What's it all about?

What is the story of Jesus? What does Jesus tell us about faith? How do people find faith and what difference does it make to them?

These are all questions that we are often asked. Click on the links below to find some useful information and resources.

Who was Jesus?  

Is there reliable evidence that Jesus ever lived? Was he mad, bad or good? If you have questions or are just curious about Jesus, here are some answers.

Or you could read the Bible. Many thousands of books have been written about Jesus, but the four most important are the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Bible. Each of the Gospels tells Jesus’ story… about his birth and death, his teachings and his impact.

Who did Jesus think he was?
Did Jesus claim to be God?
If Jesus was a man, does that mean God is a man?
How could Jesus really be God?
Jesus was no more important than other religious leaders, surely?
Why has Jesus had such a big impact on the world?
Was Jesus an alien?
Was Jesus a magician?

How do people find faith?  
Stories from people who have found faith and live it.

http://www.rejesus.co.uk/encounters/finding
faith/index.html

http://www.cofe.anglican.org/faith/stories/

What does it mean to be a Christian?  
A Church of England perspective http://www.cofe.anglican.org/faith/christian/
An anarchic view of faith and church

http://www.ship-of-fools.com

Contact the Christian Enquiry Agency http://www.christianity.org.uk/

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