Belief System Founder Name Location of Name of Deity Sacred Text Leadership Basic Beliefs Symbols/Icons Amount of origin followers Date Where largest started percentage of followers exist St. Paul Bible Clergy The Cross, a Christianity Monotheistic People in this religion generally believe that... founded it Includes the (Pope, symbol of the There is only one God, who Today: 2.1 One God, based on Torah, Old priests and crucifixion of watches over and cares for his billion, most in and his Testament, ministers) Jesus Christ, people. Europe and the of and the represents Jesus Christ was the son of Americas, but The Trinity Jesus Gospels Jesus' love for God. He died to save humanity present in Africa holds that life and New humanity in Christ’s from sin. His death and and Asia/Pacific there are and Testament dying for its resurrection made eternal life as well three in one mission (accounts of sins. possible for others. and one in the life and The 10 Commandments are a three aspects teachings of guide for moral behavior (thou of God: Jesus shalt not steal, thou shalt not Father, Son Christ and murder, etc.). (Jesus St. Paul’s There are different beliefs within the Christ), and Middle East mission larger Christian religion about life Holy Ghost amongst after death, but Christians generally 30 CE Jews and hold that there is an afterlife, and Gentiles) that the worthy will go to Heaven to be rewarded and that the unworthy will go to Hell. There is disagreement, however, about who is worthy and who is unworthy.
Belief System Name Amount of followers Where largest percentage of followers exist Name of Deity Founder Location of origin Date started Sacred Text Leadership Basic Beliefs Symbols/Icons Christianity Today: 2.1 billion, most in Europe and the Americas, but present in Africa and Asia/Pacific as well Monotheistic One God, and The Trinity holds that there are three in one and one in three aspects of God: Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Ghost St. Paul founded it based on his of Jesus Christ’s life and mission Middle East 30 CE Bible Includes the Torah, Old Testament, and the Gospels and New Testament (accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and St. Paul’s mission amongst Jews and Gentiles) Clergy (Pope, priests and ministers) People in this religion generally believe that... There is only one God, who watches over and cares for his people. Jesus Christ was the son of God. He died to save humanity from sin. His death and resurrection made eternal life possible for others. The 10 Commandments are a guide for moral behavior (thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not murder, etc.). There are different beliefs within the larger Christian religion about life after death, but Christians generally hold that there is an afterlife, and that the worthy will go to Heaven to be rewarded and that the unworthy will go to Hell. There is disagreement, however, about who is worthy and who is unworthy. The Cross, a symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, represents Jesus' love for humanity in dying for its sins.
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