does church existed before Christ ? and who was the religious head? was pop the religious head?

Answer 1

when Jesus choose his 12 that was the first chruch

Answer 2

There was no 'church' as we define it before Christ. Jesus gathered the material that John had prepared, after he submitted to baptism, and so the first church was formed. It had a leader, Christ, it had a treasurer, Judas, it held meetings, taught those in it and did mission works, all that we believe a church should do. Sadly by the end of the first century we have evidence that some had fallen away and had began their own 'churches' which were not christian churches but the product of some mans mind. Later we see tha roman church lost some to the largest of man made organizations the catholic church. sadly they claim Peter for their beginning when he never went to Rome, and certainly never sat on a throne. The real church is alive and well and still doing the work of the Lord, although many would not recognize it today.

Answer 3

Christ founded the Church. Before Christ, the only true religion was Judaism.

Answer 4

Christian churches (those based on Jesus's teachings) didnt actually exist during his life time.

In fact, he taught that you should praise God outside, in nature. He was also against organized religion. He felt it was too easily corruptable.

His teachings were written down about a hundred years after his death, when his disciples started dying off. A structured Christian religion didnt appear until about 400 AD, as Roman Christianity. Prior to this, Christianity was quite... nomadic, for lack of a better word.

At about the same time (400AD) the various manuscripts on Jesus's life and teachings were collected and determined to be either heretical or sanctioned. Heretical manuscripts were destroyed, sanctioned ones were combined to create the Bible.

Answer 5

Exactly when the church first began is debatable. Some think at Pentecost, some at Paul's conversion, yet others say when Paul and Barnabas were sent out in Acts 13.

Answer 6

Depends on how broad a definition you use for church.
The Jews certainly had Temple Services, and as far back as Exodus in the Bible (1500 BCE) they would have services with priests and sacrifices.

Babylonian gods, Philistine gods, Egyptian gods, etc.
All ancient cultures had their gods that they worshiped, and temples in which they worshiped them. .

Answer 7

Jesus promised, "I will build my Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18). This means that his Church will never be destroyed and will never fall away from him. His Church will survive until his return.

Among the Christian churches, only the Catholic Church has existed since the time of Jesus. Every other Christian church is an offshoot of the Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox churches broke away from unity with the pope in 1054. The Protestant churches were established during the Reformation, which began in 1517. (Most of today’s Protestant churches are actually offshoots of the original Protestant offshoots.) Only the Catholic Church existed in the tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing.

The list of popes can be traced back to Peter himself, the first pope:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm

Jesus’ Church is called catholic ("universal" in Greek) because it is his gift to all people. He told his apostles to go throughout the world and make disciples of "all nations" (Matt. 28:19–20). For 2,000 years the Catholic Church has carried out this mission, preaching the good news that Christ died for all men and that he wants all of us to be members of his universal family (Gal. 3:28). Nowadays the Catholic Church is found in every country of the world and is still sending out missionaries to "make disciples of all nations" (Matt. 28:19). The Church Jesus established was known by its most common title, "the Catholic Church," at least as early as the year 107, when Ignatius of Antioch used that title to describe the one Church Jesus founded. The title apparently was old in Ignatius’s time, which means it went all the way back to the time of the apostles.

http://www.catholic.com/library/Pillar.asp

Answer 8

The 'church' did not even exist at the time of Christ.
The 'church' .....if you mean Catholic church, came into existence around 325 A.D.
Before Christ, the Jewish nation was recognized as God's people.

Answer 9

No,he started with the twelve disciples.Christ being the chief corner stone,the rock.

Answer 10

I've said it so many times....Fred Flintstone was the man.