Christian religion
The Christian religion covers a wide expansion of different denominations and is very diverse. As the largest religion in the world, there are roughly two billion people worldwide who consider themselves members of one of the many sects that make up the Christian religion. The different denominations do hold some different beliefs. However, at the core of every different denomination of the Christian religion, some beliefs are held sacred. The bible is said to be the word of God written by chosen one’s. Jesus Christ is worshipped as the son of God. Most sects of the Christian religion believe in the Holy Trinity, consisting of God the Father, God the Son or Jesus, and God the Holy Spirit. Beyond that, there are many different twists to the religion. Even a general category of the Christian religion, Protestant Christianity, is made up of many different denominations. Christian religion can be generally broken into several categories, with sub-categories under those.
•The Christian religion began in the Palestine in 33 A.D. Back then, the Christian religion was not broken into the many denominations that it is now. There was only one religion under Christ and it was considered to be the universal Catholic church. The Catholic church was considered to be the only true church and the beliefs they held about religion were the only ones worth thinking about. As centuries passed, the one Christian religion broke into three major denominations. They are Orthodoxy, Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. Roman Catholics make up the majority of the Christian religion. There are about one billion people who consider themselves to be Roman Catholics in the world. Roman Catholics and other denominations of the Christian religion are in agreement about the Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ and the bible. Unlike other sects in the Christian religion, Catholicism allows for prayer to saints as well as granting full church leadership to the Pope. Religion is usually supposed to be about one’s relationship with God or any higher force. However, Catholics often have rituals and practices that tend to overshadow other things. Priests and nuns all have to take vows of celibacy and chastity. This sect of the Christian religion also believes in Limbo and the Purgatory as interlopers between Heaven and Hell.
•Orthodox Christianity is the second main denomination within the Christian religion and it is made up of two separate branches. One is Eastern and one is Oriental. The majority of churches within this denomination of the Christian religion are Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox. This denomination of the religion has a little over 300 worldwide members, falling far short of the number of practicing Roman Catholics. However, there are many European churches that practice these two types of the Christian religion. While Orthodox Christians believe that Jesus Christ was the son of God, they also focus on other things. To them, Jesus Christ was both human and divine. This sect of the religion is also not about having a quick baptism. Instead, an individual must devote their existence to being an Orthodox Christian for there to be a true baptism. This branch of the Christian religion also concentrates on the actual experience of what is considered to be truth and the divine nature of Christ rather than the humanity of Christ.
•Protestant Christianity is a common branch of the Christian religion in the United States. Some popular denominations of this religion are Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist and Episcopal. These religion denominations of the Christian religion are very different from the Catholic sect. Pastors and clergy can marry and have children. They do not consider the Pope to have any authority over the Christian religion. They also do not pray to any of the Saints. This denomination of the Christian religion believes that prayers should be said to God. There is no confession, at least not in the sense of the Roman Catholic confessions. It is believed that sins can not simply be confessed to a priest to be forgiven. Clergy are men of God, but those in this sect of the Christian religion do not consider themselves in the same way that Catholic priests do: in the same token, they do no believe that the Pope has any power higher than any other person who belongs to the Christian religion. Individuals are supposed to be equals in the eyes of God. It should be mentioned that the Old Testament, first in the bible followed by those in any Christian Religion, is the Torah. People who believe in the Christian religion do not follow the Torah, as this is the official holy scripture for Jewish people.
•There are other small sects of the Christian religion that tend to fall under the category of Protestant Christians. However, the churches themselves do not usually align themselves with the other sects. Some of these denominations in the Christian religion are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christian Scientists and other Pentecostal churches. Interestingly enough, although these denominations of the Christian religion believe in Jesus Christ as the Savior, some of their rituals are drastically different than other Christian religion sects. Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate any holidays or birthdays, making it a hard sect of the religion to gain members. Unlike others, they actually petition door to door for members. Mormons, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints do not follow the bible, but the Book of Mormon. Christian scientists claim that there are no wrongdoings or illnesses are real, only an illusion in the minds of nonbelievers.
Every type of Christian religion eventually leads to God, although they may take different routes to get there. There is a heaven and a hell, although ideas of what they are like may vary. While some of the beliefs of each denomination of the main religion do differ a great deal, there is still the underlying theme of having Jesus as the messiah as well as other Christian fundamental truths.