Christianity, what is it?

 In the beginning, being someone is a Christian is an encounter with a Person who offers life a whole new horizon. The essence of Christianity is concrete, especially the personal relationship between man and God How does a relationship with God develop? Development of the relationship with God.
1st stage Antisocial-chaotic. We were born into this stage. It indicates that the only engine of our action is our will. This phase is chaotic because it lacks standards of conduct. At this stage, one cannot say this is right; this is wrong. This phase is also antisocial, as it makes it impossible to form a community with other people. It is estimated that about 20 percent will not reach adulthood from this stage.

2rd stage Formal- Institutional. The fundamental need of a person is the need to feel safe and belong to someone. For people in this phase of development, external affiliation to an institution or organization and adherence to external rules are essential. For many people, this certainty is the church or some other organization. The child enters this phase at the earliest in the third year of life. Then they begin to accept the ideals and ideas of their parents slowly. At 5-7 years of age, a relatively clear idea of ​​what is right and what is wrong can be found in the child, and at about 7-10 years of age, they take over the religion-faith of theirs.

 3rd stage skeptical-individual. He appears with the onset of puberty around 12-14 years of age. It is related to the development of a young person’s mental abilities and personality development. Skeptical – a young man quite rightly doubts the values ​​he has professed so far. His religion consisted only of his external affiliation with an organization. Maintaining the external rules, the individualist-young person is not satisfied with belonging somewhere only externally, formally. He is looking for a place where his relationship could be personal. He does not give much advice, but he is looking for his goal. This period is a period of searching for real values, something that is appropriately authentic, deep.

4th stage of mystical and social. If a young person is lucky in this third stage, he will discover the real spiritual reality. The formal and legal relationship with God changes into a personal and deep connection with the living God. The young man finds the church not as an institution, but as a family, a community, a place of deep and enriching relationships. Man is capable of deep love.