Some Mind Blowing Facts About Christianity

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. - C.S. Lewis

Christianity is an Abrahamic religion . Members of the religion are called Christians. It is a monotheistic religion, meaning it has only one God . It is the largest religion in the world and is based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was a carpenter and preacher in ancient

Judea . He was executed by being nailed to a cross (or crucified ), under Pontius Pilate , the local Roman governor at the time. His life and followers are written about in the New Testament , part of the Bible . Christians see the Bible, both the Old Testament and New Testament as sacred.

Hey, am not here to share with you the history of Jesus or Christianity rather to present you with some mind blowing  facts you’ve probably never heard about Christianity.

* There are about 2.18 billion self-identifying Christians throughout the world, giving it only slightly more followers than Islam and making it the largest religion in the world. 

* In 2011, World Christian Encyclopedia counted 33,830 different christian denominations.

* Did you know the early Christians were called “atheists” by Romans because they didn’t pay tribute to pagan gods. 

* Slightly more than 13 percent of Christians believe the Bible to be completely true.

*There are about 316,000 missionaries worldwide.

*Almost 160,000 Christian followers are killed each year simply for being Christian.

*Jesus is mentioned more times in the Quran than Muhammad. (Source)

 

*God is never mentioned in the Bible’s Book of Esther.

*There’s an empty place next to Muhammad’s Tomb, Islam’s main Prophet, reserved for Jesus. ( Source)

* A Church built into a cave is the largest church in the Middle East.

*Judas sold Jesus for the equivalent of 4 months’ pay of a working man. 

*Going to church is good for you: Services lowers your blood pressure, a study found.

*There is a sect, offshoot of Christianity, that believe Jesus is currently living in China as a Chinese woman.

*The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the world today. Roman Catholics make up approximately half of the world's Christians.

* There are approximately 800 million Protestant Christians worldwide today.

And approximately 160 million of the world's Christians are Orthodox.

* Each year approximately 78.5 million Bibles are distributed worldwide.

*According to the Vatican, you can reduce the time you spend in purgatory by following the pope on Twitter.

*At least 20 million people died during the Taiping Rebellion in China, led by a man who claimed to be the brother of Jesus, and who attempted to impose a theocracy based on his interpretation of Christianity.

*Christianity is the fastest growing religion in Iran.

*Vladimir The Great, Prince of Kiev, considered converting to Christianity or Islam. He sent envoys to study both religions, but upon hearing that Islam forbade alcohol, he got baptized.

*The keys to the holiest site in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, are held by a Muslim family that opens the church every morning. This arrangement has been in place since 1187 CE.

*The Bible is available in 2,454 languages. 

*The Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world.

*Swearing on the Bible that is done in a court room is actually forbidden by the Bible.

* There’s no physical description of Jesus in the Bible.

* When Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia, felt unwell, he would eat a few pages of the Bible.

* Possessing Bibles, watching South Korean movies and distributing pornography may be punished with death in North Korea.

*Bibliomancy is the practice by some people of opening the Bible at random to be guided by whatever verse they see first.

*There is a pilgrimage site in Sri Lanka that is holy to four religions for a “sacred footprint”: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Christianity.

These are some of the facts about Christianity I have for you.  Please feel free to share some facts about Christianity you find amazing on the comment box below, and also let me know what you think.