Beliefs in Christianity

7.1.1
Students analyze the causes and effects of the vast expansion and ultimate

disintegration of the Roman Empire.

Beliefs of
Christianity

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Warm Up
3-4 sentences

Excluding the

Bible or another

religious text,

what book or story

has had the

biggest impact on
your life? How so?

Essential
Question:

What are the core beliefs of the

Christian faith?

The Christian Bible

❖ Old Testament

➢ Also called ‘Hebrew Bible’
➢ Shared with Christians and Jews
➢ Almost entirely in Hebrew

❖ New Testament

➢ New writings added after time of

Jesus

➢ Rejected by Jews
➢ Written in Greek (common

language)

The Christian Bible

❖ The Gospels (Matthew, Mark,

Luke, John)
➢ First 4 books of the new

testament

➢ Describe the life and

teachings of Jesus
■ Many teachings are

parables

The Christian Bible

❖ Remaining 23 books of New

Testament
➢ Mainly to explain Christian teaching

or solve problems in the church
■ Trinity, resurrection and

salvation

➢ Revelation makes future predictions

about Jesus return and final battle of
good and evil

Christians Belief about God

❖ Jesus is the Son of God

➢ God is human form proved

by the resurrection

➢ By believing in Jesus

people will be rewarded
with eternal life

Christians Belief about God

❖ Everyone has a Soul / Spirit

➢ God needs to forgive a person's

sins so their soul can be in his
presence after death

➢ Old testament required animal

sacrifice to make up for sins, New
testament Jesus offers himself as
the sacrifice

Christians Belief about God

❖ God Exists in Three Persons

(Trinity)
➢ Christians are monotheistic

(one God)

➢ Believe that the Father, Jesus

the Son and the Holy Spirit
make up one being

Christians Belief about God

❖ Roles of the Trinity

➢ God the Father reveals himself

and interacts with the world in
the Old Testament

➢ God the Son take on human

form and dies for the sins of
man

➢ God the Holy Spirit empowers

believers in the current era

Practicing Christianity

❖ Jesus taught that God

loved all his creations
➢

Treat one another as
you would like to be
treated “golden rule”

❖ Jesus showed great

concern for the poor
➢

Not required but
encouraged to give
to needy through
charity and tithing

❖ Varying groups called

denominations
➢

Catholics, Orthodox
and Protestants most
common

➢

Share core beliefs but
have different opinions
on practices / rituals

❖ Christmas and Easter

➢

Celebration of the birth
and resurrection of
Jesus

Practicing Christianity

❖ Judeo-Christian Tradition

➢

Both read the Hebrew Bible as
scripture

➢

Similar ethical tradition different

➢

Both respect and acknowledge the
10 commandments

❖ Sunday observed as rest day

➢

Typically hold church services on
that day

1.

What was Judea Like Under
Roman Rule?

2.

Who is Jesus? What did he
teach?

3.

What led to Jesus being called
the “Messiah”?

4.

How did Christianity spread?

5.

Who is the Apostle Paul?

6.

How Did Christianity Grow
Rapidly?

7.

Why did Christianity Face
Opposition and Persecution?

Please complete your

summary now by

answering 3-4 of the

“Q’s” provided