Can Someone Help Me With My World Religions Essay

Cosmogony – View of Origin of the universe:

Christians believe that the universe was created by Supreme Being called, God in seven days bringing life existing today as the stories are in the bible, the book of Genesis.

Sources: Brodd, J. (2013). Invitation to world religions. Oxford University Press.

Smith, H. (2014). The Soul of Christianity. HarperCollins e-Books.

View of the Nature of the Sacred (i.e., of “God,” “Ultimate Reality,” “gods,” “spirits,” “forces, … whatever term it uses):

Christians believe that God reveals himself to be personal and triune, He exist as God the Father, the Son and the Holy spirit without beginning and without having His origin in primordial impersonal essence.

Sources: Brodd, J. (2013). Invitation to world religions. Oxford University Press.

Smith, H. (2014). The Soul of Christianity. HarperCollins e-Books.

View of Human Nature; Understanding of Humanity:

Like Judaism and Islam it teaches that God created the universe and everything in it believing that God is the master designer Who put order and purpose in his creation and rules it with compassion and mercy. God is the sustainer, for its existence. The purpose of man is to love and serve God.

Sources: Brodd, J. (2013). Invitation to world religions. Oxford University Press.

Huxley, T. H. (2016). Agnosticism and Christianity. Editions Le Mono.

View of Good /Evil, Right/Wrong; Morality; Key Values:

Christians believe that God has given people free will, also they believe that evil started in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit resulting in Origin sins because of being lied to by Satan. Hence, evil is absence of good though God provides forgives when one repents his/her sins

Sources: Brodd, J. (2013). Invitation to world religions. Oxford University Press.

Huxley, T. H. (2016). Agnosticism and Christianity. Editions Le Mono.

View of “Salvation,” “Fulfillment,” “Attainment of Life’s Purpose”:

Christians believe that salvation from sins in particular is made possible by life, death and resurrection of a Jesus Christ referred as atonement. They believe all Gods promises through Jesus Christ will be fulfilled so they should be intimate with him throughout their lives in order to fulfill their purpose in life as God has every purpose for each one of us He created on earth.

Sources: Brodd, J. (2013). Invitation to world religions. Oxford University Press.

View of death and “afterlife” (if any):

Christians believe that there is after life. Although the body dies and get buried, they believe that the unique soul lives and is raised to new life by God. They believe that Jesus rose from the dead three days after his crucifixion gives Christians hope that if they follow his teachings they will be saved and get raised from the dead as Jesus made new life possible to all.

Sources: Brodd, J. (2013). Invitation to world religions. Oxford University Press.

Key Practices and Rituals:

Christians have several practices and rituals for example, sacraments- which Gods saving power comes to believers,

Christians do fast and gives tithes to the church

Eucharist-also called Lords Supper which involves partaking bread and wine in representation of Jesus body and blood respectively, penance- confession and granting forgiveness, baptism- immersion in water or pouring water on head. Others include Sunday worship, daily worship.

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Celebrations and Festivals:

Festivals celebrated by Christians include; Christmas which on 25th December, good Friday which is the Friday before Easter(March/April) commemorating Jesus Passion and suffering, Easter which marks His resurrection, Ascension marking forty days after Easter and lastly Pentecost which marks the seventh day after Easter where Holy spirit descended on His Disciples.

Sources: Brodd, J. (2013). Invitation to world religions. Oxford University Press.