INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGION AND BELIEF

SYSTEMS
IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING RELIGION
Studying religion helps you understand different cultures.
Studying religion increases your understanding of global complexity.
Studying religion increases cultural awareness.
Religion helps in creating an ethical framework and also a regulator for values
in day to day life.

LIVING UP THE FAITH (PHOTO ESSAY)

*In relation to the concept of world religion and belief systems

Did you ever ask yourself how you live your faith? How can we really live our faith?
What are the thoughts that comes in your mind when you hear the word faith? What does
it mean for you? Faith is an important element of human life. Without faith, we are
nothing. When we say faith, it is very difficult to articulate what does it really means. It is
often mentioned in church or even in a bible study. Living our faith isn’t only means that
we must stick ourselves to the church. It is an outward expression of our love to God.
There are a lot of ways on how I live my faith. The first thing that I did is I
always approach strangers even though I didn’t know them.
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Being a good listener and attentive friend can really impact their lives. We must be
authentic and inclusive and our friends will see God’s love shining through ourselves.

Second, I always radiate positivity. Living my faith can be as simple as having a

positive attitude. Why don’t we try to smile at strangers., we’ll be blessed by how it makes
us feel and we never know what kind of impact it can brings in their day.
Faith is very important that we must implicate in our daily living. It will make a

huge contribution to ourselves and to other people. Having faith can really help us to
discover our real purpose in life.
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YOUTH LENTEN RECOLLECTION

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As we grew older, we usually forgotten the reason and purpose of our daily
living. We forgotten some of the core teachings of our religion. The picture shown
above was a youth Lenten recollection that was happened last March this year
2021 at St. Philip and James Parish. The purpose of this recollection or retreat is
intended to be a personal encounter with God often characterized by meditation,
silence, reflection, and prayer. It primarily seeks to renew faith that may have long
been practiced but not fully internalized so as to bring about the desired positive
transformation of every human being.

THE CONCEPT OF MY RELIGION (CHRISTIANITY)

RELIGION FOUNDER ORIGIN CORE TEACHINGS BELIEFS AND
PRACTICES
CHRISTIANI Christianity Christianity  Love god  People who want
TY originated with originated with  Love your neighbor as to be converted to
the ministry the ministry yourself Christianity will
of Jesus, in the of Jesus, it  Forgive others who have to undergo
1st Century began in the 1st have wronged you baptism.
Roman Province century Ad  Love your enemies  During the Last
 Ask God for Supper, Jesus
of Judea after Jesus died.
forgiveness of you sins broke the bread
 Jesus is the Messiah and shared the
and was given the wine to represent
authority to forgive His Body and
others Blood. This is
 Repentance of your commemorated
sins is essential through the
 Don’t be hypocritical sacraments of the
eucharist, where
 Don’t judge others
Christians gather
 The Kingdom of God
in the church and
is near. Its not the rich
share the Body
and powerful – but the
and Blood of
weak and the poor –
Christ
who will inherit this
 Reconciliation
kingdom.
 Matrimony
 Ordination
 Anointing of the
sick
Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in the world, with
more than 2 billion followers. The Christian faith centers on beliefs
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regarding the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While it
started with a small group of adherents, many historians regard the
spread and adoption of Christianity throughout the world as one of the
most successful spiritual missions in human history.