Christianity, which grew out of Judaism, has had a major influence on the history of the world.
Almost everything we know of Jesus comes from the four gospels of the New Testament, and the four gospels are written remembrances of Jesus's words and deeds.
While Jesus thought of God as creator and sustainer of the universe, he also thought of God in a very personal way, as his father. it is Jesus's special relationship to God that is central to Christianity.
Paul, one of the most important of the early Christians and missionaries followed a celibate ideal that was based on the way Jesus was thought to have lived. The ideal of remaining unmarried for religious reasons remains influential in several branches of Christianity today.
The Book of Acts tells how the Spirit of God came upon his disciples in the form of fire, giving them courage to spread their belied in Jesus as the Messiah. The first preaching of the Christian message has been called the Birthday of the Church.
The Book of Acts tells how the Spirit of God came upon his disciples in the form of fire, giving them courage to spread their belief in Jesus as the Messiah. The first preaching of the Christian message has been called the Birthday of the Church.
The early Christian message was not complex. It summarized in the apostle Peter's speech in Acts 2, which says God is now working in a special way; Jesus was the expected Messiah, God's ambassador; and these are the "final days" before God's judgment and the coming of a new world.