![]() ![]() The creeds of various Christian denominations generally hold in common Jesus as the Son of God-the Logos incarnated-who ministered, suffered, and died on a cross, but rose from the dead for the salvation of mankind and referred to as the gospel, meaning the "good news". ![]() Ĭhristianity remains culturally diverse in its Western and Eastern branches, as well as in its doctrines concerning justification and the nature of salvation, ecclesiology, ordination, and Christology. Its adherents, known as Christians, make up a majority of the population in 157 countries and territories, and believe that Jesus is the Christ, whose coming as the Messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament. It is the world's largest religion, with about 2.5 billion followers. Christianity is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. ![]()
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