INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGION AND BELIEF SYSTEM: ANSWER SHEET 1

Name: Rada, Karl Hendricks B. Date: 11/8/20

Grade & Section: 12 – Efficiency Teacher: Mrs. Estella Marie Oclares

INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGION AND BELIEF SYSTEM

First Quarter
Week 5

Activity Day 1: History of Christianity

Directions: Fill out the box below by tracing the history of Christianity. Write the significant years and
events that helped in the development of this religion. Try to make your output as creative and
interesting as possible.
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Activity Day 2: Process Questions

1. Why do you think Christianity is the world’s most popular religion in terms of number of its
adherents?
If we look back at history, we can see how Christianity evolved from a small number of adherents to
becoming the world’s largest religion in terms of believers. Even though the Roman Empire persecuted
early Christians, Christianity becomes the official religion of the empire when Constantine became the
Emperor. Through it, the Christian belief spread all over the territories of the Roman Empire.
Constantine also helps Christianity to establish the Christian faith by creating the First Council of Nicea.
The religion still flourished even it undergone several schisms. European occupation during the 15th
and 16th centuries also have an essential role in making Christianity the world’s most numerous
adherents. They established Christian churches and used Christian beliefs and values as the
foundation of their society. They also required people to convert to Christianity and practice their beliefs
and traditions. With these events, Christianity becomes the world’s most popular religion in terms of the
number of its followers.
2. What does Christianity share with Judaism in terms of beliefs and practices?
As Christianity evolves from Judaism, we can say that a lot of beliefs and practices are identical to each
other. The two religions believe in the same God that Abraham has a covenant with, claiming that the
members of their religion come from the descent of Abraham. They also considered the Old Testament
as part of their holy scriptures, which makes them unified in following the Ten Commandments. All of
the prophets, angels, and other personalities in the Old Testament were recognized by two religions.
3. What is the core teaching of Christianity?
The core teaching of Christianity is there is only one God that has three co-eternal, consubstantial
personas that were taught by Jesus Christ, which is the Son of God, Messiah, and Savior for
humankind. He was sent by God the Father to the land to fulfill the prophecies from the Old Testament,
to save the people from eternal damnation.

Activity Day 3; Table of Comparison

Directions: Identify the five differences among the three major divisions in Christianity

Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Protestantism

Believes in Marian dogma Rejects Immaculate

Denies the doctrine that Mary is
which includes Mary's Conception of the Virgin Mary
sinless, and she is the Mediator
perpetual virginity, assumption and Mary’s absence of original
to Jesus
and immaculate conception. sin
Refuse to recognize the papacy
in Rome and believes that the
Dismiss the doctrine of
Believes in the papal primacy Pope (as the Bishop of Rome)
apostolic succession
is equal to every
bishop/patriarch.
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Believes that the Holy Spirit Refuse the filioque (which

Their core doctrine is Sola
proceeds from the father and means “and the son”) from the
Scriptura or Bible Alone
the son. procession of the Holy Spirit

Rejects the practice of celibacy

Celibacy is obligatory for Priest Celibacy is optional for Priest
and priesthood is open to all
Believes in purgatory as a
place for the dead to be
Believes that purification and
cleansed and prepared to enter The belief in purgatory is not
cleansing does not happen in
heaven. It is also a place of recognized
purgatory but here on earth.
temporary punishment for
unpardoned venial sins

Activity Day 4: Process Questions

1. Why would Christians subscribe to monotheism while at the same time asserting that God is a
Trinity of Divine Persons?
Trinity does not equate to having three Gods. It is the manifestation of God’s capacity to have three
roles while being one in communicating with humanity. The insertion of Christians in the Holy Trinity of
God is dated back to the 3rd century when the Church Fathers want to justify the connection and the
relationship of Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit from the holy scriptures and the traditions. With that, the
early Christians created the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. The Trinity does not mean having three Gods
as it assumes that God is one, but has three co-eternal, consubstantial personas. It signifies that God
the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit is equal in its substance but different in its functions
and characteristics.
2. What is it about Christianity that you find inspiring? What did you find beautiful about it? Describe
how these affect your thoughts and feelings about Christianity and its adherents.
The belief that I find inspiring and beautiful in Christianity is the teaching of Jesus about love and
compassion to others. In the New Testament, Jesus gives Christians a new commandment, which is
to love one another. As I am a follower of Christ as I belong to the universal church (Roman
Catholicism), it teaches me how to interact and understand other people. With the commandment of
Jesus to us, we need to show love and compassion with our brothers and sisters with self-sacrifice, as
it will make the world to be away from sins because sins are the consequence of our selfish actions.
Through that commandment, we enable ourselves to love humanly and without conditions, which I think
makes Christianity a guide that will help the world to be stable from evil.
3. Is there anything about Christianity that disturbs you? How would you like to express this to
Christians?
Some of the verses or teachings in the old and new testament contradict each other that causes
perplexity. This confusion has also created a schism in the religion, which explains why there are many
Christian denominations created. If I express my concern about this issue to other Christians, I would
say those contradicting verses in the old and new testament and ask if what should be the factual and
authentic teaching of God and why would it be that verse or testament.