Pd7Christianity_E

Founder: Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom was Jewish( founded in 33 a.d) it was founded in Palestine. The main leaders of christianity are(in order of importance): The Pope The bishop, the baptist followed by the priest. Place of worship: A common place of worship is a church,or a smaller place of worship is a chapel. Christianity began in Palestine as earlier stated and there are approximately 2 billion adherents (159 million of which live in the United States) for Christianity and it is practiced throughout the world. A few of the main beliefs are only one god (polytheistic) and that accepting Jesus as your savior will let you be accepted into heaven. Christianity does have a (1) god. This god is not known as anything else except for god. He is very gentle, kind, caring, loving, forgiving, (etc.). The sacred wrintings of Christianity are the bible; which consists of the new testament and the old testament The religious practices are: going to church every sunday, saying grace before dinner, not eaitng meat every friday from Ash wendsday until easter and reading the bible. The main festivals of Christianity are : Christmas - celebrates Jesus' birth. and Easter - celebrating Jesus' resurrection. The symbols of Christianity are the dove: representing the holy spirit, the cross representing Jesus' death and the fish (or the ixthus or icthus),The Greek word for fish is "ixthus" or "icthus." The Christian fish symbol that many Christians place on their cars is known as the “ixthus.” Five Greek letters form the word “ixthus,” and those letters inside the fish form an acrostic which is a message that Christians clearly identified with. The first letter represented the word Jesus. The second letter represented the word Christ, the next two, God Son, and the final letter represented the word Savior. This adds up to “Jesus Christ is God’s Son, the Savior.” During the early days of Christianity, Christians were often put to death for practicing their faith, so they worshiped in secret places. A fish painted on the outside door of a house let other Christians know that they would be safe and welcome inside. The Christian fish symbol is now often used to identify Christians and/or Christian businesses.