Is Christianity Still Relevant Today

Christianity has made many global impacts in our society today such as impact on the value of human life, compassion and mercy, marriage and family, education, government of the people, science, free enterprise and the work ethic, art, music, and literature. Christianity has shaped bad people into good people. It is never too late to be forgiven from your sins. The act of God forgiving others who have done wrong proves that there is good in all of us. It really brings out the good spirit in people when they go to mass every sunday, getting closer and closer to God. The influences from Christianity are greatly strong on today’s society. The concept of universal human rights and equality come from the biblical idea that all people are

To begin with 50 of the 55 signers of the U.S. Constitution were orthodox Christians. Without a doubt the concept of our Constitutional checks and balances system is a direct result of the biblical doctrine of the sinfulness of mankind. The Old Testament led to America’s foundational idea of The Rule of Law rather than the authority of men. The idea we get from in our Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal comes from the biblical doctrine. Many of our laws today in our society comes from the Bible. An example would be the judicial, legislative, and executive

Thou shalt not covet” Exodus 20:15,17. It is reliable that Adam smith’s Wealth of Nations was written in 1776, during the same birth year of America. Although John Calvin from 200 years ago is credited today by many historians for establishing the principles of the Bible into the system adapted by American founders. The distinction between biblical capitalism and evolutionary capitalism can be made. The emphasis of biblical capitalism is the servanthood, which is the key teaching of Jesus. The term we know was “survival of the fittest,” represents evolutionary capitalism. To those who oppose or doubt the relationship of biblical ideas to free enterprise only need to keep in mind that the contrast with communism. Communism is an atheistic system that does not rely on the biblical notion that all mean are good. Unfortunately communism has been an economic failure. In the West was where the system of modern capitalism arose. It is very surprising to some people that capitalism developed with a Christian ethic. Christians were satisfied because of this due for their demand for an institution that shows selfish human desires toward the betterment society. People nowadays accuse capitalism of being is selfish system. Selfishness is not the system it is within the human nature. The goal for all entrepreneurs is to maximize profits and to serve the needs of customers. This represents