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http://www.hbc-parkesburg.org/Christians キリスト教徒A Christian (listen) is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.Etymology
The word comes from Greek Χριστιαν?? (khristianos), from Χριστ?? (khristos) meaning "the anointed." In the (Greek) Septuagint version of the Hebrew Bible, khristos was used to translate the Hebrew ???????? (Ma?ia?,) (messiah), meaning "[one who is] anointed."
The first known usage of the term Χριστιαν?? (khristianos) can be found in the New Testament, in Acts 11:26: "the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." The name Christian was thus first used to denote those known to be teachers or leaders of the church (saints). They were disciples and followers of Jesus Christ. The other two New Testament uses of the word also refer to the public identity of those who follow Jesus. The Jewish king said the Apostle Paul had almost persuaded the king "to become a Christian" (Acts 26:28). Writing in 1 Peter 4:16, The Message translation, the Apostle Peter encouraged believers who are abused "because you're a Christian, don't give it a second thought. Be proud of the distinguished status reflected in that name!"
The earliest recorded use of the term outside the Bible was when Tacitus recorded that Nero blamed the "Christians" for the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64.
"Christian" also means a member or adherent of a church or other organized group within Christianity. As an adjective, the term may also describe anything associated with Christianity, or even remotely thought to be consistent with Christianity, as in "the Christian thing to do."The American Heritage Dictionary defines a Christian as "one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus; one who lives according to the teachings of Jesus."
A wide range of beliefs and practices is found across the world among those who call themselves Christian,including the following:
1 Active Christians: Committed to attending church, Bible reading, and sharing their faith that salvation comes through Jesus Christ and that they should share their faith.
2 Professing Christians: Are also committed to "accepting Christ as Savior and Lord" as the key to being a Christian, but focus on one's personal relationships with God and Jesus more than on church, Bible reading or sharing faith.
3 Liturgical Christians: High level of spiritual activity, mainly expressed by attending and recognising the authority of the church, and by serving in it or in the community.
4 Private Christians: Believe in God and in doing good things, but not within a church context. In a 2008 survey in America, this was the largest and youngest segment.
5 Cultural Christians: Do not view Jesus as essential to salvation. They are the least likely to align their beliefs or practices with biblical teachings, or attend church. They favor a universal theology that sees many ways to God. A cultural Christian may also be an atheist or agnostic who was raised in the Christian religion and still enjoys the ceremonies or community ties with the religion of their upbringing.
6 Messianic Jews believe that they are a sect of Judaism and that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah and the Divine Savior. They seek to live in obedience to the Hebrew Scriptures, including the Torah and Halakha. 今自宅でホワイトニングが出来るトゥースメディカルホワイトが流行っているらしい。使い方もふつうの歯磨きと変わらない様子。 Gospel 福音書 In Christianity, a gospel (from Old English, "good news") is generally one of four canonical books of the New Testament that describe the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus, but also encompasses numerous non-canonical texts, see list of gospels.
The four canonical texts are the Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Luke and Gospel of John, probably written between 65 and 100 AD.They appear to have been originally untitled; they were quoted anonymously in the first half of the second century (ie 100 - 150) but the names by which they are currently known appear suddenly around the year 180.More generally, the term refers to works of a genre of Early Christian literature. It originally meant the "good news" (evangelium) of redemption.
The first canonical gospel written is Mark (c 65-70), which may have been used as a source for the gospels of Matthew and Luke.Matthew and Luke may have also used a common source, the hypothetical Q document. These first three gospels are called the synoptic gospels because they share a similar view. The last gospel, the gospel of John, presents a very different picture of Jesus and his ministry from the synoptics.The oldest extant versions of the canonical gospels are in Greek, but there is evidence that some may have been written originally in Aramaic (see Aramaic primacy).
The synoptic gospels are the source of many popular stories, parables, and sermons, such as Jesus' humble birth in Bethlehem, the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, the Last Supper, and the Great Commission. John provides a theological description of Jesus as the eternal Word, the unique savior of humanity. All four attest to his Sonship, miraculous power, crucifixion, and resurrection.
Other gospels circulated in early Christianity. Some, such as the Gospel of Thomas, lack the narrative framework typical of a gospel.these gospels are later than the canonical gospels, though in the case of Thomas, scholarship is divided on the exact date.The word gospel derives from the Old English god-spell (rarely godspel), meaning "good tidings" or "good news". It is a calque (word-for-word translation) of the Greek word ε?αγγ?λιον, euangelion (eu- "good", -angelion "message"). The Greek word "euangelion" is also the source of the term "evangelist" in English. The authors of the four canonical Christian gospels are known as the four evangelists.
Before the first gospel was written (Mark, c 65-70)[2], Paul the Apostle used the term ε?αγγ?λιον "gospel" when he reminded the people of the church at Corinth "of the gospel I preached to you" (1 Corinthians 15.1). Paul averred that they were being saved by the gospel, and he characterized it in the simplest terms, emphasizing Christ's appearances after the Resurrection from wikipedia |
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