Christianity

Being a Christian myself, learning from an outsider's point of view the religion has been quite interesting. I already knew mostly about Jesus's life, yet there were many things i had forgotten that my family never focused on. For example being baptized by John the Baptist. I also didn't know certain details but rather i focused on broader events in my learning. For instance, i knew about the Last Supper, but i never really knew how it came about. I also knew Judas betrayed Jesus, but i was never sure how. Some of the events we learned are very well known though, and i feel like they've been apart of my knowledge my whole life. Such as Jesus being born in Bethlehem by the virgin Mary and Joseph. Also his fast for 40 days and 40 nights is very well known. He also performed many many miracles such as healing the sick, which has always been focused on in my learning of the religion. Lastly, there is the betrayal, the trial, the crucification, and the resurrection. These events are probably the most focused on because of how dramatic they are. Also, there are many other parts to Christianity besides Jesus's life. There are the three temptations, which are greed, lack of belief/trust, and power. There are the 7 sacraments, which are baptism, confirmation, marriage, holy orders, extreme unction, eucharist/communion, and confession. These are all fundamental parts of Christianity. Other beliefs are that of atonement, which is the forgiving of one's past sins. There's incarnation, which is God becoming Jesus. There's the trinity, which is the father, son, and the holy spirit. Lastly, there are just overall Christian ethics, which have always seemed like the most demanding and largest part of Christianity. It involves being forgiving, humble, pure, honest, giving, and you can't judge people, steal, hit, kill, etc. Although this seems easy, it is also easy to slip up and do something small, which is not allowed. However, God will forgive you for all of your sins no matter how bad as long as you repent. That is probably one of the most memorable parts of Christianity and my personal favorite, that you can always be forgiven. Overall, i am definitely enjoying my learning of Christianity, even though most of it is repetitive.