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__NOTOC__ {{quote | text=This is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. {{Bible verse|1 John|4|10|lang=WEB}} [[1 John 4:10]]}}{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name ==Synopsis==Essence of Christianity[[Image:Cross sunrise.jpg|thumb|center|The [[cross]] representing a [[God]] who has redeemed us is central to [[Christianity]].]] [[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, 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. Yet every person has rebelled against God. Yet instead of turning his back on us, God became a man and lived among us, dying 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. ==Contents= subtopics = {{topics}}* [[God]] | , [[Jesus]]

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The good news of Jesus, or the [[Christianitygospel]] , is about summarized in [[God1 Corinthians 15]] reaching out his hand in friendship to mankind. Christians believe that the whole world and everything in it was created by God. God This passage is a personal being, and by some mystery simple statement that we cannot understand, he gives a portrait of what the essence of Christianity is three, yet one- forgiveness through Jesus Christ.: ''{{Bible verse|1 Corinthians|15|3|lang=WEB}}'': [[God the Father''{{Bible verse|1 Corinthians|Father]], [[Jesus15|Son]] and [[Holy Spirit4|Spirit]]. He created people in his image, to [[love]] him. Yet every person has rebelled against God. Yet instead of turning his back on us, God became a man and lived among us, dying 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.lang=WEB}}''

Jesus Christ is the central figure that separates [[Christianity]] from other religions. 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 [[love]] and the [[repentance]] of [[sin]].

To become a [[Christian]], you a person must believe in your his heart and confess with your mouth confesses that [[Jesus Christ]] is [[Lord]]. When you accept he accepts the fact that you have he has disobeyed [[God]], but also accept accepts Jesus' death on the cross as punishment for your his [[sin]]s (, that person has become a Christian. [[Ephesians 1:7]] in your place and on your behalf)the [[New Testament]] shows that forgiveness of sins are through Jesus: ''{{Bible verse|Ephesians|1|7|lang=WEB}}'' There are many biblical passages that show that belief, or faith, you have become in Jesus Christ is what brings 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|lang=WEB}}''