A Christian is someone who believes that Jesus Christ is God showing everyone what he is like.

Jesus lived in Palestine and was killed by being nailed to a cross in about 33 A.D. - a victim of wrong-doing and evil. Yet he was given new life, so overcoming evil and death. He promised his followers that they too would have the experience of travelling the same kind of path: often one of suffering, but ultimately one of life with God.

God invites us to meet and follow Jesus - which means following his way of life and teachings as recorded and interpreted in the Bible. As a person becomes convinced of the truth of life with Jesus, so he or she gets to know God better. In doing this, we should find that we become more aware of God at work in the life of the world and in people.

Life and people are seen to be of infinite value because they belong to God. The Christian's own life should be one of service to the world and to people, because that was how Jesus lived and died and lives.

Jesus promised that God would go on making himself known in his world and in his church, through his Holy Spirit. This is the way he inspires and guides his people in their Christian lives.

You can learn about Christianity by contacting anybody from a church near your home.