CHRISTIANI

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Prepared by:
Kelvin Paul B. Panuncio
ELEMENTS OF
CHRISTIANITY
A. FOUNDER: Jesus Christ (c. 7 BC-30 A.D.)
B. SACRED TEXTS: Bible
(Old Testament and New Testament)
C. Doctrines: Trinity, Virgin Birth, Deity of Christ,
Resurrection, Last Judgment
D: GOD: Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)
E. SECTS: Roman Catholic, Greek/Eastern Orthodox,
Protestantism, etc.
F. ISSUES: Ecumenism, Sexuality issues (e.g.,
contraception, homosexuality, ordination of women)
 RECITE
THE LORD’S
PRAYER
AND
THE
BEATITUDES
THE EIGHT BEATITUDES OF JESUS

"Blessed are the poor in spirit,  Blessed are the pure of heart, 
for theirs is the kingdom of for they shall see God. 
heaven. 
Blessed are the peacemakers, 
Blessed are they who mourn,  for they shall be called
for they shall be comforted.  children of God. 

Blessed are the meek,  Blessed are they who are

for they shall inherit the earth.  persecuted for the sake of
righteousness, 
Blessed are they who hunger for theirs is the kingdom of
and thirst for righteousness,  heaven." 
for they shall be satisfied. 
Gospel of St. Matthew 5:3-10
Blessed are the merciful, 
for they shall obtain mercy. 
MOVIE
TIME!
Explain: The core teaching of
Christianity is the message that
a loving God sent His begotten
Son in order to redeem
humankind from eternal
damnation.
The essential Christian belief are recorded
in creed. The common element is the
acknowledgment of the Holy Trinity –
belief in God the Father, Jesus Christ the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.

There is also belief in Purgatory,

temporary punishment for those who do
not yet deserve to go either Heaven or
Hell.
PRACTICES
 Apart of centering their lives on Jesus,
Catholic devoted to Mary, Mother of God.
 The most important among them are believed
to be sign of God’s grace – sacraments
 People who will want to converted to
Christianity will have to undergo Baptism.
 Confirmation a blessing of initiation after
baptism
 Reconciliation confess their sins and get
absolution
Matrimony where to people
commit themselves with each
other for life with God.
Ordination someone commits
himself to priesthood
Anointing of the sick, usually
taken by the sick person
LITURGICAL
YEAR
The biggest feast is are Christmas to
celebrate Jesus’ birth, and Easter to
celebrate his resurrection from dead.
Easter as a Christian festival, developed
earlier, influenced by the Jewish
Passover.
All pleasures and luxuries are abstained
or lessened during Lent.
 2.18 BILLION CHRISTIANS
AROUND THE WORLD
 Third of the estimated global population of
6.9billion
 Apart in no. 1 in Asia, Philippines is fifth in the
world
 USA 246.8 million
 Brazil 175.8 million
 Mexico 107.8 million
 Russia 105.2 million
 Philippines and Nigeria 80.5 M
 2010 PHILIPPINE
STATISTIC AUTHORITY
67% Catholics
13% Iglesia Filipina Independiente
11% Aglipayan
4.4% Iglesia ni Cristo
1% Pentecostal
0.9 United Church of Christ
 CONSTANTINE
Became the first Christian emperor of the
Empire. He transferred the capital from
Rome to Byzantine which he renamed
Constantinople
Eastern Orthodox Church – political and
military power of Western Empire
This Eastern Church called Orthodox
Church because they settled on tradition
beliefs throughout the reign.
 PROTESTANT REFORMATION
 Martin Luther a German priest opposed the idea that anything spiritual
can be sold.
 The right of every individual to radically question and interpret
Christian belief and practice called Protestant principle
 John Calvin said that people are already judged whether they will be
saved or they will be condemned and their act will not change this
judgment. This doctrine called predestination, is the central belief of
Calvinism as Presbyterian Church.
 King Henry VIII which later developed into the King James Bible in
1604.
 The Anglican Church or Church of England started with a
disagreement between the English Monarch and the pope regarding
marriage and divorce.
 5.1. Recite The Lord’s Prayer and the
Beatitudes
 5.2. Interpret the Parable of the Prodigal Son
 5.3. Explain: The core teaching of
Christianity is the message that a loving God
sent His begotten Son in order to redeem
humankind from eternal damnation
 5.4. Interview a Christian parent or couple
on why they are Christians and what beliefs
and practices they adhere to
 ASSIGNMENT
Interview your parents if
they are Christians on why
they are Christians and
what beliefs and practices
they adhere to.