Christianity

Christianity
 life, teachings, death, and
resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Cross
 Holy Trinity, which means God has
three aspects—
Father,
Son, and the Holy Spirit
 Christianity
 Messiah to be sent by God the Father
 monotheistic religions
16th to the 19th centuries
Followers of Christianity are called
Christians
2 billion Christians
 Symbols
The cross is one of the most ancient
human symbols, and has been used by
many religions, most notably
Christianity.
 crucifix
 Protestant churches
often feature only the cross without the
image of the body of Christ
fish symbol is as old as Christianity
 Symbols
 ichtys: Iseous Christos Theou Yios Soter,
meaning Jesus Christ, Son of God,
Savior.
Historical Background
 Palestine around 100 C.E
Roman Catholicism
 Greek Orthodox Church
 Protestantism
Jesus as the Founder of Christianity

 lived and preached teachings that

served as criticisms of Judaism
 early thirties
Jesus preached that he was sent by God
to fulfill this goal by dying on the cross,
then resurrecting to life after three days to
prove that God’s plan had succeeded
 Religious Leaders
 Canon Law of the Catholic Church
 Canon is the Greek word for rule, norm,
standard or measure. It is used in several ways
in church language:
 a code of ecclesiastical laws governing the
Catholic Church. In the Latin or Western
Church, the governing code is the 1983 Code
of Canon Law, a revision of the 1917 Code of
Canon Law. A separate but parallel Code of
Canons of the Eastern Churches, issued in 1990,
governs the Eastern Catholic churches. That
document was the first comprehensive code of
church law governing all Eastern Catholic
churches.
That document was the first
comprehensive code of church law
governing all Eastern Catholic churches.

hierarchy is the pope

hierarchy

 cardinals, archbishops, bishops,

priests, and deacons.
 The Pope
head of the Catholic Church
Vatican
 authority to appoint administrative
and religious officials
 Cardinals
appointed by the Pope
 advisers to the Pope and
elect a new pope
 College of Cardinals
 Bishops
teachers of the doctrine, priests of
sacred worship, and ministers of
church government
 pastoral supervision for a diocese and
serve as representatives
The Pope himself is a bishop
 ordained to his station
 Priests
Sacraments
Eucharist,Marriage,
Baptism, and Confirmation
 Deacons
 transitional deacon
- a seminarian who is studying for
the priesthood
 permanent deacon
 who can get married and serve as a
priest’s assistant
Deity/God
creator
maintainer of the universe,
 believed to be omnipotent (all-
powerful),
omniscient (all-knowing),
 omnipresent (all-present),
omnibenevolent (all-good
 Holy Trinity
God the Father, the Son (Jesus
Christ), and the Holy Spirit
 Council of Nicea in 25 C.E.
 end the controversy generated by
Arianism, a teaching by Arius
which claimed that Jesus Christ
was not actually a God
 Matthew 28:19
“Go therefore and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 13:1:
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
and the love of God and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with
you all.”
The Church of the Jesus Christ of
Latter-day
Saints, Jehova’s Witnesses,
Christian Scientists, Unitarians, the
Unification
Church, the Christadelphians, and
Oneness Pentecostals, among
others.
 SACRED SCRIPTUREST
Bible
songs, stories, poetry, letters,
history, as well as literature
 Old Testament
1200 and 165 B.C.E.

 New Testament
100 C.E
 The Old Testament
Hebrew Bible
39 books
The Law Or Torah- refers to
guidance or instruction
Pentateauch
Moses
The Prophets
The Writings
Psalms
Proverbs
Job
New Testament
27 books
The Gospel
Letters
Seven Sacrement
 Baptism
 Confirmation
 Holy Communion
 Confession
 Martrimony
 Holy Orders
 Anionting of the sick
Story of Creation
and Big Bang
Theory
Worship and Observance
Advent
Lent
Pentecost
 Advent
Birth
of the Messiah
Adventus-
coming or visit
Lent
Christians
in preparation for Easter
Ash wednesday
40 days before Easter
Lent
 Anglo-Saxon
 lencten-spring
 springtide
March
 Pentecost
Holy Spirit to early
Christians
birthday of the Church
greek word Pentekostos
means Fifty
 Issues
Eumenism
Sexuality
Familyand Divorce
Capital Punishment and
Euthanasia
TRIVIA

In the Philippines, some Catholics

observe Lent with a ritual called
“penitensiya,” which means self-
flagellation, meant to depict the
suffering of Christ. In this event,
Catholics who practice penitensiya
march on the streets and whip their
backs until blood comes out of their
wounds, which is believed to cleanse
their sins and cure their sickness
2nd Summative
1. __________ is the one of first monotheistic
religion in the world.
2. This is considered the sacred scripture of
christianity and is the basic of the religion
teaching.
3. Holy Trinity composed of?
4.The Catholic Church follows a certain hierarchy
based on the ________ of the Catholic Church.
5. Who is the founder of christianity?
6. This is one of the most ancient human symbols.
7. This is also a secret meaning for the christains
8. It is meant as an opportunity to reflect on the
significance of the birth of Jesus .
9. This is celebrated as a holiday to commemorate
the coming of the Holy Spirit to the early Christians.
10. This was emphasized and intensely propagated
by the Catholic Church through a series of
addresses, homilies, and regular audience.
11-15. Selected Issues
16. The Lord prayer also called?
17. Give the structure of the lord prayer
18-25. Give the Seven Sacrement
B. Matching Type. Match the terms in
Column A to their equivalent meanings Column B
in Column B.
Write the letter of the correct answer. a. Messiah
Column A b. Trinity
1. Season in preparation for Easter c. Peter
2. Successor of Christ as head of d. Ecumenism
the Church
3. Split between Roman
e. Pentecost
Catholicism and Greek f. Euthanasia
4. Basic beliefs
g. Great Schism
5. Coming of the Holy Spirit on the
early Christians h. Penitensiya
6. Savior i. Lent
7. Self-flagellation
8. Mercy killing
j. Creed
9. Mutual understanding among all
Christians
10. God the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit