Christianity

Christianity

Means:

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion followers, or 33% of the global population, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior of humanity whose coming as the Messiah (the Christ) was prophesied in the Old Testament.
Christian theology is summarised in various creeds. These professions of faith state that Jesus suffered, died, was buried, descended into hell, and rose from the dead, in order to grant eternal life to those who believe in him and trust in him for the remission of their sins. The creeds further maintain that Jesus bodily ascended into heaven, where he reigns with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, and that he will return to judge the living and the dead and grant eternal life to his followers. His incarnation, earthly ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection are often referred to as "the gospel", meaning "good news". The term gospel also refers to written accounts of Jesus life and teaching, four of which—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—are considered canonical and included in the Christian Bible.
Christianity is an Abrahamic religion that began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the mid-1st century. Originating in Judea, it quickly spread to Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, Egypt, Ethiopia, and India, and by the end of the 4th century had become the official state church of the Roman Empire. Following the Age of Discovery, Christianity spread to the Americas, Australasia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the rest of the world through missionary work and colonisation.Christianity has played a prominent role in the shaping of Western civilisation.
Throughout its history, Christianity has weathered schisms and theological disputes that have resulted in many distinct churches and denominations. Worldwide, the three largest branches of Christianity are the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the various denominations of Protestantism. The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches broke communion with each other in the East-West Schism of 1054; Protestantism came into existence in the Reformation of the 16th century, splitting from the Catholic Church.
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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” 

C.S. Lewis

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” 

 Mahatma Gandhi

“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” 

Augustine of Hippo, Confessions

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” 

 Anne Lamott

“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” 

 G.K. Chesterton, What's Wrong with the World

“In truth,there was only one christian and he died on the cross.” 

Friedrich Nietzsche

“Nobody's perfect. Well, there was this one guy, but we killed him....” 

 Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

“The Bible has noble poetry in it... and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies.” 

 Mark Twain

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.” 

Galileo Galilei, Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina

“We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.” 

 Martin Luther

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