Christianity is a major
religion coming from the life, teachings and death of Jesus of Nazereth
in the 1st century A.D. There are now more than 1,700,000,000 Christians
in the world spread over all the continents of the world and divided
into three main branches; the Roman Catholics, the Eastern Orthodox
and the Protestant or Reform Tradition.
The Christian faith involves a way of life.
The ways and beliefs of Christianity are taken from The Bible and
teachings of the church fathers. The scriptures and the teachings
are believed ot be inspired by God for the saving of mans soul. The
Bible as the sacred scripture of Christianity mixes history and moral
teachings. These teachings are often in the form of descriptions of
peoples lives both moral and immoral. Christians are encouraged to
emmulate the former and avoid in themselves and others, the later.
The evolution of Christianity to modern Christianity is a very interesting
history, some of it well known and some of it less known, that spans
almost 2,000 years. We will try and talk about history as well as
describe many of the various branches. I ask for help here if you
are familiar with a branch that hasn't been mentioned please write
or E-Mail me so I can add to our knowledge base and hopefully broaden
our understanding. Thank You!!
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