WORLD RELIGION 401

• Jesus Christ - a historical figure who was born between 2 BCE and 7 BCE. Put to death on the cross by Marcus Pontius Pilate.
• LUKE 15: 11-32 - Used parables which are stories with moral or spiritual lessons like the parable of the prodigal son.
• MATTHEW 5: 3-11 - Taught about happiness through the beatitudes (a series of blessing)
• LUKE 11: 1-4 - Taught his followers how to pray. The Lord's Prayer.
• 12 apostles:

  • Simon Peter & his brother (Andrew)

  • James & James the Lesser or Younger

  • John

  • Matthew

  • Philip

  • Judas Iscariot

  • Thomas the Twin

  • Bartholomew

  • Jude

  • Simon the Zealot.
• Has 72 followers to share the good news in GALILEE.
• appointed PETER as the HEAD of his church (according to CATHOLIC church).
• PETER and PAUL established churches in Corinth, Ephesus, Thessalonica, and in different parts of the world.
• FEATURES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION:

  • Sacred Text (The Bible)

  • The Holy Trinity

  • Different Secs

  • Evangelism

  • Places of Worship

  • The Cross

  • Moral Laws

  • Belief in the Original Sin
• Sacred Text (The Bible) - Old Testament & New Testament.
• OLD TESTAMENT - tells the story of God's creation and the prophecy about Jesus Christ as the Savior. Consists of more than 38 books such as, GENESIS, EXODUS, AND NUMBERS.
• NEW TESTAMENT - Contains the teachings of Jesus Christ and the gospels written by the Evangelists: MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, AND JOHN.

  also contains apostles written by PAUL, JAMES, PETER, JOHN AND JUDE.

  include the BOOK OF REVELATIONS which tell of John's visions while exiled on the island of Patmos .
• THE HOLY TRINITY - Three persons in one God: GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON, AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT. Expressed in the APOSTLE'S CREED or NICERE CREED.
• EVANGELISM - converting people to christianity.
• PLACES OF WORSHIP - where Christians unite to worship God as a community.
• THE CROSS - can be seen in many churches, homes, and schools. Symbolizes the crucifixion of Jesus to redeem mankind from sin and death.
• MORAL LAWS - Guides Christians in living their lives that are pleasing to God. Stated in the TEN COMMANDMENTS and NEW TESTAMENT.
• BELIEF IN THE ORIGINAL SIN - Sin committed by Adam and Eve. Removed through Baptism which makes us God's children.
• Christians believe that Jesus Christ IS THE MESSIAH or THE SAVIOR who delivered human kind from its sins.
• DOCTRINES - a system of beliefs, teachings, and principles used by a specific body of knowledge or belief system as a way of life.

  perceived as things that the followers of religious believe in, as it is stated in the holy scriptures.
• Doctrines that most Christians believe in:

  • Holy Trinity

  • The Virgin Birth of Jesus

  • Deity of Christ

  • Recreation of the Dead

  • The Day of Judgement
• HOLY TRINITY

  • FATHER: creator of the world.
  • SON: Jesus Christ who was sent to save the world from sin.
  • HOLY SPIRIT: Power of God sent down to the disciples to help them spread the word of God.
• God is the creator, the savior, and the empowerer.
• THE VIRGIN BIRTH OF JESUS

  • God chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus Christ.
  • Mary conceived Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Jesus Christ was born in a manger in Bethlehem.
  • Joseph, Mary's Husband, served as the foster father of Jesus Christ.
• DEITY OF CHRIST

  • Jesus Christ is the son of God.
  • He was sinless.
  • He was prophesized as the MESSIAH in the OLD TESTAMENT.
  • Jesus Christ worked miracles by the His divine power during his life: healed the sick, raised people from the dead, controlled nature.
• RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD AND THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT

  Christians believe in the first resurrection of the dead. On this day, the spirits will be reunited with their physical bodies, just us how Jesus Christ was resurrected.
• The last judgement day will take place after the 1,000 YEARS of Christ's reign on Earth.
• Those whose names are written in the BOOK OF LIFE will go to heaven, and those not found will go to hell.
• liturgical calendar - the annual cycle of reasons and days in observance of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• Christmas - It signifies the birth of Jesus Christ that is celebrated every December 25th of the year.
• Advent - It is the four-week preparation to remember the period before Jesus Christ's birth.
• Epiphany - signifies the visitation of the wise men to baby Jesus who brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Celebrated the 12 days after Christmas.
• Baptism - person to be baptized is poured with holy water to signify the sould's cleansing and free from the original sin. Both infants and adults can be baptized.
• Last supper - it is the last meal of Jesus Christ with his disciples, where they share bread and wine before his death.
• Sacrament of the Eucharist - the remembrance of the last supper during catholic church ceremonies.
• the bread as the body of christ.
• lenten season - forty days of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christians fo abstinence or avoid pleasures like eating meat.
• ash wednesday - it is a ritual where ashes are poured or marked as a cross in a catholic's head or forehead. This rite signifies human mortality and the heed of catholic followers to reconcile with God.
• Holy week - the most important week of the lenten season. Days to commemorate the journey of Jesus before Easter.
• ORDER OF HOLY WEEK

  • PALM SUNDAY
  • HOLY THURSDAY
  • GOOD FRIDAY
  • BLACK SATURDAY
  • EASTER SUNDAY