what is christianity?
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Christianity is supposed to be a way of life based on the teachings and life of Jesus.  Very few people actually can be classed as being "Christa in"\n\nUnfortunately there are many that call therm-selves Christian and profess to follow the teachings of Jesus but by their actions they are far from what Jesus taught.\n\nA good place to start is by reading the Bible. (Use several modern versions as some are very highly biased to theological ideas, eg the King James is highly biased) \n\n Talking to  various people the profess Christianity will possibly confuse you even more.  So send me an email.  I can tell you the different ideas and leave it up to you to decide which one you think best describes the teachings of Jesus\n\ngordo_burns@yahoo.com.au
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Wow where did you get this information? Christianity is called Christianity because of the followers of Christ that would be those called Christians. Where did you ever get he was against religious laws? He said that not one jot or title shall pass away until he returns. Jesus came to fufill the law not to destroy it. god is the same yesterday today and tommorow although mans relationship to God does change.
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Christianity! ( not as in organized religion, tho) As an individual that has a personal relationship with Christ. \nWhy? Because it is the TRUTH! Only thru Jesus, can we attain salvation.
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Catholics ARE Christian!  Every Christian church no is an offshoot of the Catholic church.
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baptism is a sacrament of Christianity, along with communion.  Might you mean being Baptist??
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Christianity is a polytheistic religion that blasphemes against the true living God. It is a religion that pulls the ploy of taking the focus off the Father of creation and placing it on a prophet (who himself practiced true monotheism). Christians try to trick the world by simply saying it is three in one. So can't the Hindus say it is a million in one?
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You mean christianity?
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Christianity is definitely a religion.
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Actually, the Catholic Church was the ONLY Christian church for many many years. Now, as different groups have disagreed with the teachings of the Catholic leaders, some have broken away and founded new religions.\n\nA CHRISTIAN is someone who believes that God became a human being (Jesus of Nazareth), and saves us from the consequences of our sins by dying on a cross.\n\nCATHOLICS believe exactly that. We also believe that the apostles were given the responsibility and the guidance of the Holy Spirit to lead Christians in faith - and that the bishops carry on that responsibility (and receive that guidance) still today.\n\nIn other words, Catholics ARE Christians. But there are other kinds of Christians as well (Orthodox, Schismatics, Christian/cults, and Protestants).
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Catholics are Christians....  \n\nChristianity is a major world religion developed in the first century AD based on the belief that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah or Christ of Israel. Followers, called Christians, were initially viewed as a sect of Judaism. It quickly developed as a separate religion as Jewish Christians became outnumbered by non-Jewish converts and, through a strong missionary emphasis, Christianity became a diverse worldwide movement. \n\nTheir scripture is the Bible, which contains the Jewish Scriptures (Old Testament) and the Christian Scriptures (New Testament). Except for cults, aberrant sects, and Liberal Christianity, those who claim to be Christians have historically believed the following: There is only one true God eternally revealed in three distinct Persons - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (the Trinity). \n\nHuman beings are sinners who (without the grace of God received through faith in Christ) are eternally lost. Jesus, who is God in the flesh, died on the cross and rose physically from the dead as the sole and sufficient payment for the sins of humanity.\n\nAs a whole, however, the differences between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism are still seen most clearly in the issues of the Reformation. The 16th century reformers distinguished themselves from Catholicism in two key ways. \n\nFirst, they saw the Bible as the sole foundation for authority (sola scriptura) rather than the Pope, church dogma or tradition. \n\nSecond, the reformers taught salvation by “grace alone” (sola gracia). They also insisted that sola gracia could be faithfully maintained only by understanding the gospel to be the message of a free pardon and righteous standing with God through “faith alone” (sola fide) in the imputed righteousness of Christ. \n\nThe Roman Catholic Church claimed (and still claims) to affirm sola gracia, but anathematized sola fide, teaching instead that grace is received and maintained by a combination of faith plus works (religious rites, sacraments, or human endeavor). \n\n\nChris·tian    (krschn)\n\nADJECTIVE: \n\nProfessing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. \nRelating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings. \nManifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus; Christlike. \nRelating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents. \nShowing a loving concern for others; humane. \n\nNOUN: \n\nOne who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. \nOne who lives according to the teachings of Jesus. \n\n\nChristian Denominations and Sects\n\nAfrican Methodist Episcopal \nAfrican Methodist Episcopal Zion \nAfrican Orthodox Church \nAmerican Baptist Churches USA \nAmish \nAnabaptist \nAnglican Catholic Church  \nAntiochian Orthodox  \nArmenian Evangelical Church \nArmenian Orthodox  \nAssemblies of God \nAssociated Gospel Churches of Canada  \nAssociation of Vineyard Churches \nBaptist \nBaptist Bible Fellowship \nBranch Davidian \nBrethren in Christ \nBruderhof Communities \nByzantine Catholic Church  \nCalvary Chapel \nCalvinist \nCatholic \nCell Church \nCeltic Orthodox  \nCharismatic Episcopal Church \nChristadelphian \nChristian and Missionary Alliance \nChristian Churches of God \nChristian Identity \nChristian Reformed Church \nChristian Science \nChurch of God \nChurch of God \nChurch of God \nChurch of God in Christ \nChurch of God of Prophecy \nChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints \nChurch of Scotland  \nChurch of South India \nChurch of the Brethren \nChurch of the Lutheran Brethren of America \nChurch of the Nazarene \nChurch of the New Jerusalem \nChurch of the United Brethren in Christ \nChurch Universal and Triumphant \nChurches of Christ \nChurches of God General Conference \nCongregational Christian Churches \nCoptic Orthodox  \nCumberland Presbyterian Church \nDisciples of Christ \nEpiscopal  \nEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churc
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Nonsense.  Christianity, as a collective, is the world's largest religion.
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A Christian is someone who believes in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and is baptized. A Catholic is a specific kind of Christian, one who also believes the Catholic Church was founded by Christ and accepts it as possessing the fullness of Christian truth and the means of salvation\n\nThe words Catholic and Christian were once interchangeable. The first Christians called the Church Catholic or universal, to distinguish it from heretical splinter groups that denied necessary Christian truths. Thus the early Christians came to be known as Catholics.
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Catholicism is a branch of Christianity.  Not believing in the Bible defeats the purpose of Christianity.  You can't claim to be a Christian yet not believe in the one book that Christianity is all about.
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Christianity is divided into many Churches. Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Coptic, baptist the list goes on and on. They are essentially the same thing but these are some differences in dogma, tradition and ritual. But in fact all these are just nonsense the division in Christianity was done in the sole purpose of controlling the church and that means money and power.
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The foundation of Christian religions is belief in Jesus. It is the single most important thing. If you remove that there isn't alot left.\n\nAnd the non-Christian  religions is a huge category that is hard if not impossible to cover in any real depth in this venue.
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Pagan is a prechristian religion.  It's mainly based on understanding the cycles of nature and living with th earth.  It makes much more sense to me than modern religions like Christianity.
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christianity. the info is in the history of the biblical era