Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic Monotheistic religion based on the concept of Jesus Christ, son of God the Father, having died on the cross to save us and allow us to enter Heaven.

His life and followers are written about in the New Testament, part of the Bible. Christians consider the Bible, both the Old Testament and New Testament, as sacred.[3] The Gospels or "The Good News" are the first four books of the New Testament and are about the life of Jesus, his death, and him rising from the dead.

Principle Beliefs

 * God created the world
 * Jesus is God the Son.
 * Jesus is/was the human son of the Virgin Mary and the divine Son of God.
 * Jesus suffered and died to free humans from their sin and was later resurrected from the dead. He then went up into Heaven
 * At the end of time, Jesus will come back to Earth to judge all mankind, both alive and dead, giving everlasting life to those who believe in him
 * The Holy Spirit is the spirit of God on the Earth that spoke through prophets.

Jesus' Life
Unlike Judaisers, Christians believe that Jesus, as the Messiah, was anointed by God as ruler and savior of all people. Christians also believe that Jesus' coming was the fulfillment of prophecies of the Old Testament. Jesus was executed by being nailed to a cross (or crucified) under Pontius Pilate, the local Roman governor at the time.

The prophets foretold in the Old Testament of Jesus as the Savior. Christians think of Jesus Christ as a teacher, a role model, and someone who revealed who the Christian Godwas.

Just like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is an Abrahamic religion.[5][6] Christianity started out as a Jewish sect[7][8] in the eastern Mediterranean. It quickly grew in number of believers and influence over a few decades, and by the 4th Century it had become the dominant religion in the Roman Empire. The Kingdom of Aksum became the first empire to adopt Christianity. During the Middle Ages, the rest of Europe mostly was Christianized. At that time, Christians were mostly a religious minority in the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of India.[9] Following the Age of Discovery, through missionary work and colonization, Christianity spread to Africa, the Americas, and the rest of the world.

Christianity has been an important part of the shaping of Western values. As of the early 21st century, Christianity has approximately 2.2 billion followers.