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What is Christianity?

An introduction to the Christian faith

Christianity is about God reaching out his hand in friendship to mankind. Christians believe that the whole world and everything in it was created by God. God is a personal being, a living God who is three, yet one: Father, Son and Spirit, just as we human beings have body, mind and soul! (see the Trinity).

The Bible says God created people in his image, to love him. Yet every person has rebelled against God and sinned. Yet instead of turning his back on us, God became a man, Jesus, who most scholars believe was born about the year 4 BC and lived among us. He taught a message of love throughout Palestine but public opinion turned against him and he was executed as a young man.

He died because of us - the death that we should have died. He was crucified on a cross, but 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 we our relationship with God becomes restored and we will live forever with God.

Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular church or following a certain set of rule. Most Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with Jesus.

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The greatest good news is the Gospel: Jesus Christ came into the world, died on the cross and rose from the dead so that all who trust in him may receive forgiveness and new life. See Christianity and Salvation.

Featured mission story · Colombia

Evangelical churches mobilize after major earthquake

Churches and Christian ministries are coordinating relief, shelter and pastoral care for affected communities. World Evangelical Alliance

PERSECUTED CHURCH

388 million Christians face serious persecution. The 2026 World Watch List identifies Nigeria, Sudan and Mali as major centers of violence. Open Doors

LEBANON AND SYRIA

Pastor Nihad Hassan returns to Lebanon. The Kurdish evangelical pastor was released following his arrest in Syria. World Evangelical Alliance

BIBLE TRANSLATION

Translation becomes increasingly local. Church-led, culturally appropriate and multimedia approaches are expanding Scripture access. Wycliffe

ASIA

Church leaders prioritize discipleship. Evangelical leaders meeting in Manila called for disciple-making to remain central to mission. WEA

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Church History (G.G.)... Have you ever wondered why people are so intent on knowing which particular "brand" of Christianity a person belongs to? Have you ever wondered why there are so many Christian denominations? Although there is only one universal Christian Church, it is clear that there are hundreds of Christian denominations or churches. These denominations have formed and divided since the time of Christ, because Christians have had differences in beliefs and practices. Today, they can be grouped into 6 main groups, with some amount of overlap

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August, 19 - Daily Devotions

August Scripture Portion for Bible Commentary : Isaiah 28 - Ezekiel 11, including the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations

Isaiah 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 66 66

Jeremiah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

Lamentations 1 2 3 4 5

Ezekiel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Chapters 30 and 31 contain a song of restoration. Jeremiah's dark warnings of judgment were relieved by a prophecy of the glorious future of the nation. This great regathering will be preceded by the Great Tribulation, which is often called the Time of Jacob's Trouble.

The return of Christ as King will establish the Kingdom after the sinful people have been purged. They will be restored as the Lord's people. The new covenant and the everlasting nation is shown in chapter 31:27-40. This restoration of the Lord's blessings is based upon the new covenant (verses 31-34). The old covenant was the law covenant, grounded in legal observance. The new covenant (Hebrews 8:8-12) will be entirely on the basis of grace and the sacrificed blood of Christ, which will be the foundation of Israel's future inward regeneration and restoration to God's favor.

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+Churches and Christian ministries are coordinating relief, shelter and pastoral care for affected communities. [https://worldea.org/ World Evangelical Alliance]
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+'''Pastor Nihad Hassan returns to Lebanon.'''
+The Kurdish evangelical pastor was released following his arrest in Syria. [https://worldea.org/ World Evangelical Alliance]
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+'''Translation becomes increasingly local.'''
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+'''Church leaders prioritize discipleship.'''
+Evangelical leaders meeting in Manila called for disciple-making to remain central to mission. [https://worldea.org/weas-manila-conference-calls-on-asias-churches-for-prioritizing-discipleship/ WEA]
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-Churches and Christian ministries are coordinating food, shelter, pastoral care and other relief for communities affected by a destructive earthquake.
-<div style="margin-top:.55em;">[https://worldea.org/ World Evangelical Alliance] · [[Humanitarian aid]] · [[Christian ministry]]</div>
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-The 2026 World Watch List identifies Nigeria, Sudan and Mali as major centers of anti-Christian violence.
+[[Martin Luther]]'s [[Ninety-five Theses]], traditionally dated to 31 October 1517, became an important catalyst of the [[Protestant Reformation]].
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+<div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#315d78;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;">The Bible in everyday language</div>
+Protestant reformers strongly promoted translating and reading the [[Bible]] in the languages spoken by ordinary people; Luther's German New Testament appeared in 1522.
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+The Protestant teaching commonly called the [[priesthood of all believers]] emphasizes that every Christian has direct access to God through [[Jesus Christ]] and is called to serve him (1 Peter 2:9; Hebrews 4:14–16).
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+The Reformation encouraged whole congregations—not only choirs or clergy—to sing. Luther wrote hymns, while [[Charles Wesley]] later composed thousands of hymn texts for the [[Methodism|Methodist]] movement.
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+The 1792 publication of [[William Carey]]'s missionary appeal helped inspire the modern Protestant missionary movement; Carey later worked as a Bible translator and educator in India.
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+[[Lutheranism|Lutherans]], [[Reformed Christianity|Reformed Christians]], [[Anglicanism|Anglicans]], [[Baptists]], [[Methodism|Methodists]], [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostals]] and many evangelical churches differ in practice, yet historically affirm the unique saving work of [[Jesus Christ]] and the authority of Scripture.
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