Christianity The New Testament - 1866 Words

Christianity Christianity begins during the New Testament Gospels. God shows the love for mankind with Jesus’ unjustified crucifixion. A disagreement between Peter and Paul about the future to who should they preach the gospel, Peter’s commitment to preach only to Jews. Paul’s mission was to convert the Gentiles to the new Jewish religion which through consequences becomes Christianity. The Christian view of history centers in the reliability of the Bible (Noebel). â€Å"As it is now, so it was in the beginning that Christianity has many different facets and traditions almost to the point that no one could argue quite convincingly that Christianity is well-nigh impossible to define with clarity† (Hudson 97). Christianity is a†¦show more content†¦Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us (King James, Matt. 1:23). â€Å"But what about you?† He asked. â€Å"Who do you say I am?† Simon Peter answered, â€Å"You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God† (King James, Matt. 16:15-16). The most complete and direct confirmation of the divinity of Christ is in Matthew when Jesus calls upon his disciples and asked them who is He and the reply from Simon Peter is pointed and direct You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.† (King James, Matt. 16:16) No other confirmation is needed. Now to the purpose of his coming. The teachings of Jesus have been more influential than any other part of his life. Jesus taught about love for your neighbor, for your enemy and God through sermons and parables. A little girl was invited for dinner at the home of her first-grade friend. The vegetable was buttered broccoli and the mother asked if she liked it. â€Å"Oh, yes,† the child replied politely, â€Å"I love it! †But when the bowl of broccoli was passed, she declined to take any. The hostess said, â€Å"I thought you said you loved broccoli.† The girl replied sweetly, â€Å"Oh, yes ma’am, I do, but not enough to eat it† (Cole)! Our first impression of the little girl is how cute. As she loves the broccoli, do we look at it in the same way