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[[ko:그리스도인]]'''Christians''' refer to people who believe in [[Christ]], the Redeemer, and follow His teachings. The original Greek word for this is Christinanŏs (Χριστιανός), which means “belonging to Christ.” It is mentioned three times in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]]. Even today, it is used to refer to those who believe in Christ.

'''Christians''' refer to people who believe in [[Christ]], the Redeemer, and follow His teachings. The original Greek word for this is Christinanŏs (Χριστιανός), which means “belonging to Christ.” It is mentioned three times in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]]. Even today, it is used to refer to those who believe in Christ.

==Origin of the Term ''Christian''==

The term ''Christian'' was first used for the saints of the Church in Antioch in the Apostolic Age. When [[Paul|Apostles Paul]] and [[Barnabas]] taught God’s word in Antioch for a year, people ~~around~~ called those who came to believe in [[Jesus Christ]] as “Christians.”

The term ''Christian'' was first used for the saints of the Church in Antioch in the Apostolic Age. When [[Paul|Apostles Paul]] and [[Barnabas]] taught God’s word in Antioch for a year, the people there called those who came to believe in [[Jesus Christ]] “Christians.”

{{quote5 |내용=Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called '''Christians''' first at Antioch. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2011%3A25%E2%80%9326&version=NIV Acts 11:25–26]}}

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The core of Christian faith was to believe in Christ, the God who [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|came in the flesh]]. Jesus revealed that He was the Christ by saying that He is [[God the Father]]. God, who was a spirit, appeared in the flesh in the name of Jesus.

{{quote5 |내용='''“I [Jesus] and the Father are one.”''' Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him . . . “We are not stoning you for any of these,” replied the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2010%3A30%E2%80%9333&version=NIV John 10:30–33]}}

<br>When Jesus Christ appeared, most Jews did not believe in God who came in the flesh and rejected Him, but Christians did not. They believed and preached that Jesus is God who came in the flesh.

<br>When Jesus Christ appeared, most Jews did not believe in God who came in the flesh and rejected Him, but Christians did not. They believed and preached that Jesus was God who came in the flesh.

{{quote5 |내용=Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ '''Jesus''': Who, '''being in very nature God''', did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found '''in appearance as a man''', he humbled himself and became obedient to death. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phillipians%202%3A5%E2%80%938&version=NIV Phillipians 2:5–8]}}{{quote5 |내용=Theirs are the patriarchs, and '''from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ''', who is '''God''' over all, forever praised! Amen. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%209%3A5&version=NIV Romans 9:5]}}

===Faith of Keeping God’s Commandments===

===Faith in Keeping God’s Commandments===

Jesus taught us [[The Commandments of God|God’s commandments]] that Christians must keep, that is, the truth of the [[New Covenant|new covenant]].

:*Jesus . . . on the '''Sabbath''' day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read.([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%204%3A16&version=NIV Luke 4:16])

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As the apostles who witnessed the resurrection of Christ, they testified to the [[Jesus’ Resurrection|Resurrection]] in front of many people, and they even left letters announcing the resurrection of life that the saints would receive.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+1%3A3&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 1:3 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A1-8&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 15:1–8 |quote= }}</ref>

Through the work of Jesus, who looked just like a human being, was raised from the dead, the saints were convinced of the resurrection and the kingdom of heaven they would go to. That is why Christians did not spare their lives for the [[gospel]]. Even in the midst of persecution, such as being eaten by wild animals or being burned at the stake, they kept their faith in Christ with the hope of resurrection.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A30-32&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 15:30–32 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A35-40&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:35–40 |quote= }}</ref>

Through the work of Jesus, who looked just like a human being and was raised from the dead, the saints were convinced of the resurrection and the kingdom of heaven to which they would go. That is why Christians did not spare their lives for the [[gospel]]. Even in the midst of persecution, such as being eaten by wild animals or being burned at the stake, they kept their faith in Christ with the hope of resurrection.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A30-32&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 15:30–32 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A35-40&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:35–40 |quote= }}</ref>

==Christian Life==

Jesus, in His ~~life time~~, preached the truth of life to those who were destined to die.

Jesus, in His lifetime, preached the truth of life to those who were destined to die.

{{quote5 |내용=Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can '''preach''' there also. That is why I have come.” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201%3A38&version=NIV Mark 1:38]}}

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{{quote5 |내용=“'''You are the light of the world''' . . . In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your '''good deeds''' and praise your Father in heaven.” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205%3A13%E2%80%9316&version=NIV Matthew 5:13–16]}}

The saints were encouraged to live godly lives, share love to one another,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+4%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Thessalonians 4:9 |quote= }}</ref> and practice good deeds as Christians at home and in society.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A12&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 2:12 |quote= }}</ref> Every day, they purified their hearts by paying attention to God’s word,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A3&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 6:3 |quote= }}</ref> and depended on God through prayer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 6:18 |quote= }}</ref>

The saints were encouraged to live godly lives, share love with one another,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+4%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Thessalonians 4:9 |quote= }}</ref> and practice good deeds as Christians at home and in society.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A12&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 2:12 |quote= }}</ref> Every day, they purified their hearts by paying attention to God’s word,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A3&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 6:3 |quote= }}</ref> and depended on God through prayer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 6:18 |quote= }}</ref>

:*If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the '''same love''', being one in spirit and '''purpose'''. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility '''consider others better than yourselves'''. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the '''interests of others'''. ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%202%3A1%E2%80%935&version=NIV Philippians 2:1–5])

:*Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%205%3A16%E2%80%9318&version=NIV 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18])

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-[[File:Albrecht Dürer Betende Hände.jpg|thumb|150px|''Praying Hands'' by Albrecht Dürer, 1508]]
+<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:그리스도인]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->'''Christians''' refer to people who believe in [[Christ]], the Redeemer, and follow His teachings. The original Greek word for this is Christinanŏs (Χριστιανός), which means “belonging to Christ.” It is mentioned three times in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]]. Even today, it is used to refer to those who believe in Christ.
-'''Christians''' refer to people who believe in [[Christ]], the Redeemer, and follow His teachings. The original Greek word for this is Christinanŏs (Χριστιανός), which means “belonging to Christ.” It is mentioned three times in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]]. Even today, it is used to refer to those who believe in Christ.
 ==Origin of the Term ''Christian''==
-The term ''Christian'' was first used for the saints of the Church in Antioch in the Apostolic Age. When [[Paul|Apostles Paul]] and [[Barnabas]] taught God’s word in Antioch for a year, people around called those who came to believe in [[Jesus Christ]] as “Christians.”
+The term ''Christian'' was first used for the saints of the Church in Antioch in the Apostolic Age. When [[Paul|Apostles Paul]] and [[Barnabas]] taught God’s word in Antioch for a year, the people there called those who came to believe in [[Jesus Christ]] “Christians.”
 {{quote5 |내용=Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called '''Christians''' first at Antioch. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2011%3A25%E2%80%9326&version=NIV Acts 11:25–26]}}
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 The core of Christian faith was to believe in Christ, the God who [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|came in the flesh]]. Jesus revealed that He was the Christ by saying that He is [[God the Father]]. God, who was a spirit, appeared in the flesh in the name of Jesus.
 {{quote5 |내용='''“I [Jesus] and the Father are one.”''' Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him . . . “We are not stoning you for any of these,” replied the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2010%3A30%E2%80%9333&version=NIV John 10:30–33]}}
-<br>When Jesus Christ appeared, most Jews did not believe in God who came in the flesh and rejected Him, but Christians did not. They believed and preached that Jesus is God who came in the flesh.
+<br>When Jesus Christ appeared, most Jews did not believe in God who came in the flesh and rejected Him, but Christians did not. They believed and preached that Jesus was God who came in the flesh.
 {{quote5 |내용=Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ '''Jesus''': Who, '''being in very nature God''', did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found '''in appearance as a man''', he humbled himself and became obedient to death. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phillipians%202%3A5%E2%80%938&version=NIV Phillipians 2:5–8]}}{{quote5 |내용=Theirs are the patriarchs, and '''from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ''', who is '''God''' over all, forever praised! Amen. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%209%3A5&version=NIV Romans 9:5]}}
-===Faith of Keeping God’s Commandments===
+===Faith in Keeping God’s Commandments===
 Jesus taught us [[The Commandments of God|God’s commandments]] that Christians must keep, that is, the truth of the [[New Covenant|new covenant]].
 :*Jesus . . . on the '''Sabbath''' day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read.([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%204%3A16&version=NIV Luke 4:16])
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 As the apostles who witnessed the resurrection of Christ, they testified to the [[Jesus’ Resurrection|Resurrection]] in front of many people, and they even left letters announcing the resurrection of life that the saints would receive.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+1%3A3&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 1:3 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A1-8&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 15:1–8 |quote= }}</ref>
-Through the work of Jesus, who looked just like a human being, was raised from the dead, the saints were convinced of the resurrection and the kingdom of heaven they would go to. That is why Christians did not spare their lives for the [[gospel]]. Even in the midst of persecution, such as being eaten by wild animals or being burned at the stake, they kept their faith in Christ with the hope of resurrection.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A30-32&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 15:30–32 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A35-40&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:35–40 |quote= }}</ref>
+Through the work of Jesus, who looked just like a human being and was raised from the dead, the saints were convinced of the resurrection and the kingdom of heaven to which they would go. That is why Christians did not spare their lives for the [[gospel]]. Even in the midst of persecution, such as being eaten by wild animals or being burned at the stake, they kept their faith in Christ with the hope of resurrection.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A30-32&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 15:30–32 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A35-40&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:35–40 |quote= }}</ref>
 ==Christian Life==
-Jesus, in His life time, preached the truth of life to those who were destined to die.
+Jesus, in His lifetime, preached the truth of life to those who were destined to die.
 {{quote5 |내용=Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can '''preach''' there also. That is why I have come.” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201%3A38&version=NIV Mark 1:38]}}
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 {{quote5 |내용=“'''You are the light of the world''' . . . In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your '''good deeds''' and praise your Father in heaven.” |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205%3A13%E2%80%9316&version=NIV Matthew 5:13–16]}}
-The saints were encouraged to live godly lives, share love to one another,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+4%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Thessalonians 4:9 |quote= }}</ref> and practice good deeds as Christians at home and in society.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A12&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 2:12 |quote= }}</ref> Every day, they purified their hearts by paying attention to God’s word,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A3&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 6:3 |quote= }}</ref> and depended on God through prayer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 6:18 |quote= }}</ref>
+The saints were encouraged to live godly lives, share love with one another,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+4%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Thessalonians 4:9 |quote= }}</ref> and practice good deeds as Christians at home and in society.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A12&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 2:12 |quote= }}</ref> Every day, they purified their hearts by paying attention to God’s word,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A3&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 6:3 |quote= }}</ref> and depended on God through prayer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 6:18 |quote= }}</ref>
 :*If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the '''same love''', being one in spirit and '''purpose'''. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility '''consider others better than yourselves'''. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the '''interests of others'''. ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%202%3A1%E2%80%935&version=NIV Philippians 2:1–5])
 :*Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%205%3A16%E2%80%9318&version=NIV 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18])

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