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.
The Christian beliefs are:
- There is one God
- The belief in the Trinity
- God created teh 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
The Catholic Church comprises those particular churches, headed by bishops, in communion 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 Patrairch of Constantinople. The split is called the great Schism, as a result the Orhtodox church is formed
In the 16th century, Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin inaugurated what has come to be called Protestism. There are many differet form Protestant religions. Protestantism is a branch within Christianity, containing many denominations with some differing practices and doctrins, that principally orginated in the sixteenth - century Protestant Reformation.
Choose and name two 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. They have 1.3 Billion followers
2. They believe in authority within the church, baptism, the bible, forgiveness of sins, the immaculate conception of Mary, The Lords supper, Infallibility of the Pope, Prayer, the right to life, sacrament and saints.
3.
4. It began after the death of Jesus Christ
5. It is led by the Pope
6.
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