Christianity
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Christianity is a term generally referring to that Christian faith based on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament Scriptures. The word Christian simply means "follower of Christ," first used in the New Testament in Acts 11:26: "And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians." Christianity is a monotheistic faith, believing in only one God. However, based on the teaching of the Bible, God has been revealed as a Trinity of persons, not to be mistaken as a belief in three gods.
Christianity regards the Bible (both Old and New Testaments) as the inspired word of God and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice. Early extra-biblical definitions of the Christian faith are expressed in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed.
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[edit] Basic beliefs of the Christian faith
- The deity and humanity of Christ
- The bodily resurrection of Christ
- The doctrine of the Trinity (including the deity of the Holy Spirit)
- Salvation by grace through faith
- The second coming of Christ
- The inerrancy of scriptures
- Virgin birth of Jesus
- The existence of Heaven and Hell
- the Resurrection of the dead
- Life everlasting
- See related page: Essential doctrines
This is a section stub. Please edit it to add information.[edit] Variations in beliefs
Christians have varying beliefs on predestination, baptism, the certainty of the believer's perseverance, the modern role of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, church government, and other things. Christians practice varying degrees of separation, but are all of one Spirit and one Bride.
This is a section stub. Please edit it to add information.[edit] History and origins
This is a section stub. Please edit it to add information.- See main page: Church history
[edit] Branches and denominations
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