I've been challenged by this question again recently as I've being thinking about what it means to be true to Christ and to have Christ centred communities. The danger with not having a biblical answer to this question is that these phrases can become cool, throw away, catchy strap lines, with no depth, or with distortion, as we don't know fully who Jesus is and what He has done and is currently doing.
Over the summer, a few friends and I have committed to reading the Gospels again with the question 'Who is Jesus Christ?' in mind. We just want to make sure that the Jesus we claim to know, follow and put at the centre, is the Jesus of the bible and not just a figure we have created to meet our own needs.
The amazing thing about Jesus is that he continues to challenge, confuse, offend and inspire people 2,000 years after he walked the earth. It seems that most people have an opinion of him, which are mostly favourable.
Over the next few days and weeks, I'm going to post quotes from different people with their views on who Jesus is to them (http://www.tentmaker.org/Quotes/jesus-christ.htm). My hope is that they will inspire you to think about this person and to heighten your awareness of the fact that Jesus impacts and influences people, even if they wouldn't class themselves as believers and who you think he is, shapes your life.
I'd like to hear your thoughts too!
This is probably THE big question of life!
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