Description: It may be astounding to some that such a question is still relevant after nearly two millennia of Christian activity, but as strange as it may seem, e
At the heart of Christianity is a central question, "Just who is Jesus Christ ?" It may be astounding to some that such a question is still relevant after nearly two millennia of Christian activity, but as strange as it may seem, even Christians do not agree about the nature of the Founder of their religion. This fact says a great deal about those who profess to be "Christian," which at its most basic means "follower of Christ." If Christians display such profound disagreement about Jesus Christ Himself, ca
This subject becomes all the more important since, in its most common form, Christianity is proclaimed as a message about Jesus. What a person believes about Jesus, then, informs his understanding of the religion itself. We can see the result of this process in the thousands of Christian denominations in all parts of the world . While they all proclaim to be Christian, the individual sects emphasize different aspects of Jesus in their teaching. For instance:
» A major denominational group derives its name from Jesus' practice of baptizing converts and the belief that it should be done by full immersion. The denomination's churches traditionally stress conformity to certain rules of Christian conduct. Jesus, to them, is a great moral Teacher.
Church of the Great God