Question

Who was the founder of Christianity?
a. Jesus Christ
b. St. Thomas
c. Mother Mary
d. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Christianity is the largest religion in the world currently. Christianity had schisms and theological disputes that resulted in four branches- the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox churches, Oriental Orthodoxy and Protestant churches.

Complete Step by Step Answer: Christianity began in the first century AD i.e. after Jesus Christ died resurrected. It was started by a small group of Jewish people in Judea but it got quickly spread throughout the Roman empire. Thus, the history of the Christian religion and the Christian church began with Jesus and his apostles. The religion of Christian is based on the birth, death, resurrection and teaching of Jesus Christ.
Determined by the specific denomination of Christianity, practices include confession, baptism, the Eucharist, confirmation, prayer, burial rites, marriage rites and the religious education of children.
Let us look at the given options:
Option a- Jesus Christ is believed to be the Son of God and the Messiah. Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah and was anointed by God as the saviour of humanity. The religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. So, this is the correct answer.
Option b- St. Thomas was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament. He is also called Didymus. As said, he was an apostle of Jesus Christ who was the founder of Christianity. Hence, this is the wrong answer.
Option c- Mother Mary is said to be a first century Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth. She is the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus Christ according to the canonical gospels and the Quran. She accompanied Joseph to Bethlehem where Jesus Christ was born. This is the wrong option.
Option d- All of the above is a wrong alternative as we already have the correct answer from the given options.
Hence, option ‘a’ is correct.

Note: In general, it is believed that Jesus as the son of God got incarnated, ministered, suffered and died on a cross but then rose from the dead for the salvation of mankind. This is referred to as the gospel which means the good news in the Bible.