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How Did The Bible Influence The Spread Of Christianity

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Christianity is a general designation of the various sects of Jesus Christ, which is the three largest religion in the world. It is a monotheistic religion which include the Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and other smaller denominations. It also has the largest number of believers with widely influenced for two thousand years of the history. When it comes to the influence of Christian culture on European and American literature, it is necessary to mention “the Bible". “The Bible” is a Christian classic book which is a source of Christian doctrines and canons. The Christian people think “the Bible” is the highest standards of people’s religious faith and daily life. The Bible is divided into two parts: The first part is the Old Testament, and the other is the New Testament. The former writing age is about the 2nd century BC which mainly records the Jewish religious before the birth of Jesus. The Bible covers a lot of things like historical, social, law, cultural and also includes the myths and legends of the origin of the world. Although "The Old Testament" is not as great as "The New Testament" …show more content…

In the U.S, people go to church every week, it makes them feel physical and mental happiness. Westerners seem very independent, they respect each other, give each other space. They go to the church together at the same time every week. In addition, they have a variety of activities, it can improve friendship and wisdom. Many children grew up in the church. In “the Bible”, "love your neighbor as yourself" is a great moral values of Western people, they are usually willing to reflect on their own. With the constraints of the Bible, they always respect others, always kind to others. Old people teach methods which from “the Bible” to young children. The Christianity make more freedom of the United States, it also create people’s independent thinking and the idea of democracy and equality

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