Major religions of the world



5609276111760002537717-44896300-290223-454660#2 – The Christian Religion00#2 – The Christian Religion-520810-113306100 Intro: This lesson compares Christianity to other religions and helps in 3 ways:Historical Context ___________________________________________________________________________________________Understanding ______________________________________________________________________________________________Appreciation ________________________________________________________________________________________________Major religions of the worldThere are only about 12 major religions. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. ReligionDefinition “...man’s expression of his acknowledgement of the Divine”__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Many philosophies and thought systems that are not necessarily religious (New Age Movement)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Organized ReligionOrganized religions have certain features:- History of Origins __________________________________________________________________________________________- Concept of Deity ___________________________________________________________________________________________- Concept of Mankind ________________________________________________________________________________________- Salvation ____________________________________________________________________________________________________- Worship _____________________________________________________________________________________________________- Scriptures ___________________________________________________________________________________________________- Geography __________________________________________________________________________________________________Primitive ReligionsFeatures of primitive religions:- Magic _______________________________________________________________________________________________________- No individual god _________________________________________________________________________________________- Various practices:Animism ____________________________________________________________________________________________Dynamism __________________________________________________________________________________________Fetishism ___________________________________________________________________________________________Totemism ___________________________________________________________________________________________- History of Primitive Religions:4000 BC ______________________________________________________________________________________________Egypt _________________________________________________________________________________________________Babylonians _________________________________________________________________________________________Greeks ________________________________________________________________________________________________Romans _______________________________________________________________________________________________* Primitive religions are not part of organized world religions.Major ReligionsA. Far Eastern Religions (China/Japan)1. Taoism (China) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Confucianism (China) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Shinto (Japan) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Buddhism (India/China/world) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B. Eastern Religions (India)1. Hinduism (India) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Jainism (India) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Sikhism (Pakistan) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________C. Near Eastern Religions (Middle East)1. Zoroastrianism (Iran) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Islam (Saudi Arabia/world) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Judaism (Israel/world) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Christianity (Israel/world) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Supremacy of the Christian ReligionThree reasons why Christianity is the foremost religion:1. Superior Revelation of God _______________________________________________________________________________2. Superior Leader ___________________________________________________________________________________________3. Superior Solutions ________________________________________________________________________________________A. Identifies the problem ____________________________________________________________________________B. Solves the problem _______________________________________________________________________________C. Offers a better hope _______________________________________________________________________________* Even more reasons to argue for Christianity’s place _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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