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- Christians
- 1) Believers in the saving work of Jesus Christ have been known as Christians since the first century. They form the largest faith group, but there are numerous denominations or churches both eastern and western, reformed and unreformed.
- Christmas
- 1) The second major feast of the Church which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ (Christ Mass). The date is 25th December and was not fixed on until the 4th century. The first Eucharist or Mass is celebrated at Midnight on Christmas Eve. This is one of the Church’s most popular services.
- Jesus Christ
- 1) Jesus is understood by Christians to be both human and divine – God made flesh. He is human in his birth and experience of this world and divine in his response and obedience to God. He describes himself in the Gospels as the ‘Son of Man’ but since his resurrection the Church has understood him to be the ‘Son of God’.
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