Introduction to Christianity
1.0 Christianity Module 1: What Christianity Claims to Be
Module 1 introduces Christianity as a religion centered on Jesus Christ and the claim that God acts through Him to save humanity from sin, evil, death,...
1.1 What Is Christianity?
Christianity is a religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. At its most basic level, Christianity teaches that...
1.2 Ways to Study Christianity: Theology, Religious Studies, and Common Misconceptions
Christianity can be studied from more than one angle. Some people study Christianity as believers who want to understand God, Scripture, doctrine, worship,...
1.3 Christianity as Gospel, Revelation, and History
Christianity is often described as a religion, worldview, moral system, or historical movement. All of those descriptions can be useful, but Christianity...
1.4 Christianity within the Abrahamic Tradition and the Global Church
Christianity belongs to the family of religions that trace important parts of their sacred histChristianity belongs to the family of religions that trace...
2.0 Christianity Module 2: The Christian View of God
Module 2 explains the Christian view of God by describing God as living, personal, faithful, and active in history. It presents God as the God of Abraham,...
2.1 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Christianity teaches that God is not an impersonal force, a vague spiritual energy, or a distant creator who abandons the world. Christians believe God...
2.2 God as Creator, King, and Judge
Christianity teaches that God is the Creator of all things. The universe is not viewed as an accident, a product of many competing gods, or something that...
2.3 God as Father, Love, and Personal Relationship
Christianity teaches that God is Creator, King, and Judge, but it also teaches that God is near, loving, relational, and personal. One of the most important...
2.4 God’s Holiness, Justice, Mercy, and Grace
Christianity teaches that God is holy. Holiness means that God is completely set apart from evil, corruption, impurity, and sin. God is not morally mixed,...
3.0 Christianity Module 3: The Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Module 3 explains the doctrine of the Trinity as the mainstream Christian attempt to hold together three claims at once: there is one God, Jesus is treated...
3.1 The History of the Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity became central to Christianity because early Christians were trying to explain how they could continue to believe in one God...
3.2 The Trinity: One God, Three Persons
One of the debates in the early Christian Church was how Christians could worship the God of Israel, give divine status to Jesus, and describe the Holy...
3.3 Arguments for the Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the most debated teachings in Christianity. Trinitarian Christians usually believe it because they think it best...
3.4 Arguments Against the Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity became formally orthodox through the councils of Nicaea in 325 and Constantinople in 381. However, not all Christians accept...
4.0 Christianity Module 4: Jesus Christ
Module 4 Summary Coming Soon.
4.1 Jesus Was a First-Century Jewish Man
Jesus of Nazareth is the central figure of Christianity. Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, the Savior of the world, and the...
4.2 The World Jesus Lived In
The northern kingdom of Israel fell to Assyria in 722 BC. The southern kingdom of Judah later fell to Babylon in 586 BC, and many Jews were taken into...
4.3 What Jesus Meant by the Kingdom of God
One of the central themes of Jesus’ teaching is the kingdom of God. When Jesus began His public ministry, He announced that the kingdom of God was near....
