness
• Saved by faith alone
• Simply believe in Jesus, and ask for forgiveness
• Prayer
• To God
• To Jesus to intercede
• Communion
• Used to show ones faith
• Baptism
• Public declaration of ones faith and dedication
  to God

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Holidays and Traditions

• Sundays
• Communion
• Christmas
• Ash Wednesday
• Lent
• Palm Sunday
• Good Friday
• Easter

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Communion
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Work Cited

• "Basic Catholic Beliefs and Practices." Ancient
  and Future Catholics. 21 Sept. 2008
  lthttp//www.ancient-future.net/basics.htmlgt.
• "Protestantism." Wikipedia.org. 21 Sept. 2008
  lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/protestantthree_fun
  damental_principles_of_protestantismgt.
• Robinson, B. A. "Comparing the beliefs of Roman."
  Religious Tolerance.org. 21 Sept. 2008
  lthttp//www.religioustolerance.org/chr_capr.htmgt.
• Turley, Anne K. "The Orthodox Church." 21 Sept.
  2008 lthttp//www.dorogadomoj.com/de132lea.htmlgt.
• "What are Major Christian Beliefs?" 21 Sept. 2008
  lthttp//geneva.rutgers.edu/src/christianity/major.
  htmlgt.
• "A One-Page Overview of Christian History."
  Religion Facts. 22 Sept. 2008 lthttp//www.religion
  facts.com/christianity/history/overview.htmgt.
• The Holy Bible