Learning this
week’s lesson about the history, beliefs, and practices of Christianity that is
being challenged by the world is really nice because even though they were
persecuted they still stood firm. I learned that
the church today is a product or result of different cultures and influences.
That it is greatly influenced first by the Jewish culture where Jesus Christ
came from, having one God, and a synagogue or a place for worship and teaching
of their beliefs. Second is the Greek culture which unified the language people
used in writing and speaking. Third is the Roman culture which provided a
government that produced peace, trade, and travel in the world. The last is the
Geographical influence which makes the church or Christians to influenced many
places and spread the Word of God. That these four were all set by God for the
coming of Jesus Christ making Him to be effective in doing His mission. I also
learned that the reason why the Roman Catholic church today has many pagan
practices is because of the false teachings that infiltrated the church before
by the groups of people like the Gnostics.
Now knowing all these things, I must
teach these to the people in the church where I am attending so that they will
give importance to the church and its practices and beliefs. That in our Sunday
class, I have to explain it to them one by one why the church exists, why we go
to church and why we must give importance to it.
