Christianity

Christian history begins in the 1st century AD with the life and death of Jesus Christ. Jesus and the Twelve Apostles formed the early Christian church in Jerusalem, which turned into Emperor Constantine's Holy Roman Empire and the great schism into Eastern and Western Christianity. Christian belief in God the Father, Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit. The death, descent into hell, resurrection and ascension of Christ. The holiness of the Church and the communion of saints.

Christianity combines the Jewish Old Testament with the New Testament to form the Christian Bible, which followers refer to as the Holy Scriptures. There are many noncanonical texts in the Christian religion as well. According to the Bible, Christianity gather the people by many community churches and all the chruches lead by bishop. The two most widely accepted sacraments are Baptism and the Eucharist (or Holy Communion). And they have Advent which Celebrated in Western Christianity, also called Nativity Fast in Eastern Christianity.

The Bible and Christian theology have also strongly influenced Western philosophers and political activists. The teachings of Jesus, such as the Parable of the Good Samaritan, are among the important sources for modern notions of Human Rights and the welfare measures commonly provided by governments in the West.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/history/history_1.shtml

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