Due Week 10 and worth 235 points This assignment uses the information you have gathered for your weekly World View Chart Assignments. Choose ONE (1) category (origin of all things, nature of god, view of human nature, view of good and evil, etc.) from t

WEEK 7

CHRISTIANITY

Cosmogony - Origin of the Universe The heaven and earth and all that is found in it were created by a supreme being called God by word of mouth a part from man who was created in God’s image and from dust. The creation of everything in the Universe took six days and happened in a given chronological order.

Nature of God/Creator God according to Christianity is a supreme being with no beginning or end and has power over everything. God is unchangeable and unaffected by earthly forces or anything else within the creation. He exists in a holy trinity comprising God the father, son and Holy spirit who work in understanding and together.

View of Human Nature Human being in relation to Christianity were created in the image of God for the sole purpose of worshiping him.

View of Good & Evil Christianity views evil as a result of Satan who uses human beings by way deceiving and devouring so as to win them to hell. Good on the other end is perceived as living according to Gods commandments and will and carries an eternal reward after salvation, eternal life.

View of Salvation Salvation according to Christianity is the key to going to heaven and is only received via believing in Jesus and confessing that he died for your sins and that he resurrected and ascended to heaven.

View of After Life There is life after the life on earth. Them that are saved and live according to God’s commandments will inherit eternal life in heaven whereas those who do evil will face eternal wrath in a hell.

Practices and Rituals Christianity offers great attention to practices as prescribed by the bible for example tithing, the Sabbath day, marriage, divorce, salvation. Failure to adhere to this practices is sin. The bottom line ritual in Christianity was the death of Jesus on the cross and therefore not many rituals are entertained.

Celebrations & Festivals Every celebration and festive is significant to Christians. Notably are the Easter and Christmas which signify the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the Birth of Jesus Christ consecutively. Other celebrations and festivals are tied to the commandments and instructions given to the Israelites by God as well as the life of Christ Jesus.

Week 7 - Sources

Beard, m., North, J. A., & price, S. (1998). religions of rome (Vol. 2). camprige university press.