.-//+++oooooooooo++//-` `://++:-{{quote | text={{Bible verse|1 John|4|10|lang=WEB}} [[1 John 4:::::::::::::::::::/ooo+:` 10]]}} `/++/.`````.::::::::::::::::::::::::/oo+. {{Infobox_Contents | `-/+/.``````````-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::oo: topic_name = Essence of Christianity `.[[Image://+/-````````````Cross sunrise.jpg|thumb|center|The [[cross]] representing a [[God]] who has redeemed us is central to [[Christianity]].-//////:::::::::::::::::::::::+s+` ]] | `s+/:-``````-://///////:::::::::/+++oo/::::::::::::::::::/so- subtopics = [[God]], [[Jesus]] +//////////:.``` `./oo+::::::::::::::::::+s. * [[Christian]] `:so::::::::::::::::::s+ * [[Becoming a Christian]], [[Grace]] -os:::::::::::::::::+s` * [[Living as a Christian]], [[Love]], [[Worship]] | -s+::::::::::::::::/y` opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} `+s::::::::::::::::/y` /y::::::::::::::::+s * [[Salvation (justforcatholics.org)]] +s::::::::::::::::s/ * [[How to be saved (Compass)]] h:::::::::::::::::h`* [[Essential Christian doctrines (anon)]] | oo::::::::::::::::y:}} +o::::::::::::::::+o [[Christianity]] is about [[God]] reaching out his hand in friendship to mankind. [[Christian]]s+::::::::::::::::/s `believe that the everything within the universe was [[creation|created]] by God.--God is a personal being, and by some mystery that we cannot understand, he is three, yet one://+++++++++++/::-[[God the Father|Father]], [[Jesus|Son]] and [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]].` He created people in his image, to [[love]] him.h:::::::::::::::::/s Yet every person has rebelled against God.But instead of turning his back on us, God the Son, became a man, Jesus, and lived among us, dying because of us -:+o++////:::::::::::::///++o+/-the death that we should have died. `y/:::::::::::::::::+s [[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.:+o+//::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/+oo/-` `s+::::::::::::::::::+o If we do this, then our relationship with God becomes restored, and God the Spirit lives within us, assuring us of the promise of everlasting life./o+/:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/+ooy/:::::::::::::::::::o+ `:o+/:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/os+::::::::::::::::::h. `..The good news of Jesus, or the [[gospel]], is summarized in [[1 Corinthians 15]].This passage is a simple statement that gives a portrait of what the essence of Christianity is --.` `forgiveness through Jesus Christ.+yo///////::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::os+:::::::::::::::/y -+o++///+oo-:/+o++o+++++++++ooso+//::::///+//::::::::::::::::::::::::::/ss/:::::::::::::y- ''{{Bible verse|1 Corinthians|15|3|lang=WEB}}'' oo/::::::/oy+//::::::::::::::::::/+osooso+++++oso/::::::::::::::::::::::::/y+:::::::::::s+ +s::::::+s+/:::::::::::::::::::::::::/h+:::::::::/ss/::::::::::::::::::::::::ss:::::::::+s ''{{Bible verse|1 Corinthians|15|4|lang=WEB}}'' h:::::+s+::::::::::::::::::::::::::::h/:::/osooss/:/h/::::::::::::::::::::::::oy:::::::+s` oo::/yy+/::::::::::::::::::::::::::::s:::oy/::::/y::os:::::::::::::::::::::::::oy:::::+o` `o+oo-.-h:::::::::::::::/+o++++o+/::::::-d:::::::/::os::::::::::::::::::::::::::ss:::o+ ===[[Jesus]]=== /s`/``d::::::::::::::s/.` `-/o+:::::so::::::::/y/:::::::::::::::::::::::::::h+/s: Jesus Christ is the central figure that separates [[Christianity]] from other religions.y` :`:h::////:::::::y- `Christians believe that he is both [[God]] 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 up in Judea (current day Palestine) where he taught about God's:::::os+/::/+os/::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/d+[[love]] and the [[repentance]] of [[sin]]. s/-:/+so+/////++oo+//h /+ h:::::::+ooooys:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::h- `./s/:-.`````````````-:+y+:.` y/:::::::::::/h:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::o+ ===[[Becoming a Christian]]=== .++/.``````````````````````.-/++/.` .h:::::::::::::d:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::+s `/+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 [[God]], but also accepts Jesus' death on the cross as punishment for his [[sin]]s/::::::::::::-d:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/y `s:````````````````````````````````````-/yo/:::::::::::::h::::::::::::::::::::::so:::::::/s /+`````-o.``````, that person has become a Christian.-/```````````````````````.+s/[[Ephesians 1:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/h::::::::o+ 7]] in the [[New Testament]] shows that forgiveness of sins are through Jesus/+``````-:``````-/.`````````````````````````:h::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/h/::::::::y- ''{{Bible verse|Ephesians|1|7|lang=WEB}}'' o/....--:/:::.``````````````````````````````d::::::::::::::::::::o/:::::::::oy/:::::::::h` -/os/sssd:dNmho/-..``````````````There are many biblical passages that show that belief, or faith, in Jesus Christ is what brings life to people.Faith in Jesus is ultimately what makes a person a Christian.-::.```-h:::::::Perhaps the most famous of these verses is [[John 3:::::::::::::/h:::::::/ys::::::::::oo 16]] /++m+sNNmmm//ooo+++/:::::/++ooosd:-/.`.s+:::::::::::::::::::::d:::::/ss/:::::::::::h` ''{{Bible verse|John|3|16|lang=WEB}}'' `y+:hmmmNo::::::://++d:oy//::+y.````-s/::::::::::::::::::::::so::+yy/::::::::::::s/ +s:/y+mmNy:::::::::::/oo/:/+s+````-oo::::::/:::::::::::::::::/do+:.h/:::::::::::+o ===[[Living as a Christian]]=== .h:::y::sdNy/////:::::///+ss+.```-oo::::::::+so:::::::::::::::-d .y/::/+ooo+:oo y+::::y+.`-:/++ooosssooo+/When we become a [[Christian]], we are called to live for [[God]] in every aspect of our lives.```He brings us into a relationship of [[love]] with him and with other Christians and calls us to live for him fully, obeying him and trusting in him completely.:shooooooooooo+o+o/::::::::::::-d `osso-```-yo -y::::::+so-````````````````.:++-````````` `/s/:::::::::::h .+++++++:` -ys+oo+::::/oyy+/::-------/++/- /s/+s//++oo+y ==Links== :s````-yo+++/:-` `..----::-. :yo.````.h: -////-` ./+++++:{{returnto}} [[Christianity]]