Christianity And Its Impact On The Development Of Christianity

In the Roman Civilization where the prevalent worship of Roman gods were impersonal and did not provide a moral base or a message of hope, in the fourth century Christianity was formed, born as a movement within Judaism. Christianity emphasized the personal relationship between God and people, slowly spread through the Roman Empire until ultimately dominating the western culture. Three of the several factors that aided to the growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire were: the central beliefs and value of Christianity, prominent figures, and Christianity appeal to women. Christianity offered hope to many, for it was the time of grace and freedom, the time to rebuild the future and

The positive influence of Christianity is far reaching especially in the rich history and culture of Western Civilization despite a long standing ignorance or adamant denial of its contributions. The Bible itself is responsible for much of the language, literature, and fine arts we enjoy today as its artists and composers were heavily influenced by its writings. Paul Maier, in writing the forward to the book How Christianity Changed the World by Alvin J. Schmidt, says this about the profound impact Christianity has had on the development of Western Civilization:

The earliest recorded text teaching Christianity has its roots buried deep within Judaism. The birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as the Messiah, created a new ideology of worship. The Messiah is the savior for all people and of all sins. Paul carried the message of the Messiah to the Gentiles. His missionary journeys and establishment of churches enabled the spreading of the message throughout the Roman Empire. Christianity grew in acceptance; those that believed in the Messiah separated and began to worship on their own. This marked the beginning of the split of Judaism and Christianity.

In the last few hundred years there have been three new views on Christianity to take root in society and impact the world and they were; Neo-Orthodox, Evangelism and Liberalism. These three had quite the impact of the faith throughout Europe and the United States. The three had varying ideals, but it some case overlapped. However, Neo-Orthodoxy seems to be the most effective when communicating with Scripture.

Before the birth of Jesus Christ and Christianity, there was Judaism, the religion where Christianity originated from. In the years of 65 B.C. through 63 B.C., The Roman and the Jews had several complications with each other, especially with Pompey the Great interfering with Jerusalem and its people. Pompey the Great invaded Jerusalem due to their opposition of worshipping the Roman gods and the Jews’ belief in only one God. In addition, he did it to elevate his status as a more powerful figure in Roman society, since Julius Caesar, another Roman political figure was also competing for power and attention from the people. His conquering over the Jews and the ongoing brawls set the stage on how Christianity and the Roman Empire intertwined with each other and the tense relations that were formed,

Christianity rose during the first century after Christ 's death in Jerusalem and its rise came from the help of the apostles. Jesus Christ is the son of God and was declared to be the mighty God and the everlasting Father long before he was conceived in Mary 's womb, being that his arrival was premeditated by God because his mother Mary was barren. Jesus grew up trying to share his message, that there was one god, that was his direct father, in heaven who could do whatever you asked if you prayed to him , praised him, and obeyed him. Jesus was said to be incredibly kind and all together have incredible integrity; However he was persecuted heavily for this reason. Eventually people started to hate him so much that they sentenced him to death by crucifixion. After being crucified, he rose from the dead twenty seven hours later, and showed the people of Jerusalem that he was telling the truth about his message and relieved all of their sins. After his death, the religion of Christianity was created, which entailed that a person believed in one god and believed in Jesus Christ. During the first few centuries, apostles, such as Paul, introduced Christianity to Rome and showed developing Christians the way to divine acceptance from one god. However, as Christianity advanced, it faced a lot of difficulties, and even worse, persecution. During the first and second centuries, Roman’s persecutions were isolated,

Religion, just any subject, is a fundamental part of human history. This is almost the basis for many of the values and beliefs that were instilled in the past. One of the religions that have come during this time is the religion of Christianity. Christianity is perhaps viewed as sophisticated during this time because it derived from Judaism—a monotheistic religion. Previously in the chapters of Judaism, the textbook mentions that it was uniquely a monotheistic religion in a world that was predominantly polytheistic, according to the textbook (173).

There were “a number of contending religious movements” when Christianity first appeared. Judaism, one of the oldest religions, still had a strong following even though the Roman Empire persecuted them. After many failed attempts to right the situation, several Jews felt that changes needed to occur. Besides Judaism, the Greek, Roman and Egyptians gods were still popular in the era. The light for many of those of had suffered came with Jesus who “was born in Palestine during the reign of Herod the Great.” Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism; however, some of their beliefs and practices differ from each other.

Despite the fact Christianity was a sect of Judaism the majority of Jesus’ followers were marginalized by the Jewish community. Instead of directing his message to Temple elders Jesus focused on groups such as the laboring poor, prostitutes, women, and Gentiles (all non-Jews). Jesus preached that everyone was equal in God’s eyes and is deserve of love and kindness. This ideal that everyone was equal made the religion appealing to everyone in all walks of life. Another appealing element of Christianity is that it doesn’t ask a lot from its follower unlike other religions during this time. The Romans worshiped multiple gods most were adopted and adapted from the Greek gods and goddesses. The Roman religion had very strict rituals were formulas

Christianity and Judaism are both Abrahamic religions; which means their origins can be traced back to Abraham, the first of three biblical patriarchs. Christianity began as a “radical messianic movement” (Cohen 17) within Judaism. Christianity was inspired by Jesus of Nazareth; a Jew, they believed was divinely sent to be the savior of mankind. That belief was a taken as a threat to the Roman government and Jewish leaders; specifically Jewish leaders because their authority was already limited and suppressed significantly by the Roman government. It took nearly three centuries for Christianity to go from

According to the Book of Acts, “Christianity began at a single place, at a single moment in time, 50 days after death of Jesus now known as Pentecost, a miraculous event took place ...” (Pierrebrd 2), but in reality there are different disciples of Jesus who experienced different things. Although many believe it to be a single coherent movement, “ when in fact the more we find the out about Christianity, the more widely variegated phenomena it appears to be. Beginnings began in different places, by different people” (Pierrebrd 2). The heart of the movement was formed by Jesus's disciples as an attempt to keep his image alive; it is believed that the Jews form of Judaism is the basis for Christianity.

Christianity religion was developed by followers of Jesus of Nazareh and began as reforming sector of Judaism whose members regarded Jesus as the promised messiah. After Jesus’s death by three centuries, Christianity developed into organized Church with the hierchy of bishops and clergy. The early history of Christianity is one of the underground meetings and official persecution. The emperor Constantine proclaimed toleration for all religions of the Roman Empire in the Edict of Milan in 313 did Christians have the authority to construct buildings for public worship. Christian architecture after 313 derived in a large measure from Roman precedent, and Early Christian buildings continue certain aspects of Classical antiquity.

Paul’s main message was that through Jesus, God would give pardon to those who trusted and believed him. He also believed that people can begin the process of salvation present in their own life. He spoke of agape. This is unconditional love. He believed all of Christian concern circled around this. Jesus’s teachings are more about the life her and now. So when he talked about the Kingdom of Heaven, he was thinking of a kingdom here on earth, while Paul thought more about a metaphorical kingdom of people who believe. Another big difference is that Paul believed people are justification by faith; while Jesus focused on doing things –repenting, being baptized –in order to be justified. Jesus spoke to Jesus; Paul spoke to Gentiles, so the law Moses wasn’t as important.

Christianity and Judaism are both Abrahamic religions; which means their origins can be traced back to Abraham, the first of three biblical patriarchs. Christianity began as a “radical messianic movement” (Cohen 17) within Judaism. Christianity was inspired by Jesus of Nazareth; a Jew, they believed was divinely sent to be the savior of mankind. That belief was a taken as a threat to the Roman government and Jewish leaders; specifically Jewish leaders because their authority was already limited and suppressed significantly by the Roman government. It took

Religion has a strong effect on humanity often changing people’s lives and helping them to walk out of their “darkness”. However, certain religions have different beliefs, as their truth. One of these, Christianity, is one of the most popular religions all around world. Roughly,There are roughly 2 billion Christians, approximately 31.7 percent of whole world population, in 2010 (PewResearchCenter). Although there are many followers of Christianity, there is not enough evidence to present Christianity as “the one true religion” as is tradition, evidence in their documents, and believers’ faith.