The Rituals Of Christianity And The Old Testament

Christianity is the world’s largest religion with about 2.1 billion followers. In the religion of Christianity, people believe that there is one creator, God. The son of God, Jesus Christ, brought the world messages from God and His teachings. These messages have stayed with people through the teachings of the Bible. Christianity has also developed in its practices and rituals.

The Bible has two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is the Hebrew Bible, the scriptures of the Jewish faith, written at different times between and 165 BC. The New Testament books were written by Christians in the first century AD. The Hebrew Bible has 39 books, written over long time periods, and is the literary archive of the nation

of Israel. It was traditionally put into three sections. The New Testament has 27 books, written between 50 and 100 AD, and falling n into two sections, the Gospels, which tell the story of Jesus (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) and the Letters written by various Christian leaders to provide guidance for the church communities.

People learn about God’s word by reading the Bible, attending church, and family believes. By reading the Bible people get to hear the direct word of God opposed to it being heard from someone else. Along with the Holy Bible there is the Book of Common Prayer that many churches use for their sermons. Churches choose which readings they want to teach every week. Along with the readings, churches practice certain rituals and ceremonies. Some of these rituals include the holy communion, baptism and confirmation. Ceremonies are typically held for important holy milestones such as a first communion or the celebration of confirmation.

Many Christian laws have shaped our government and the laws of society. Many of the ten commandments have been used to write laws such as “you shall not kill” has been used for the murder laws. “You shall not steal” applies to theft and “you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” is used in court that you will not lie about someone or an event that has happened. We see these laws as just rules in society but some Christians see it as God telling all people to live a certain way by setting up standard rules.

Christianity has changed throughout the years but will always have one thing stay the same. God is the one true god and His word is the highest authority. Jesus Christ is our messiah sent to teach the people the ways of life. With the teachings of today’s churches and communities Christianity will remain the largest religion.