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''In brief,'' : Christianity is the world's most widely practiced religion, with around 2 billion adherents(although many may claim to be Christian without having actually received the message). Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular believe in eternal life with [[God]] in heaven through [[churchJesus Christ]] or following , and living a certain set of rulemoral life on earth. Many Most Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with [[Jesus Christ]]. Christianity has is divided into many groups that differ on many branches, including 1key issues.1 billion These are called [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholicsdenomination]], 450 million [[Protestant churches|Protestants]] in a number of traditions, 200 million [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] and 400 million independent denominations (unaffiliated with the major streams of Christianity). But despite this diversity, Christians are united in Christs. Today, the Christian church faces many issues. There is still a great number of people who have not heard the good news of Jesus. Christians around the world are involved in missionary work to bring men and women to Christ as commanded by Jesus in the Great Commission. At the same timeAlso, billions of people live in terrible poverty without clean water or the opportunity for good health. If we are to truly follow in the footsteps of Jesus, then these are issues that should be close to our heart too. In the West, issues to do with the role of women in the church and marriage and sexuality have come to forefront in recent years, and have the potential to split congregations. 

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