Christianity is Born
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- Who was the leader of the Romans when Jesus was born?
- Augustus
- Where was Jesus born?
- Bethlehem, a town in Judea.
- Who did Jesus help?
- He helped the poor and sick people.
- What did the Hebrew religion believe?
- They believed that one day a great leader would come. Some thought that Jesus was that great leader.
- How did the Romans feel about Jesus' growing power and influence?
- They were getting jealous of Jesus.
- After the Romans felt that Jesus was becoming too powerful, what did they want to see.
- They wanted to get rid of him.
- Who said that Jesus was not obeying Roman law?
- Pilate's helpers.
- After Jesus was arrested, what happened to him?
- He was found guilty of not obeying Roman law and he was sentenced to death.
- How did Jesus die?
- By crucifixion.
- What was the result of Jesus' cruel death?
- He became more famous. His ideas spread all over the Roman world. A new, great religion was born.
- What do people who believe in Jesus's ideas call themselves?
- Christians
- Why did the Son of God become a man?
- He became a man to be the Savior and save all sinners from sin and the judgment of hellfire.
- Why did Jesus have to die on the Cross?
- The death of Jesus was the payment for all the sins of the world.
- Four books called the Gospels tell about Jesus. What does Gospel mean?
- "good news"
- Jesus grew up as a Jew in what small town?
- Nazareth
- At what age did Jesus begin to preach a new message -- God loved all people equally?
- 30
- What is an amazing or wonderful event that no one can explain?
- a miracle
- For how many years did Jesus preach God's love?
- 3
- One of Jesus' followers betrayed him. Who was it?
- Judas Iscariot. He turned Jesus over to his enemies.
- How did the Gospel spread?
- At first, Jesus' disciples preached their good news only to Jews. But then one of them, Saul, began to preach to gentiles, or non-Jews.