Where did Christianity start?

Question

In what country exactly did Christianity start? My son is doing a project on Japan, and I'm helping him out with the answers. The question is:
Where did the religion start?
If anyone can help me with it, that would be great. :)

Answer 1

Christianity started when Jesus Christ founded his Church at Ceasaria Philippi.

"And so I tell you. Peter; you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will ever be able to overcome it. I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven; what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven." - Matthew 16,18-20

"And teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age." - Matthew 28,20

Peace and every blessing!

Answer 2

Christianity actually started before time began.
All that has played out so far in the history of the universe is part of the plan. As to what the end of the plan will bring, well, I can guess, but my little mind just cannot fathom all that God has done, is doing, and will do.

Prophecy of Christianity appears in the old testament more than 400 years before the birth of Christ. The house of David was going to bear this Earthly Savior. The Jews had been expecting their Messiah for centuries.

Evidence that Christianity was upon us appears when Jesus was a boy. I recall the instance where He was travelling with his parents, and did not join up with the caravan as it was departing. Jesus was assumed to be with other relatives in the group, so was not discovered to be missing for two days.

The family had to go back to the city and get him. He was found in the Temple, talking with the religious leaders there. And he was amazing them with his knowledge of scripture and God's Word. He simply told his parents that he "was about His Father's work".

The Church, as we know it today, was born 40 or 50 days after the Resurrection, on Pentacost. The Holy Spirit descended upon the Disciples, and they began to speak to a crowd of people of many nationalities. Each person present heard the words in their own native language.

They told the crowd that Jesus truly was the son of God, and that it was a BIG mistake to have crucified Him. They then advised the folks to seek forgiveness, and told them what God expected them to do.

Many people followed the instructions, and the Church grew very quickly. Years later, the followers of Christ were becoming well-known all over the world. In one city, Antioch, the congregation of the Church there was called "Christian" and the name stuck.

For 600 years the Church was just the Church, with a "nickname" of Christian. The Roman government was getting tired of all the religions of the day, some pagan, others were these darned "Christians". They tried to combine them all into a universal religion. CATHOLIC is the word they used, because it is a form of a latin word for Universal.

Later on, the Christians parted from the CATHOLIC group, but kept the name, and some of the structure. The brought back more of the Bible.

This was not enough for some groups within the new Catholic Church. The groups complained of too much "other stuff" carried forward from the other religions. They protested quite a lot, and eventually formed their own church that became known as "Protestant". Even within this Protestant group, factions disagreed on doctrine and tradition, so many sub-groups formed. Today we see Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists, and many others all coming from the Protestant Church.

But, even through all of this, the original Church never disappeared. It kept meeting, and kept growing. Today we see many such "non-denominational" churches that follow the structure outlined in the Bible. These are typically churches that do not have leadership beyond the congregational level. The bible does not provide for any such leadership beyond the local congregation, just Deacons and Elders, but they have no authority beyond their own congregations.

Answer 3

The term "Christian" did not actually come about until after Jesus had died and had risen. When the church was started in Jerusalem in branched out and reached Antioch. Antioch was the first city where believers in Christ were first called Christians. The term Christian back then was supposed to be a insult. When people saw that the believers acted alot like Jesus, they made derrogatory comments about them saying the believers acted like that Christ fellow. Thus the term "Christian" came about. The disciples from this point adopted the derrogatory insult and called themselves Christians and it spread from that point on until today.

Answer 4

It began with Christ. It is the same religion that Adam and Eve observed. Same God. The rules changed after He put on a human body and had a look at what we go through. Then he died for us. Bought us a ticket to heaven. He still has plenty left. They're free too. Easy to get hold of as well.

Answer 5

Surely Christianity began before it had a name "Christian" attached to it. History says that the first group called Christians were in Antioch. The real beginning began in the hearts of those that originally received the Holy Spirit at pentecost.

Answer 6

It started at Golgotha or skull of the rock this is where Christ died. The actual church started on the day of pentacost where the apostles or followers of Jesus Christ spoke in many languages so all could understand at once through the powere of the Holy Spirit the spirtit of God

Answer 7

It started with the followers of Jesus after his death. The land was Nazareth, Bethlehem, etc. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, John the Baptist, created christianity.

Answer 8

Bethlehem, Judea--Jesus was born here.

Galilee--Jesus returned here after His forty days of temptation in the wilderness, and began teaching in their synagogues.

Antioch--Where the disciples were first called Christians

Answer 9

Where did it start in the world? Or where did it start in Japan?

Answer 10

Ask him to try to find the answer from the library. the information here is not authorative.