Rise Of Christianity

Linda Woodhead describes Christianity as a vast reservoir of resources for shaping life and death (Woodhead 1). Enduring for over two thousand years with a willingness to adapt and be diverse. Christianity in the early days considered the church more of an institution for groups to meet and understand the meaning of God's word. Christianity was the theology governing the teaching from the church. “There may be ten thousand Churches, but there is only one Christ (Phelps 533).” Despite Christianity's growth over the past two thousand years, the religion depends on the Church to govern the people. Therefore one cannot exist without the since the church teaches Christianity and allows followers to put abstract reasoning into real meaningful thoughts.
Church Christianity imagines power as something which flows down from heaven to Earth, modeling a pyramid with God, the father having all power, which is then mediated by his son, Jesus Christ, through his Holy Spirit. The power in Church then flows down the pyramid to through God's representatives on Earth (Woodhead 61). The clergymen assist in ruling over the
The unity of Church was strong enough to defeat competitors in political and business empires (Woodhead 62). For unity to be healthy, a hierarchical ordering of clergy was necessary. “The Hierarchical ordering of the clergy - from pope, patriarch, or archbishop through bishops, priests, and deacons - ensured unity within its own ranks (Woodhead 62).” With the order in place, the church is its own authority and a place of worship and guidance for its followers. However, Church Christianity and Christianity are not identical. “The church type of Christianity believes it has a duty to bring universal truth to all (Woodhead 61).” The church wants everyone to understand interpretations of Jesus and spread his