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    history, Christianity always had a reputation, or a “name” following it. Different perspectives approached the reputation that was attached to Christianity in different manners. Justin Martyr and Porphyry had objectives when defining whether this “name” really defined Christianity and the past. They wondered whether the past really represented Christianity. Additionally they honed in on the question of was the past that people represented as Christianity really the roots of Christianity? All around

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    that there was a hell, heaven (paradise to some) or even a purgatory. That all change a few month ago when I learn that some people and some religion might believe what they want to. In this essay I have picked three religion Islam, Judaism, and Christianity to explain what each of them have and to be able to show the similarity and difference among them about the afterlife. Although each religion has its own goal, they however are similar in belief. I have found that these three religion are known

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    The rise of Christianity started out in a constant battle between the traditional Romans and those who practiced Christianity. The traditional Romans were extremely hostile towards those who were not taking the usual religions and beliefs. In return, many Christians were killed due to their indifferences. Although Christianity had a rough start during the rise, it began to spread rapidly across Europe. In the early years of Christianity, Cristian’s were known and labeled by the Romans as martyrs

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    Hinduism, Buddhism and last but certainly not least Christianity. Each religion has quite the number of followers, but Christianity has the most followers or believers. Christianity is practiced world wide by 2.1 billion people, and are found most in the United States of America. They can also be found in Indonesia, Central Asia or even in the Middle East. The word “ Christian ” is actually Greek, which means followers of Christ. Christianity began with the story of the Jesus of Nazareth. A prophet

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    religions were born in the Middle East and they are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. I will be discussing the faith traditions and cultures of Christianity and Judaism. Why did a split occur between Christianity and Judaism? Why were they unable to compromise and become one faith? How are they alike? How are they different? Christianity: the religion began after the persecution and death of Jesus of Nazareth in 30 A.D. The Greek root of the word Christianity directly translates to “the anointed” (Comparison

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    Introduction Christianity and Islam have more in common than most individuals know, they are both monotheistic Abrahamic religions, and Jesus Christ is an imperative, honored individual in both religions. Supporters of Christianity, called Christians accept in the Sacred Trinity, and that Christ, the child of God, lived on soil as the child of God sent to recover humankind from sin. Christians moreover accept on euphoria and judgment on the final day. Muslims (adherents of Islam) consider

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    ¬In this essay, we will examine the contribution of Christianity in the lives of individual believers and their communities. This contribution will be assessed using the common characteristics of beliefs, sacred text and writings and ethics. Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. Christians share a set of beliefs that are important to their faith, they believe that God created the universe, God is a single ruler, Jesus is the son of God, Jesus suffered and was crucified

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    Melanie Fleury Professor King Emergence of Christianity September 23, 2016 Faith What is faith? According to Oxford Dictionaries faith is the complete trust in something or someone. But faith is more than simply just that. Faith is a strong conviction that cannot be broken, it is the belief in something with no tangible evidence. Faith is devotion and endless confidence that there is a higher power and an afterlife. It is not something you are born with; it is something you work for. Faith takes

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    Christianity was born and flourished in an empire where the common language was Latin and Greek. Two important people like Paul and Constantine further influenced and were a major part of the development of Christianity. The history of the Jews leading up to the time of Jesus had a major impact on the development of Christianity. “When Christianity was clearly identified as a distant religion, the new religion was considered by its members to be the fulfillment of Judaism rather than a new religion

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    Each Christian has their own testimony about their conversion to Christianity to show the world. Some Christian experienced great loss or sacrificed many objects or people that they treasured. For some, their conversion started due to their family’s influences since they were young. But, none of the mentioned situations are the same as my testimony. My experience with Christianity and my relationship with Jesus and the church is day-and-night different from everyone I had encountered. My relationship

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