What Is Christianity?

What is your answer?

Christianity is the sum total of everything that has been and is being done in the name of Jesus.

Christianity or Christianities?

Who do you say Jesus is, and what are you doing in his name?

My Journey with the Bible and Jesus Brookfield United Methodist High school party College and studying the Bible with the tools of history, cultural anthropology, archeology, and literary criticism for the first time

Who was Jesus of Nazareth? A Jew in 1st century Roman-occupied Palestine arguing with Jews (primarily the Pharisees) about walking the right path to be in relationship with God Teacher, healer, prophet

Basics of Jesus’ teaching Repent, for the Empire of God is at hand The Lord’s Prayer The Empire is like hidden yeast, a mustard seed, and a pearl of great price The Good Samaritan: who proved to be neighbor? Love God, love your neighbor as yourself, and your family is bigger than you think Christians should be known by their love, not their purity as judged by the company they keep It is not what goes into a person that defiles but what comes out of the mouth Greatness is measured by service to others

The cross and resurrection Jesus’ message is vindicated Life triumphs over death Injustice and violence do not have the last word “was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by resurrection from the dead” (Romans 1:4)

What is Christianity? The way of Jesus is based on the story of Jesus’ walk with God as understood in the context of the Bible. Christianity is a way of seeing, trusting, and acting that continues the way of Jesus. The way of Jesus is a way of living everyday life based on the spiritual insight that God is love. That makes loves the most powerful force in the universe. Authentic and abundant living is, therefore, based on love.