Molloy's Definitions of God and the Concept of the Divine

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Review six World Religions we explored this semester (You may select up to 3 new religions in your Molloy text for 15 points extra credit).
Part 1: Religious Studies Written Final
Religion #1: Christianity
1 Identify five specific beliefs, values, and practices that emerge from your study of this Religion. What is this religion's understanding or concept of God or the divine? (Based upon Molloy's definitions of God).
* In what is identified as the Second Coming, Christians believe that Jesus will return to earth once more.
* Important scriptures in the Holy Bible outline Jesus' teachings, the teachings and lives of disciples and Major Prophets, and provide guidelines for how Christians should live.
* Christians and Jews both believe in the Old Testament, but Christians also believe in the New Testament.
* The Christian cross is a symbol of faith.
* Christmas (which commemorates Jesus' birth) and Easter are the two most important Christian holidays (which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus).
2 Belief or Concept of the divine:
According to traditional Christian theology, Divinity is the quality or state of being divine, and it can also refer to God's character or nature. The Godhead, or God in general, is considered divinity in the Bible. It could also be a reference to a deity. Christians are monotheistic, which means they believe in a single God who created the heavens and the earth. The father (God himself), the son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit are the three parts of the divine Godhead. God sent his son Jesus, the messiah, to save the world, according to Christians.
3 Identify three new ideas, beliefs, or expressions of faith that you learned about this religion. Explain why these ideas interested you.
1 The belief that Jesus died as a direct result of being crucified on a cross, ensuing in the forgiveness of sins of humankind, is at the heart of this religion.
2 The Christian cross is a symbol of faith
3 Christians believe that he will return to Life and take Christian believers into heaven with him during his second coming.
These ideas are interesting because they portray how Christians believe in the existence of Jesus, the son of God, how he lived on earth, and how he represents God. Using the cross as a symbol of faith implies how Christians adore the death of Jesus on the cross. It is also amazing how Christians believe that Jesus will still come back again.
4 What contribution do you believe this belief system offers our world to increase peace, understanding, and compassion for one another? Explore in detail.
Most Christians believe that war should be prevented at all costs and that it should only be used when all other options for resolving a problem have fail...