The word "Tian" is not limited to western culture. It first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, when Huineng? "altar sutra": "all vegetation, evil and good, evil and good, heaven and hell are in the air." Wu Zetian also called his Buddhist temple Heaven. Christianity was introduced into China in the Tang Dynasty, but due to cultural differences, China also called "Tian" Tian.
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The word heaven was first spread from Christianity.
The basic beliefs of Christianity are as follows:
The core belief of Christians is that God came to the perceptual world of human beings in the body of Jesus. Jesus' declaration of the essence of God and the possibility of human existence made his historical life the standard that people believed in. This is also one of the core revelations of Christianity. As a complete God, God is also a complete person. His life is a perfect model.
There is no sin, no sin, because of his great love for the world, he completely obeyed God's will and suffered unwarranted charges. He suffered under the then ruler Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, was buried, and fell into the underworld. Christianity believes that the cross shows God's great love and salvation.
Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after being buried. It can be said that there would be no Christianity without the resurrection of Jesus Christ. After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples for 40 days and told about the kingdom of God. Later, he ascended to heaven and sat at the right hand of the Almighty Father.
Christians believe and hope that Jesus will come again, that is, the end of the world and the arrival of a new heaven and a new earth. Christianity believes that God has always cared about and led the process of human history, and his trial is going on at any time, and it only reaches its peak at the end of history. Christians should sincerely obey God's laws and will, fulfill the mission entrusted by God, spread the gospel and govern the whole land.
Christianity believes in the Holy Spirit, believing that the Holy Spirit is the life-giving Lord, coming out of the Father and the Son, and being worshipped and respected together with the Father and the Son. Believe in the new life given by the Holy Spirit and be reborn. Rebirth is also reflected in the choice of God the Father, the redemption of Christ the Son and the renewal of the Holy Spirit.
Christianity not only pays attention to the salvation of individuals, but also to the development of groups. Christians cannot establish a perfect relationship with God, and only by loving others as themselves can they fulfill the commandments of loving God. ?
The growth of Christians can not be separated from the church, which is called the common mother of all sincere people, sacred and holy, just and universal. Churches are not confined to one place, but spread all over the world. The church is United by its belief in God and his truth.
Christians believe that they are all members of Christ, and they all seek sanctification in Christ because of his blood and gospel. Because of the redemption of Christ, God no longer remembers the sins of mankind, but kindly shares the righteousness of Christ with mankind, so that mankind will never be condemned.
Christians also believe that not only will the soul be brought to Christ immediately after death, but our bodies will also be resurrected because of Christ's omnipotence, and then they will be United with the soul, similar to the glorious body of Christ. Christians believe that a person who is filled with the holy spirit, his body is called the temple of the holy spirit, and he no longer obeys the lusts of the flesh. ?
Christians believe that there is no death in Christ, only eternal happiness. Eternal life is what God chooses and keeps in the Lord Jesus forever. This is a gift from God, and it is precisely because of God's choice and predestination that the redemption of Jesus Christ has gained new life from the Holy Spirit.
Christianity believes that when you believe all this, you will be justified before God and in Christ, and you will inherit eternal life. But this is not because of our own efforts, but because of God's free grace.
Christianity summarizes the whole truth and core of its belief as the most fundamental principle of loving God and your neighbor as yourself, and regards the law of love as the greatest law. Love each other has also become the core command in the New Testament. It is believed that this spiritual true love and holiness are concentrated in Christ Jesus, so it is also called the religion of love.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-Christianity