Elim Huddersfield

Love God, Love His People, Love His World

How would you describe yourself?

Exploring who Jesus is
A committed Christian

Jesus? God?
The Bible?
What’s it all about…

The core foundation of the Christian faith is the Gospel (good news) message of Jesus Christ, which when one sincerely believes and accepts, makes you a Christian. One of Jesus’ followers, Paul the Apostle, summarises this gospel message in a letter he wrote to the early church of ancient Corinth in Greece, which is included in the Bible…

” 3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.”

1 Corinthians 15:3-5 (NIV)

But who exactly is Jesus ‘Christ’? Well, below are some further quotations taken from the book of John in the New Testament of the Bible. They are claims Jesus said about himself:

” 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”

John 3:16-17 (NIV)

” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

John 14:6-7 (NIV)

Maybe these verses already raise many questions in your mind about whether Jesus was who He claimed to be or not. Either way, surely if there is even the smallest possibility that there is an eternal, all-loving God who wants YOU to know Him….it is worth investigating for yourself? In the words of C.S Lewis:

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance, the only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”

C.S. Lewis

“Who do you say I am?”

Most Christians start their journey to faith somewhere around this question – is Jesus who He claimed to be? Did He die and then get raised to life again? Although there are so many more questions about life, faith and Jesus, the answers to these questions are really what Christianity hangs on.

We firmly believe faith is not a crutch, is not wishful thinking, and is not contradictory to science or logic. In fact, we believe that philosophy, science and logic can all support the fact that it is possible to have a perfectly reasonable faith in Jesus. Yet, we also know that faith goes far deeper than rational thinking. It is about a living relationship with the eternal God, through the Lord Jesus Christ.

We would love to help you explore Jesus for yourself, discuss burning questions you have, and ultimately help you come to a point where you can decide for yourself whether to place your faith in Jesus. Why not try one of our ‘Intro’ courses, such as ‘Alpha?’ as a place to start? Or even just come along to one of our Sunday gatherings to get to know us. Either way, if you’re interested in finding out more, please to get in touch with Nicola in the church office by hitting the button below. She will be most welcoming and ready to give you any more information you require.

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