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''In brief,'' Christianity is the world's most widely practiced religion, with around 2 billion adherents. Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular [[church]] or following a certain set of rule. Many Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with [[Jesus Christ]]. Christianity has many branches, including 1.1 billion [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], 450 million [[Protestant churches|Protestants]] in a number of traditions, 200 million [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] and 400 million independent denominations (unaffiliated with the major streams of Christianity). But despite this diversity, Christians are united in Christ. Today, the Christian church faces many issues. There is still a great number of people who have not heard the good news of Jesus. Christians around the world are involved in missionary work to bring men and women to Christ as commanded by Jesus in the Great Commission. At the same time, billions of people live in terrible poverty without clean water or the opportunity for good health. If we are to truly follow in the footsteps of Jesus, then these are issues that should be close to our heart too. In the West, issues to do with the role of women in the church and marriage and sexuality have come to forefront in recent years, and have the potential to split congregations. | ''In brief,'' Christianity is the world's most widely practiced religion, with around 2 billion adherents. Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular [[church]] or following a certain set of rule. Many Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with [[Jesus Christ]]. Christianity has many branches, including 1.1 billion [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], 450 million [[Protestant churches|Protestants]] in a number of traditions, 200 million [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] and 400 million independent denominations (unaffiliated with the major streams of Christianity). But despite this diversity, Christians are united in Christ. Today, the Christian church faces many issues. There is still a great number of people who have not heard the good news of Jesus. Christians around the world are involved in missionary work to bring men and women to Christ as commanded by Jesus in the Great Commission. At the same time, billions of people live in terrible poverty without clean water or the opportunity for good health. If we are to truly follow in the footsteps of Jesus, then these are issues that should be close to our heart too. In the West, issues to do with the role of women in the church and marriage and sexuality have come to forefront in recent years, and have the potential to split congregations. | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 4 September 2005
In brief, Christianity is the world's most widely practiced religion, with around 2 billion adherents. Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular church or following a certain set of rule. Many Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with Jesus Christ. Christianity has many branches, including 1.1 billion Roman Catholics, 450 million Protestants in a number of traditions, 200 million Orthodox and 400 million independent denominations (unaffiliated with the major streams of Christianity). But despite this diversity, Christians are united in Christ. Today, the Christian church faces many issues. There is still a great number of people who have not heard the good news of Jesus. Christians around the world are involved in missionary work to bring men and women to Christ as commanded by Jesus in the Great Commission. At the same time, billions of people live in terrible poverty without clean water or the opportunity for good health. If we are to truly follow in the footsteps of Jesus, then these are issues that should be close to our heart too. In the West, issues to do with the role of women in the church and marriage and sexuality have come to forefront in recent years, and have the potential to split congregations.
For more, see:
- The essence of Christianity
- Denominations
- Eschatology
- Soteriology
- Christology
- Directory listing of churches around the world
- Christian Topics
- Christian Calendar
- Current issues in the Church today
- Testimonies
- Mission
- Bible
- Current issues
- Church history and denominations
- Christian doctrine and debates
- Cults and other religions
- Christian art, literature and music
- Miscellaneous topics
See also
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