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What do you have to do when you are a Christian?

As a Christian you will have to live a god centered life, so all can see the difference, and you will have to spread the word of god to all the people around you. … (MORE)

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Why Christians killled Christians?

In North America it was because even though they were looking for freedom, they knew nothing about it. They took with them the same understanding and systems from where they c… (MORE)

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This circuit is used in most electronic digital computers ever built & was invented in 1918 (patent GB148582). What is it now called?

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What do Christians eat at Christian weddings?

At the wedding itself or the reception afterwards? Nothing is usually eaten at the wedding, although some denominations may give the couple communion. At the reception the gu… (MORE)

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What is Christianity about?

My point of view in a short statement : It's about living in peace , loving our Father with our heart soul and mind and praising Jesus for giving us victory over flesh and the… (MORE)

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What is Christianity?

Christian Perspective: Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament as the continuation of the Ol…d Testament revelation to the Ancient Israelites. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, the savior of humanity prophesied in the Old Testament, and and that He will again return as promised. Consequentially, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah and the term "Christianity" itself is a derivative of "Christ". There are currently 2.2 billion Christians in the world and growing, making Christianity the largest religion in the world. Islamic Perspective: Christianity is Islam (or submission to God) per the Bible God revelation to Jesus.Jesus is referred to as Christ or Messiah.Christianity is one of the Abrahamic religions; namely Judaism, Christianity, and Islam per Qur'an God revelation to prophet Muhammad. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion. It is also a monotheistic religion, although its Trinitarian doctrine is seen by Muslims as non-monotheistic. Adherents believe in the Bible, and that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, and that He will return as promised. Different Christian Sects There are five major sects in Christianity and some say even more, but the easiest way to break up Christianity is into these five categories: Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Eastern, and Mormon. Each of these groups believe the other groups are failing in their attempt to reach proper salvation through the Christ and as such have their own methods of attaining this goal. Orthodox Christianity is the one of the oldest Christian Sects in the sense that it represents a fragment of the original Church and holds many doctrines in common with Catholicism as concerns the Sacraments. The disagreement between the Orthodox and Catholic is over leadership. The Orthodox maintain that the Church is a community of Patriarchs all with equal standing as opposed to a Pope with supreme power over all cardinals. Orthodox are most famous for praying with icons. There are several movements in Orthodox Christianity, the most famous being the Greek Orthodox and the Russian Orthodox, but there are also Georgian Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox, Slavic Orthodox, and Eastern Orthodox. Catholicism is also one of the oldest Christian Sects in the sense that it represents a fragment of the original Church. Catholics hold that all seven sacraments are necessary to be saved along with the proper Eucharist. Catholicism also has several co-equal rites such as the Roman Rite (the most popular), the Byzantine Rite, the Slavic Rite, and so on. All Catholics (and exclusively Catholics) recognize the infallibility of the Pope on certain matters and the Pope's rule over Christendom. Protestantism incorporates a wide variety of different movements and in certain cases, different sects in its umbrella. As a result, it is hard to pin down Protestantism. It formed as a rejection of Catholic doctrine in some cases, especially as concerns Calvinists and Lutherans or Catholic power in some cases, especially as concerns Anglicanism/Episcopalianism and Presbyterianism. As Protestant doctrines most often derive from the idea that the Bible should be the only source of Christian belief, differing interpretations of the Bible have made Protestant movements most prone to splitting. New Protestant movements are being created all of the time, with the Evangelical Movement among the fastest growing forms of Christianity. Most African-Americans ascribe to Protestant movements such as the Baptist Church. Mormonism is a uniquely American form of Christianity (that is to say it embodies many American cultural ideas and American locales not that exclusively Americans are Mormons). Mormonism holds the Divine Revelation extended beyond the Biblical Period, resulting in additional Testaments of His Will. The most famous of these new documents is the Book of Mormon. Additionally Mormons believe that Divine Revelation continues into the present day and the Elder Mormon Leadership has partial access to Divine Knowledge in order to arbitrate Questions of the Faith. Many Christians outside of Mormonism consider Mormonism to be a heresy as it does not hold to the Nicene Creed's understanding of the Trinity. The Eastern Christian Churches are not a uniform group of churches, but this group represents all of the Churches of the Old World that do not fit neatly into the categories of Orthodox, Catholic, or Protestant. These churches include the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Egyptian Coptic Church, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and the early Christian Heretical Religions (such as the Nestorians and Justinians). What makes these Christian sects unique is different in every case. The Ethiopians have additional holy books and a unique liturgy, the Coptics hold to Monophysite Heresy, the Armenian Church did not join with the Early Patriarchs of the Church, and so forth. (MORE)

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I have published more than 70 substantial online articles on all aspects of the Christian faith. My home library includes a wide selection of works on Christian theology and philosophy.

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Can Christians and non Christians marry?

This is a complicated question. Legally, in the United States, there is no religious "test" for marriage - any one person of any faith may choose to marry any other person… of any faith provided certain requirements about age, degree of consanguinity, gender (in some states) and consent are met. In most developed countries, the above holds true. In developing and undeveloped countries, there may be national laws prohibiting interfaith marriages - you would need to check with the individual country. In terms of religion, this will vary by faith - some denominations refuse to offer the blessing of marriage on interfaith couples while other denominations accept the differing faiths. A few denominations and several religions (Greek Orthodox, orthodoz Judaism and Catholicism come to mind) typically require both couples to be of the faith in which the marriage is solemnized and will perform the required conversion ceremony either prior to or during the marriage ceremony. In terms of family harmony, you may need to proceed with caution - some families have no problem with interfaith marriages while other families may see you as betraying your family and turning your back on God. You will have to judge what reaction both peoples' families will offer to the engagement. In terms of personal relationships, developing a serious personal relationship with a person of another faith can be difficult and require a great deal of adjustment and open-mindedness. Some couples find their different faiths bring them closer together, while other couples eventually find their different faiths drive them apart. It takes honest, open, trusting communication and a sincere desire by both people to make an interfaith marriage work. However, the same can be said of intrafaith marriages as well. From a theological perspective, Paul commands Christians not to be joined together with non-Christians, i.e., "unequally yoked" (2 Corinthians 6:14). This is because Christians are called to a totally different, and often contrary, lifestyle. Another Answer Saint Paul is not always opposed to marriage to non-Christians, which means we can choose a passage according to which side of the debate we wish to support. In First Corinthians chapter 7, he says if a Christian man has an unbelieving wife, he should continue to live with her, just as a Christian woman with an unbelieving husband should live with him, unless the unbeliever wishes to separate. The upshot is that theology does not really give us a ruling either way. We should simply follow our hearts. (MORE)

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Why is there Christianity?

Opinion Christianity exists because there are many people who attest to and have experienced the truth of Christ and his message, whether it be the intellectual, his…torical, archaeological, or scientific truth presented in the Bible. They find no need to suspend rational thinking or intelligence in order to believe because all harmonize perfectly. Many are involved in fulfilling the Great Commission of bringing the message of Christ's amazing work and presence to all people, despite intolerance and persecution against them and the message. Christianity came about because of sin in the garden of Eden. You see in the beginning God made everything very good. But because of Adams disobedience sin came into the world. That sin was passed on to everyone who has every lived. No matter who you are or what good you may have done we have all sinned. All of us have take something that wasn't ours that is stealing even if it were a paper clip. Most of us have hated someone and if we have hated someone then we have actually committed murder in our hearts. Most of us have looked on someone to want to take them to bed, this is adultery if your married and fornication if you're not. Having said that, God knowing that people were this way, and yet loving us still, made a way for us to come back to Him. Because sin had driven us from Him. He sent Jesus to pay the price for us. To die in our place and be punished instead of us for something that He didn't do. This is why there is Christianity. Want to know more. Christianity came about because of sin in the garden of Eden. You see in the beginning God made everything very good. But because of Adams disobedience sin came into the world. That sin was passed on to everyone who has every lived. No matter who you are or what good you may have done we have all sinned. All of us have take something that wasn't ours that is stealing even if it were a paper clip. Most of us have hated someone and if we have hated someone then we have actually committed murder in our hearts. Most of us have looked on someone to want to take them to bed, this is adultery if your married and fornication if you're not. Having said that, God knowing that people were this way, and yet loving us still, made a way for us to come back to Him. Because sin had driven us from Him. He sent Jesus to pay the price for us. To die in our place and be punished instead of us for something that He didn't do. This is why there is Christianity. Want to know more. (MORE)

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How do you answer why you are a Christian?

Answer You answer I am a Christian because I have been saved by Jesus Christ. If you don't know that answer in your heart you may not be a believer. The bible ma…kes it clear, "Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you-- unless indeed you fail the test?" (2 Corinthians 13:5). If you don't know I encourage you to read the bible and pray and repent of your sins. For we humans are sinners by nature and haters of God. God reaches down sovereignly to choose His elect and redeems them by Christ alone. Christians are saved by Christ and He took our sinful iniquity when He died on the cross. If you know these things, have repented of your sins, accept Christ as your savior then you can answer that is why you are a Christian. Answer I encourage you to think about the greatest sacrifice, really think & allow your heart & mind to open. A parent giving their beloved to suffer for you. For the innocent beloved to carry your burden and suffer for you. To feel that love for you completely wrapped around you. That emotion and feeling of love is the holy spirit. Knowing what was done for me is why I am a Christian. PRAYER to accept Jesus-Lord, I know that I am a sinner: If I died today I would not go to heaven. I now turn to you, asking you to forgive my sin, come into my life, and be my Savior. Help me live for you from this day forward. Answer I'm a christian because I realized I was a sinner, and that believing the Gospel (good news) of the grace of God/The Gospel (good news) of Christ is the only way to be saved. The only way we can know if someone is saved is by listening to their words concerning the accomplishments of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That's the ONLY valid testimony! What does he/she believe was accomplished by that death, burial and resurrection? That's the key point! Does he/she believe it was an all-sufficient reconciliation where the entirety of the world's sin debt was concerned? Some people went to Christian school , then go to the sermon became the pastor or elders. But I do not understand one thing , what is a Christian ? I Am Just graduated from the seminary is a Christian? God whether to recognize it ? Thank God! Can we meet here is God's arrangement, I talk about some of my understanding, what if there is wrong, please point it out to everyone. I also believe in God, but I can not say that he is a qualified Christian because my body too much crime, and pleaded guilty to the crime scene to live in pain every day, but could do nothing, the Scripture also say that people can not be without holiness see main, so I can not be a sin to heaven. (MORE)

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Do you have to be a Christian to get into a Christian college?

no not at all you see christian school's or christian college's help you to become a christian like i wanted to become a christian so i went to a christian college called … (MORE)

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Where did the first Christians become Christians?

Not from the time of Jesus, as many people think. Jesus was a religious and political leader of the Jewish people and came to speak to the Jews and surrounded himself with… Jews. Paul converted some of the earliest Christians in and around Greece, after his supposed religious conversion. Some of the other disciples started various sects made up of Jews who followed Jesus. Christianity really grew in Rome , especially after the conversion of the Emperor Constantine. Though his conversion was probably for political purposes and the consolidation of power, Constantine and others really shaped the future of Christianity at Nicaea in 325. According to the Bible: People were first called Christians in Antioch: Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Christianity is based on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ so Christians did not exist before the death of Christ. People first became Christians in Jerusalem at Pentecost with the coming of the Holy Spirit. Possibly you could call Jesus' followers before the coming of the Holy Spirit Christians but the Bible says Christians have the Holy Spirit indwelling them. Ephesians 1:13 And you also became God's people when you heard the true message, the Good News that brought you salvation. You believed in Christ, and God put his stamp of ownership on you by giving you the Holy Spirit he had promised. Follow what is written: After all of these attempts to explain, you realize you had the answer all along, as the word Christian means "Christ man" or "Christos man", it was a name given the followers of Jesus the Christos or Christ. Christos or Christ meaning "the anointed one", (see Strong's Greek number 5547 and its base 5548 and 5530. Jesus Christ was a sign foretold by the Prophet Isaiah (7:14) ... Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel (Strong's Hebrew word 6005.. God with us). The name Jesus, is of Hebrew origin (See Strong's Hebrew word 3091 and Greek word 2424) its from two Hebrew words 3068 and 3467, Yahovah and yasha Jesus would be anointed by the Holy Spirit during his baptism (Matthew 3:16), making him Jesus the Christos. Read John 1:25 where the Pharisees are questioning John (the baptist), son of the priest Zacharias (Luke 1). Understand that the Pharisees are looking for the "Anointed one" "Christ" and they think John may be the Christ or Christos. Therefore Christians could not have existed before the coming of The Christos, Christ (the Anointed one). There were Hebrews (tribes of Israel) prior to Christ (often mistakenly identified as Jews), however the unlearned have no idea that Jews represent only one tribe of Israel (Judah). The actions of the Hebrews (Israelite's) would have been identical to those of the Christians as they are based upon the law of our Father given to Moses. Christ would extend that offering of salvation (of the soul) through him, to all mankind (not just the tribes of Israel). Jesus the Christ would be born of the virgin Mary of the tribe of Levi of the house of Aaron (Luke 1-2), the Priest line; and his mother would marry Joseph of the tribe of Judah of the house of David, the king line (Matthew 1), Therefore Jesus the Christ would take on both titles King and High Priest of the tribes of Israel (King David and Aaron the High Priest in one Anointed person). A Christian is one that believes Jesus is the Christ (the anointed one) as foretold by the prophet Isaiah (7:14). He offered himself as the one and only sacrifice for the sins of mankind (Hebrews 10:10, Colossians 2:14). He died and was observed after death (John 20-21), proving the spirit existed as explained by Paul (1st Corinthians 15). He set an example for all of us to live according to the law (10 commandments) of our Father. He gave us (those who believe in him) power in his name (Luke 10:19), to defeat the evil ones who deceive others. See the book of acts and the later letters of the apostles, for the forming of the Christian faith, under the Apostles of Christ and the 7 churches (Revelation 1). HISTORICAL ANSWER: Philo of Alexandria wrote in about AD 10 that Christians were already scattered all over the Roman Empire. He called them "Therapeutae", but his description of them is unmistakable. We have the testimony of Eusebius, the author of Ecclesiastical History that these Therapeutae were in fact Christians. St Augustine, too, confirms that Christians existed before the first century. Under the reign of Alexandra Salome, the last Queen of Judea (76 to 67 BC), the Jewish political party of Pharisees, who had been exiled under her husband, Alexander Jannaeus, returned to power and slaughtered thousands of their political enemies, including Saducees, Essenes and Levites. Many Saducees and Essenes fled from Jerusalem, and from Judea, into the more accepting areas of the Roman and Ptolemaic Empires. Many of these exiles were pietists and baptists and formed close-knit communities all across the Empire, and most especially in Egypt where Philo later encountered them and wrote about them. Some of the characteristics detailed by Philo include Sunday smeetings, baptism, common meals, and prayer and praise services. The existence and doctrines of the Dead Sea Scrolls also bears this out, the Essenes who wrote those documents were hidden in the Dead Sea area from the political powers that were hunting them from Jerusalem. It is likely that these people's hope for a savior ("Jesus" in Hebrew) was the beginning of the movement that later became called Christianity. (MORE)