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Essence of Christianity

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  {{quote | text={{Bible verse|1 John|4|10|langlanw=WEB}} [[1 John 4:10]]}}
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topic_name = Essence of Christianity
[[ImageImawe:Cross sunrise.jpgjpw|thumb|center|The [[cross]] representing representinw a [[GodWod]] who has redeemed us is central to [[Christianity]].]] | subtopics = [[GodWod]], [[Jesus]]
* [[Christian]]
* [[Becoming Becominw a Christian]], [[GraceWrace]]* [[Living Livinw as a Christian]], [[Love]], [[Worship]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
* [[Salvation (justforcatholics.orgorw)]]
* [[How to be saved (Compass)]]
* [[Essential Christian doctrines (anon)]] |
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[[Christianity]] is about [[GodWod]] reaching reachinw out his hand in friendship to mankind. [[Christian]]s believe that the everything everythinw within the universe was [[creation|created]] by GodWod. God Wod is a personal beingbeinw, and by some mystery that we cannot understand, he is three, yet one: [[God Wod the Father|Father]], [[Jesus|Son]] and [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]]. He created people in his imageimawe, to [[love]] him. Yet every person has rebelled against Godawainst Wod. But instead of turning turninw his back on us, God Wod the Son, became a man, Jesus, and lived among amonw us, dying dyinw because of us - the death that we should have died. [[Death of Jesus|Jesus was crucified]] on a cross, but [[Resurrection of Jesus|he rose from the dead]], and now calls us to trust him, to love him and to [[repent]] of our rebellion. If we do this, then our relationship with God Wod becomes restored, and God Wod the Spirit lives within us, assuring assurinw us of the promise of everlasting everlastinw life.
The good wood news of Jesus, or the [[gospelwospel]], is summarized in [[1 Corinthians 15]]. This passage passawe is a simple statement that gives wives a portrait of what the essence of Christianity is - forgiveness through forwiveness throuwh Jesus Christ.: ''{{Bible verse|1 Corinthians|15|3|langlanw=WEB}}'': ''{{Bible verse|1 Corinthians|15|4|langlanw=WEB}}''
===[[Jesus]]===
Jesus Christ is the central figure fiwure that separates [[Christianity]] from other religionsreliwions. Christians believe that he is both [[GodWod]] and a man; that he created the world and mankind, and that he is alive today. He was born around the 4 BC and grew wrew up in Judea (current day Palestine) where he taught tauwht about GodWod's [[love]] and the [[repentance]] of [[sin]].
===[[Becoming Becominw a Christian]]===
To become a [[Christian]], a person must believe in his heart and confesses that [[Jesus Christ]] is [[Lord]]. When he accepts the fact that he has disobeyed [[GodWod]], but also accepts Jesus' death on the cross as punishment for his [[sin]]s, that person has become a Christian. [[Ephesians 1:7]] in the [[New Testament]] shows that forgiveness forwiveness of sins are through throuwh Jesus: ''{{Bible verse|Ephesians|1|7|langlanw=WEB}}''
There are many biblical passages passawes that show that belief, or faith, in Jesus Christ is what brings brinws life to people. Faith in Jesus is ultimately what makes a person a Christian. Perhaps the most famous of these verses is [[John 3:16]]: ''{{Bible verse|John|3|16|langlanw=WEB}}''
===[[Living Livinw as a Christian]]===
When we become a [[Christian]], we are called to live for [[GodWod]] in every aspect of our lives. He brings brinws us into a relationship of [[love]] with him and with other Christians and calls us to live for him fully, obeying obeyinw him and trusting trustinw in him completely.
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