Why Christianity is the largest religion in world

 

Christianity is not a religion; it’s all about Jesus and to be his children. The followers or the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch (Acts 11:26). God reveals his love for us in John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” God wants every human to be with him in the eternity but the sins of the mankind which breaks the relationship with God and out eternity life with God in heaven. That’s why the reason Jesus came from heaven to earth to show the way for our life for eternity. 

 

 James 1:27 speaks about the truth about religion that is “pure and faultless” before God “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” And, since James highlights that he is focusing on “pure and faultless” religion, there must be religions which are opposite of this like “unclean and imperfect”- a religion which doesn’t have the foundation of love in them. 

Here are a few reasons why Christianity turned out to be largest religion in the world

 

Jesus- The Spotless Lamb was sacrificed for us

 

Every other religion expects sacrificial offer from people to get away from the sins and Christianity is the only religion where God came down from the realms of the heaven to die for our sins to make us clean and pure. He died for our sins and paid all the debts of us. He redeemed us from Satan’s trap. 

Other religions may impose conformity over certain kind of behavior, whereas they don’t make any impact in transforming or changing the heart. Jesus shed his blood and died on the cross reveals his love for us which transforms lives. Christianity teaches that we are “dead to sin” and now lives “in the newness of life” through Jesus (Romans 6:2, 4). 

 

Love that overcame the world

 

Jesus commanded to his disciples a new command: “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples if you love one another” (John 13:34-35). Christianity or “Christ Jesus” is about “love” he loved us even when we’re sinners. None of the religion talks primarily about what Christianity talks about love for humanity or to love one another, forgive others etc. That was the reason, many missionaries all over the world, proclaimed the goodness of Gospel and the love of God. Their love for the Lord made them reach the unreached, orphans, widows and people who are thrown by the community to show the love of God in them in spite of discomfort and persecution. That is why we can see so many hospitals, orphanages, build by missionaries all over the world. Christianity is still growing at rapid speed because it is not a system of protocols to follow but a celebration of unselfish love. “Love is the fulfillment of the law” (Romans 13:10).

 

Matthew 28:19 says “Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Jesus himself said his disciples or the order for all his disciples in to go and make disciples throughout the world. Since this was the great commission said by Jesus before His ascension His followers obeyed to spread the good news of Jesus. This made to extend Christianity throughout the globe as the largest religion.  

 

 

Key Teachings and Doctrines of Jesus

 

Another reason why Christianity is largest growing among other religions is that the teachings of the Bible are practical, and they are applicable in our day to day life. They transform lives, and they never are a hinder in progressing in our life’s. When Martin Luther King discovered the biblical teaching that “the righteous will live by faith,” it changed his life, and it changed the world. This principle—justification by faith—formed the basis of Reformation thinking. Since it was one’s personal faith that connected with God, there was no need for any priest or pope to mediate that relationship. The principles of the Bible focuses on love, humility, forgiveness, acceptance, helping, and these traits can impact the others and reveals God through our life. This made Christianity extending its wings. Other religions principles are mostly unfollowable as they are sprigged with myths and stories.

 

Free to follow Jesus

 

Other religions focus on reaching God for their sins, blessings etc, whereas in Christianity alone, God sought us to get away from the bondages and transgressions of us. Other religions allow only certain people to reach God and consider others as unfit. Whereas anyone can pray and come near to Jesus and can follow Him, and this was yet another factor for the growth of Christianity throughout the world. If anyone feel that, “I’ve gone too far and my stains are too big” or “Anyone who has ever laid awake at night and said “I can’t believe what I’ve done” or ever looked in the mirror and said “I can’t believe what I’ve become.”  If you think so, you are not too far to follow Jesus, anyone who knows deep down that they have really got nothing to offer Jesus, it is what Jesus offers us the life that changes things. A follower is far from perfect. We continue to need His grace to continue the journey of perfection. His grace doesn’t just invite us to follow, it teaches us to follow.