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Christianity Family Tree

Christianity

Christianity

Eastern Orthadox

Eastern Orthodox formed from Christianity in the Roman Empire and continued to be influenced by the people and politics. Because of the origin of development, Eastern Orthodox may have also been referred to as “Byzantium Christianity”. The fall of Constantinople (in the eyes of many followers) really sparked the beginning of Eastern Orthodox while what has left of Rome continued to influence the religion apart from Roman Catholicism.

Beliefs

- The Holy Spirit is considered a guide of the church

- Much of the belief system is worshiped through prayer

Beliefs

Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic

Roman Catholicism is difficult to place time-wise when it really began to develop, however, it became a recognized religion of the Roman Empire during 380 AD. Later, during the sack of Constantinople, a definitive line had been drawn between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.

Beliefs

Beliefs

- Jesus is the Messiah

- Faith is key to salvation

Arianism

Arianism was a common religion in the eastern and western Roman Empires founded by a Prebyster whose name was Arius.

Beliefs

Beliefs

- Jesus was made by God meaning he is inferior and temporarily coexisted

- God is Eternal

- The Holy Spirit was created by both the Father and the Son

- Jesus is seen as a demigod

Greek Orthodox

After the Greek war of Independence in the early 19th-century Ioánnis Kapodístrias began negotiating with the patriarch of the Greek Church of their independance. As a result King Otto I and his Regent, G. L. Maurer, recognized the Greek Church as autocephalous and later independant. The decision was made on account of Maurer who had feared for the new king and the country’s security against the Turkish.

Beliefs

- The Father is the only God

- The Father and the Son share a reality

- The Holy Trinity is unknown

Russian Orthodox

Russian Orthodox

Christianity was introduced to Russia in the early 9th-century brought by the Greek, this resulted in small communities of Chritians in the early 10th-century. Christianity only became acceptable when Prince Vladimir came into power. Under Vladimir and his successor’s reign the church was headed by bishops which formed the Byzantine Patriarchate in 1448.

Belief

Beliefs

- The Holy Trinity

- Jesus went to hell after he died but before he resurrected (as a human)

- The Holy Trinity is bound together by a divine entity and resurection

Protestantism

Protestant

Protestantism is a primarily western religion that rejects the authority of the pope. Protestantism was influenced by Martin Luther’s 95 theses in the early 16th century.

Beliefs

- The Bible has the highest authority

Beliefs

Anglican

Anglicanism, otherwise known as the Church of England, is a religion created by King Henry VIII during his reign over England. Anglicanism is a religion run by the king, not the pope. Henry rejected the belief of Roman Catholicism because the pope would not allow Henry to divorce his first wife.

Beliefs

Lutheran

The Lutheran religion is not identified as one entity as each church that follows this religion is self-governing. Lutheranism branches off from Roman Catholicism as a result of Martin Luther’s 95 theses in the early 16th century.

Beliefs

God created the world

Jesus Christ is the one true son of God and the world’s saviour of sin and death

God is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit all at once

Jehovah's Witness

Jehovah's Wittness

Jehovah’s witness was founded in 1872 by a man named Charles T. Russel and was known as the international bible at the time, the name was later changed by Joseph Rutherford, Charles’ successor.

Beliefs

- Jesus' death was not on the cross but on a steak

- God is Jehovah

- The bible is god’s message to humans

- Earth is mankind’s home for eternity

- There is no hell

- Marriage is forever between a man and a woman and one can not divorce unless one is immoral

Episcopalian

Episco-

palian

The Episcopalian religion falls under the Protestant branch of Christianity, however, many believe that they are Anglican and are descendants of the Church of England.

Beliefs

- Jesus saved the world through his life, death and resurrection

- Everyone is equal

Baptism

Baptist

There is no definite origin of Baptism, however, the most common and widely accepted theory is that Baptism came from the English Separatist movement in the 16th - 18th centuries.

Beliefs

- Jesus is the lord

- Everyone is equal

- Jesus chose the have many believers congregate in one place for worship

Mormonism

Mormon

Mormonism is considered a branch of Christianity, however, many Christians dont consider Mormonism a branch of Christianty. Joseph Smith was the founder of Mormonism and the author of Book of Mormon after he claimed to have been visited by an angel who told him to bury gold plates with gods revelation.

Beliefs

- Family is eternal

- Mankind will be saved with obedience

- The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost are all different Gods

- Joseph Smith (founder of Mormonism) is a prophet

Methodist

John Wesley founded the Methodist movement in the 18th-century with his younger brother Charles Wesley. John was a priest for the Church of England before moving to Georga with his brother for their methodical study of faith, Charles left after staying only a few months in Georga. John was greatly inspired by Martin Luther and his theology.

Beliefs

- Methodist is part of The Church of England

- Each person has the freedom to reject or accept salvation

- The Holy Spirit will assure salvation

- All that are obedient to the gospel will be saved

- All Christians are capable and orderd to achieve Christian perfection

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