What 5 reasons made Christianity spread?

Answer 1

Answer 1

God's Will

Jesus' perfect example

His miracles and healings - bringing the dead back to life and making the blind see.

His Resurrection and Ascension

Conviction of His Apostles/disciples

Steadfast travelling and teaching of the Message of the Gospel empowered now by God's Holy Spirit.

An ever growing/enlarging Church of God membership

True belief even unto suffering and death

Pick-and-choose five.

Answer 2

There are also historical and anthropological reasons that have little to do with the faith merit (or lack thereof) of Christianity.

1) Removal of Jewish Lifestyle Doctrines: It was not uncommon in the Jewish world for Messiah-Claimants to appear and do their song and dance. What made Jesus persist is not the Jewish community's reception of him, but how the Greek (pagan) community received his message. Peter and Paul wisely made the decision to separate Christ-worship from Judaism and removed many of the Jewish laws from applying to new converts, such as restrictions on food, abstaining from work on the Sabbath, and the necessity of male circumcision. Removing these requirements made Christianity very accessible and won Greek converts.

2) Success of the Apostles Spreading the Word: Peter, Paul, and the Other Apostles and Disciples of the Early Church had a message that they were passionate about and that people in different communities gravitated towards. It was the strength of this message that gave Christians the wherewithal to withstand three centuries of persecution in small ecclesia or communities.

3) Conversion of the Roman Empire: The biggest growth in Christianity was the conversion of Emperor Constantine to Christianity and its becoming the official Roman Religion. This led to mass conversions across the Empire to avoid the issue of being religiously persecuted and to take advantage of being part of the new majority religion.

4) Removal and Castigation of Non-Christians in Christian Territories: Throughout the Middle Ages, Christian leadership was incredibly hostile to non-Christian religions such as Judaism and Islam that existed within Europe or other Christian-controlled territories. The Inquisitions and pogroms across Europe made it difficult for non-Christians (or even heretical Christians) to practice their faiths and many converted to Christianity to avoid the pain and torture that would befall those who did not convert.

5) Ascendance of Europe and Planetary Conquest: When Europe arrived in the New World, they brought their faith with them. When Europeans conquered the New World (and eventually the Old World), they created Christian institutions across their new territories and supplanted the indigenous religions. Precautions were taken to prevent Islam from also becoming part of the New World with the deportation of the Berberiscos and Moriscos back to Morocco. As a result of this "untainted" Christian territory, over 80% of Americans (across America) are either Christian (in whole or part) or Atheist/Agnostic with primarily Christian backgrounds.