Christianity
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Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
— Jesus Christ, Matthew 4:4
Christianity is the most popular religion in the world, with more than 2.38 billion followers. Moderates believe in living according to the Ten Commandments along with the teachings of Jesus Christ, while radicals might go as far as crusading against non-Christians.
The core belief of Christianity is that Jesus Christ is the sun of
God. You should follow this belief to determine whether a denomination or cult is considered to be Christian or not.
Since the beginning of Christ’s original teachings, over the years, Christianity has been largely corrupted, and the meanings of
Christ’s words misunderstood.
Beliefs
Christianity believes that God has sent his son, Jesus Christ, down to earth to save all people from sin and eternal suffering in hell. All one needs to do to earn salvation is to believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God and is King. Christianity believes in one God, which is the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity states that The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit are all the same God, but they are not each other. This type of trinity is something that does not exist in our mortal world and is one of its kind. Christianity also values morals very much, being kind to others.
History
Jesus Christ preached his ideas in
Roman Judaea. He was hated by the
Jewish leaders at the time because he was claiming to be the son of
God, which is threatening their authority. This eventually led to
Jesus Christ's crucifixion. But, three days later people found that
Jesus's tomb was empty, and that he had rose up from the dead.
Jesus Christ appeared to many people, for 40 days he stayed on earth and promised a second return. His disciples founded
Early Christianity, which later, caused by a variety of factors including the split of the
Roman Empire, divided the Christian church into two: the
Roman Catholics in the west and the
Eastern Orthodox in the, well, east. Later, due the the growing corruption of the
Catholic Church, another new branch was split off, called “
Protestantism”, as in protesting against the
Catholic authority.
Catholicism and
Protestantism became the two biggest branches of Christianity today, while
Orthodoxy mainly settled in
Russia and other Eastern European countries.
Modern State of Christianity
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He’s saying that one billion people are pedophiles.
— drugbuscelmare, in reaction to someone saying that 2000 churches have pedophiles
Branches
Catholicism ![](/images/4/48/Vatican-icon2.png)
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Catholicism is a major branch of Christianity that is usually led by a bishop or pope. He believes the Pope is the highest human rank and is widely practiced in Italy,
France,
Poland,
Ireland, and
Spain.
Orthodoxy ![](/images/c/c2/EastOrth-icon.png)
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Orthodoxy is a variant of Christianity mainly revolving around the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is practiced mainly in Greece and
Russia. He uses the autocephalous system, meaning every nation has its own, autonomous patriarch.
Branches of Orthodoxy:
Protestantism ![](/images/4/47/Anglicanism-icon.png)
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Protestantism is a variant of Christianity revolving around the justification of God only, holding The Bible in regard as The highest form of Christianity, and opposition to hierarchical institutions of Christianity such as the Pope (except for Anglicans). It is practiced mainly in
anglophone nations like the
United States and the
United Kingdom.
Branches of Protestantism:
Relations
Friends
Jesusism - For
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
Monotheism - For there is one
God and one mediator between
God and mankind, the man
Christ Jesus, 1 Timothy 2:5
Enemies
Other Religions -
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6
How to draw
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- Draw a ball.
- Fill it with white.
- Draw a dark blue square on the upper left of the ball.
- Draw a red cross in the dark blue square.
- Add the eyes and you are done!
Color Name | HEX | |
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White | #FFFFFF | |
Blue | #002868 | |
Red | #Bf0A30 |