The Characteristics Of Christianity

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Depth and meaning is a fundamental aspect that drives Christian faith and aids adherents to develop a personal fulfilment to lead a ‘satisfying life’. Characteristics of Christianity provide this knowledge for both the individual and the Christian community by providing guidance regarding ethical issues, through the scared texts and writings, the devotion and celebration of principal beliefs and the practises of ritual and ceremony. Significant people exemplify and live out the core ethical teachings and the principal beliefs based upon the life of Jesus. This can be explored through Christianity’s approach to bioethical issues, the practise of Baptism and the significant person of Pope John XXIII.

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Euthanasia, the painless taking of life for a human who is suffering from an incurable or painful sickness, is an issue that raises multiply levels of controversy amongst different denominations ( Incrediblereporter. 2007) . The two faiths of Christianity and Orthodox take the same view, as they both believe Euthanasia is against their principal beliefs and sacred texts and writings. These churches believe this killing is against the word and will of God as it weakens society’s respect for life ( BBC. 2014) . They believe that every human being is the creation of God, and that this imposes certain limits ( Clarke. 2013). These views can be exemplified in the scared texts and writings. “Thou shall not kill “, written in the ten commandments, has been the strongest source of evidence for believers. Other evidence has also been found in the bible as many extracts prove assisted death is against Christian morals and the omnisciency of God. As written in Ecclesiastes 8:8, “No man has power over the wind to contain it; so no one has power over the day of his death.” (Unknown. 2012

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