Christianity

Christianity:

-          (Christianity Christ”, literally means “anointed one”) is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament.

-          Christians believe Jesus is the son of God having become man and the saviour of humanity. Christians, therefore, commonly refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah.

Christian Beliefs:

-          There is one God

-          The belief is the Trinity

-          God created the world and it is good

-          Man is created in the image of God

-          Jesus, the son of God, was sent to save mankind

-          Belief in God brings salvation

-          The holy spirit directs the Church

-          Man has free will

              Denominations/Variants:

·         Christianity contains three main branches which are:

-          Roman Catholicism

-          Orthodox Church

-          Protestantism

Catholic Church:

-          Comprises those Particular churches, headed by bishops, in communions with the pope, the bishop of Rome, as its highest authority in matters of faith.

Orthodox Church:

-          Comprises those churches in communion with the Patriarchal Sees of the East such as the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

-          The split is called the great Schisms a result the Orthodox Church is formed.

-          In the 11^th century, Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, and John Calvin inaugurated what has come to be called Protestantism. There are many different forms of Protestantism Religions. Protestantism is a branch within Christianity, containing many denominations with some differing practices and doctrines, that principally originated in the 16^th century

Choose and name 2 Christian Variants and answer the following Questions:

1. How many worldwide followers does the variant have?

2. What are the key central beliefs?

3. What is the logo of the church? Draw this.

4. When was the Church formed?

5. Who is the head of the Church?

6. What are two features of this church?

ROMAN CATHOLICISM:
1. around 1.3 billion
2. Authority within the church, Baptism, the bible, books of the bible, forgiveness of Sins, Hell, immaculate conseption of Mary, the Lords supper, Prayer, visibilty of the Church
3.