Being the number one religion in the world, Christianity has spread to almost every corner of the planet right from its humble beginnings in the Jewish cities of Jerusalem in modern day Israel. The religion has splintered into many factions the main ones being roman Catholicism and Protestantism. The Catholics form the majority of the sect while the protestants come in second. Protestantism itself is split up into several more smaller subdivisions that are fiercely opposed to each other’s doctrines. Christianity is a religion of so many colors and contrasts
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The Greek word eikon (which means image ) retains, even in its restricted sense of religious image, the implication of a true resemblance. In the 6th and seventh centuries of cults of saints, holy persons and their images intensified. This development marks the success of Christianity in reaching ordinary people, who sought a personal …
In January 1604, James of England held the Hampton Court Conference near London. At this conference, James responded to demands of the Puritans that included reforms to church government and changes in The Book of Common Prayer. The king rejected many of the Puritans’ demands but agreed to one that had a powerful effect …
Then Kievan Russia adopted Christianity in the 900s, the people were baptized and told to destroy their pagan idols. Holy pictures, or icons, were hung in lavish new churches. Goldor silver-painted backgrounds made the icons easier to see in dimly lighted interiors. Troops marching into battle also carried icons. Despite their flat, two-dimensional style, icons …
One of the factors making for the coherence of the early Christian churches was the remarkably early development of their ministerial and pastoral structure. That the people of God need shepherds to care for them, to lead the congregation in worship and mission, and to exercise discipline, is a principle plentifully attested in the New …
How come Goliath failed to dodge that tiny stone that was heading towards him, couldn’t he simply have ducked it, bend down a little, that of course wouldn’t have broken his back, was it because he was too foolish to realize that the stone was actually going to kill him, that’s why he let it …
We are also told about this guy who was very cruel to his donkey, he used to beat it very hard, and then one day, the donkey asked him to stop. What else did the donkey say apart from stopping to beat him, did he bite him in the buttocks? Tommy told me that the …
“We were told that Jonah was inside the stomach of a big fish for three days, was there any food for him? No, nothing for him, no food at all that’s why he asked god for help,” added the Reverend, how big was the fish’s belly? Was it like this room? Asked the kid, “was …
There is this woman asked another kid. (a tiny little girl) they say was caught committing adultery and was brought to Jesus to be stoned, “what I was wondering is.. ” says the kid “where was the man she was caught with, isn’t adultery supposed to be between two people, and both had sinned before …
There is this woman that Jesus found near a well, then asked her to give him water. Why did she refuse to give Jesus a cup of water? Was it because she had five husbands? Then the lord said unto her, “Go and call your husband,” but she said she had no husband and the …
Do Jews hate Christians? Well there are some Jews I have met who don’t believe in the Messiah, they said that the Messiah never really came, that a man had come who claimed himself to be the messiah then people were angry at his blasphemies and killed him, the real messiah hasn’t really come yet, …