Christianity is not so much a religion, it is about relationship,
between God and mankind. Christianity is really all about how God
has revealed himself to the world through the person of Jesus
Christ. And it is only through Jesus Christ, that we can come to
know God. So to understand Christianity, we must look to the person
and work of Jesus Christ.
If you want to find out more about the Christian faith and who we
believe Jesus to be, we have a course called Christianity Explored
runs over 10 weeks in the Autumn. You can register for the 2008
course by emailing the address below with your details. Please leave
you name, address, phone number, email address. Also if you are able
to say in a few words why you would like to do the course, that
would be helpful.
The course last year was run on a Tuesday evening each week, but if
Tuesdays are a problem for you, but you would still like to do the
course, please let us know.
A great resource with loads of stuff on Jesus, the Gospels, why
people believe, prayer etc.
Below is a Gospel presentation by John Piper, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minnesota. The Gospel is the core message of Christianity.
Below is the Evangelical Alliance Statement of Faith,
which gives a good summary of orthodox Protestant beliefs.
We believe in...
The
one true God who lives eternally in three persons—the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The
love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining,
ruling, redeeming and judging the world.
The divine
inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament
Scriptures, which are the written Word of God—fully trustworthy
for faith and conduct.
The dignity of all
people, made male and female in God's
image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted
by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.
The incarnation of
God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ—born of the virgin
Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.
The atoning
sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the
price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.
The bodily
resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection;
his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mediation as the
only Saviour of the world.
The justification
of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
The ministry of
God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with
Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables
our witness.
The Church, the
body of Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all
believers—given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit's
gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice
and love.
The personal and
visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God,
who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to
the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish
a new heaven and new earth.
