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WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY?What do Christians believe?
DO NOT COPY THIS – ATHEIST VIEW OF CHRISTIANITY
KEY WORDS/FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS God: supreme (only) &
divine being. Omnipotent Creator of Heaven & Earth.
Jesus (of Nazareth): Son of God. The man who reconciled the sins of the world and God.
Holy Spirit: Spirit of God
KEY WORDS/FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS
Grace: blessings bestowed upon us by God.
Trinity: Divine, human, and spiritual sides of God. i.e. God (Father), Jesus (Son) & Holy Spirit.
Denomination: different groups within same religion
KEY WORDS/FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS Salvation: belief that
Jesus came to Earth to save us
Crucifixion & Resurrection: belief that Jesus was executed and rose again
SIN & REDEMPTION Sin: An action or thought that separates you from
God. (WWJD) - humans have FREE WILL
Atonement: forgiveness, achieved though repentance, confession, penance, etc.
Original Sin: inherited (Eve), cleansed through Baptism
REFLECTIVE PERSONAL ESSAY What are your sins? How can you
realistically stop sin in your life?(Tip: go through the “7 deadly sins” & “10 commandments”)
SIN & REDEMPTION (7 DEADLY SINS)SLOTH: Physical & spiritual laziness
WRATH: Intense feelings of rage, hate, anger
ENVY: Like jealousy, but more coveting
PRIDE: Like hubris, arrogance, feeling more
important than others
SIN & REDEMPTION (7 DEADLY SINS)
LUST: Intense desire for money,
fame, power, sexual pleasure
GLUTTONY: Over-indulgence Sins of
Excess
GREED: Excessive pursuit of
material possessions
SIN & REDEMPTION (10 COMMANDMENTS)
A BRIEF HISTORY
Jesus as Messiah: Born / died as a
Jew. His followers become the first Christian–Jews
Jesus represents NEW covenant (agreement) with God
replaces previous ones from Old Testament)
A BRIEF HISTORY
Early days of Christianity Christian-Jews persecuted by Romans
(martyrs) Referred to as apologists (defenders of
Christianity)
A BRIEF HISTORY Christianity becomes dominant religion
because Constantine converted to Christianity (312 AD)
The Great SCHISM (1054 AD) – Major Split
Irony: began to persecute other religions.
Christians debate divinity of Jesus, split occurs.
Catholics Orthodox West (Spain, France, Italy) East (Greece, Russia and
Serbia) Pope No pope
A BRIEF HISTORY
Corruption People paying church to get
into heaven or reduce their (or their loved ones‘) time in purgatory
(1517) Priest Martin Luther upset, declared his 95 theses
Printing Press: the capability to reproduces texts en masse and in different languages e.g. Bible
Catholics & Protestant Reformation (16th century)
A BRIEF HISTORYFocus of
Protestants: a) read Bible
yourself
b) personal relationship w/ God (no papacy)
THE HOLY BOOKChristian Bible: It said to be the Word
of God and the stories of God and His people.
66 books in the Bible
2 sections: Old Testament (39) New Testament (27)
Book broken down by chapter and verse (i.e. John 3:16)