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Christianity
Basic facts about the Christian faith
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The Golden Rule : "Do
to others what you want them to do for you"
Matthew Ch. 7 v. 12
- the founder of Christianity was Jesus,
believed by Christians to be the Son of God
- Christianity is approximately 2000
years old
- Jesus was born in Bethlehem in what
is now Israel
- he was raised as a Jew
- the Christian holy book is the Bible
- they believe this tells the truth about Jesus and contains
information on how life should be lived
- Christians usually worship in a
church
- key festivals in the life of a
Christian include Christmas, Easter,
Ascension Day and Pentecost
- the religious symbol is the cross
- Christians believe that there is only
one God, who acts in the world as Father, Son and Holy Spirit (the Trinity)
- they believe that God created the
world and humans in his image. God is love, and out of love,
he sent his son [Jesus] to live and die for humanity
- many Christians believe that Jesus
died to save people from the punishment which human sin deserves -
death. They believe that if people believe in Jesus as God's
son and their saviour, they will have eternal life in heaven
- Christianity developed in different
places in different ways. This is why there are so many denominations
of Christianity. Most of these denominations [groups] fall
under the three main Churches - Roman Catholics, Orthodox Christians
and Protestants (Church of England, Methodist,
Baptist, etc)
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Christianity 
The
plain cross. Used by many Christians. It symbolises
that Jesus rose from the dead [was resurrected] and will one day
return to earth. 
The
Crucifix depicts Jesus on the cross. This is mainly the
symbol used by the Catholic Church. It reminds some
Christians that Jesus suffered that they might be forgiven. 
Genesis