Characteristics Of Modern Christianity

Christianity is one of the most influential religions on both ancient and modern Western society, with the religion based on the teachings of the prophet Jesus Christ who lived approximately between the years of 5 BC and 33 AD. It is claimed that Christ was the son of God whose spirit was embodied and sent to Earth as a human being to bring peace and prosperity to the less fortunate, and absolve the world of its sin. Jesus preached a doctrine of a supreme monotheistic god who ruled over the universe, as well as ethics and morals especially centred on the concept of faith and forgiveness. If one was to live their life in accordance to the Will of God and the teachings of Christ found in the written word of the Holy Bible, one would be absolved of their sin and ascend to the spiritual realm of God, known as Heaven, after their physical death.

According to Ninian Smart, the seven dimensions of religion include practical and ritual, emotional and experiential, narrative and mythical, ethical and legal, doctrinal and philosophical, social and institutional, and material. The practical and ritual dimension involves rituals and practices that provide spiritual awareness of adherents. The emotional and experiential dimension includes the life changing experiences that either the leaders or followers of a religion go through. Narrative and mythical dimension are the stories and past records that preserve tradition and culture in the religion. Ethical and legal dimension of the religion are basically the codes of behavior that are followed

Christianity is a faith based religious tradition, of which the follower is considered to be a Christian adherent. Thus, being a living tradition, Christianity is continually subject to change in accordance to the needs of the adherent and reaffirming the Christian tradition within a contemporary context. The aspects, which attribute the present existence of Christianity and its dynamism therein, include sacred texts and writings, ritual and ceremonies, beliefs and believers, and ethics. Ultimately, the aforementioned characteristics strive to form and continually validate answers to the enduring questions of life through a process of change, which simultaneously highlights Christianity as a living tradition.

A worldview is the way a person views and interprets the world around them. Life experiences and spiritual influences play a part in forming one’s worldview. A person’s worldview helps them to determine beliefs on creation, humanity, morals and what happens after death. According to Waddell, (2014) “Worldviews are also like lenses found in eyeglasses that serve as the means through which a person sees the world.” (para. 43) In this paper, the main components of the Christian worldview will be discussed, to include God, humanity, Jesus, restoration and analysis of Christian Faith as well as a reflection of my own beliefs.

Holy Feast and Holy Fast emerged as a pivotal work during the mid-1980s in response to a prevalent trend among scholars which placed apostolic poverty and chastity at the very core of the Western European vita religiosa at the expense of attention toward the forms of austerity, some of which were more common to women. Bynum builds up her narrative by exploring how, although the renunciation of money and sex had a shared significance to both genders, the chief metaphor governing the spiritual life of women specifically concerned food. Bynum weaves her monograph together through a careful analysis of both food symbolism and food-related religious practices as described in the works of female mystics themselves and in the hagiographical

In the book “The Unexpected Christian Century,” the author Scott Sunquist believes that the twentieth century is the most recent one in the Christian history. During the time of the geometric era, it was believed that the importance of gravity moved from the Christian nations of Europe and North America to the “Global South,” where Christians were done wrong minority. Simply in the third and the sixteenth centuries was when Christianity had experienced a change of comparable greatness.

However, with freedom, whether spiritual or political, come the social evils of immoderation and lawlessness. Also, with political liberty comes economic freedom (or

Firstly, the lifestyle and spiritual practices of the Christian group as a whole has been found to be beneficial to the body, mind, health and well-being as the concept of gratitude, prayer, altruism and healthy relationship are valued within this community. (Clinton & Hawkins, 2011). Secondly, the intrinsic value of self restraint is taught in Christianity on designated days of fast called as “holy” days to enhance spiritual life which is viewed as a sense of all good. Christians avoid meat on Fridays, during Lent, on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This belief is related to the purification of the body as it is the restriction of the human body from desires and the pleasures of the physical world which can be overcome by proper self spiritual discipline and awareness. (Berman & Snyder, 2012). Hence, this is a way to show respect to those people around the globe suffering

“ You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great moral teacher. He has not left it open to us. He did not intend to.” (Lewis 78.) In Mere Christianity, Lewis talks about the silliness of accepting Jesus as another great moral teacher. According to Lewis, we must all make a choice to call Jesus liar, lunatic, or Lord.

I. Introduction This paper is written being written to fulfill a requirement in my courses at Liberty University where I am enrolled in pursuit of my Bachelor of Science in Religion. A. Thesis Statement In this paper we will be discussing multiple aspects of The Millennial Reign of Christ (The Millennium) in Revelation 20:1-6.

Christianity is a religion that provides adherents with the ability to fulfill their relationship with God every day. However not all Christians exercise this covenantal relationship the same way or act out the principal beliefs to the same extent. Different denominations represent their beliefs - the foundations for their lived expression - in different manners. Some of the Christian principal beliefs include, Revelation, Salvation, the Trinity, and the Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus. It is through environmental ethics and ethical teachings, and the practice of baptism that adherents are able to connect to their one God and attain a healthy relationship with God to a certain extent.

From its theology, the central of the movement was an intense experience of being filled with the Spirit or of awakening to a new life through the transforming power of the Spirit. The process of charismatic spirituality was from Search, searching for the God who is revealed in Christ, to Encounter, encountering with the same God by means of the Holy Spirit, and then Transformation, being transformed or renewed as the consequences of the encountering experiences. From its practice, the charismatics had given a full expression to the importance of experience. Especially their personal and deep worship, the worshippers were given freedom to express a wide range of human sensibilities: singing, clapping, concert prayer, the praise choruses, and kinesthetic movements together provided avenues of expression. Besides it, a variety of “modes of sensibility” in their ritual, including celebration, contemplation, transcendental efficacy, penitent/purgation, ecstacy, improvisation (ritualization) and ceremony, “helped to orient and animate their practices. ” As a result, the charismatic ritual created “a cultural domain for deeply felt expressions of human

Is Christianity considered restrictive? Religion is known for the service or worship of a higher being. Many forms of worship have been developed throughout the years, but the most prominent religion that will be focused on is Christianity. This particular religion is very prevalent in the world with 32% of the entire world’s population believing in it (Fairchild 1). Christianity has the Ten Commandments, which are referred to as the divine rules of god that guide individuals. The most important goal of this religion are to become more like God in pure honesty and holiness. However, there are certain conditions that must be dutifully fulfilled in order to achieve this state. In this essay, the restrictions and rules of Christianity will be

As Christians we are trying to re-invent our beliefs, faith and righteous living to fit in the modern world. We are trying to move with the tide, follow trends and changes. We are incorporating what is in the world into Christianity. Christians are trying to hold on to what God expects us to do and living righteously but it is getting harder as the world is changing.

I enjoyed reading about Charles Hodge and some of the things Olson recorded about Hodge really spoke to me. One topic I enjoyed was Hodge 's belief that God would not ask or command us to do something that is morally wrong (p.225). Hodge also believed that God would not reveal anything that would contradict a well authenticated truth or revelation (p. 225). I think Hodge is correct with his assumption because God does not change His mind or ask us to do something immoral. I think many people believe that God changed His mind and sent Jesus after His first attempt the Law of Moses had failed. We know the Law was a part of the plan for Jesus ' entrance into this world. Hodge 's statement is