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Christianity is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, as written in the New Testament in the Bible, as well as the word in the Old Testament.

Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that He is devine and human at the same time. They believe that He is the Savior of mankind, as promised in the Old Testament, and they refer to Him as the Messiah.

Christianity is founded on the believe that Jesus suffered, died, was buried and resurrected from the dead to give eternal life to those that believe in Him and trust him to absolute them from their sins. 

They believe that Jesus ascended bodily to heaven, where He rules with God, His Father.  They also believe that He will return to judge all of mankind, the living and the dead, and that He will grant eternal life to His followers.  He is seen as the model for a virtuous life, and His life, death and resurrection are referred to as The Gospel, which means Good News.

Christianity began as a Jewish faith in the middle of the 1st century. 

This religion originally started in the Levant of the Middle East, but it quickly spread to Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia and Egypt. 

It grew into a strong worldwide belief system over just a few centuries, that by the 4th century it became the official church of the Roman Empire.

The three largest groups in the world are the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Protestant Church.

Christians have a set of beliefs that is important to their faith:

1.  Creed [I believe]

The Apostles' Creed is the most popular foundation of the Christian faith, and was developed between the 2nd and the 9th centuries.

Their main beliefs are:
  • The Trinity of God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit.
  • Death, descent into hell, the resurrection and ascent to heaven of Christ.
  • The holy church and the sanctuary of saints.
  • Judgement Day, the second coming of Christ and the salvation of the faithful.

2.  The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments are biblical instructions on how to live a virtuous life.  It includes how to worship only God, not to kill, keep away from thy neighbors' property, to keep the Sabbath holy and more.

3.  Jesus Christ

Christians belief that God had sent Christ, His Son, to earth to save humanity by His baptism, miracles, preaching, teaching and His deeds.

The Matthew and Luke gospels state that Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born from the Virgin Mary.

4.  Death and resurrection of Christ

These two events are considered the most important in the Christian theology, because it states that Christ has power over life and death, which means that He has the power to grand eternal life.

5.  Salvation

The God who raised Jesus from death, will also give new life to humans who lived a virtuous life.

6.  Trinity

The Trinity is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  God is believed as infinite and His precence is mirrored through Christ and the Holy Spirit.

7.  Scriptures

Christians regard the Bible as the inspired Word of God.  He worked through human authors to prevail what He wished to communicate.

8.  Eschaton

The end of all things, as revealed in the Bible, will come to a point where all humans will be judged, and either go to heaven, or hell.

Christianity is the world's largest religion, as from the early 21st century, with approximately 2.2 billion followers. 

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