We believe....
....in Jesus Christ

Much of the world is charmed by materialism and much is scarred by poverty, pollution and loneliness. In Jesus our broken world has not only a great teacher but also a Saviour. As the Conservative Christian Fellowship we aim to follow Christ with our hearts, souls, strength and minds; playing our part in the redemption of culture and individual lives.

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Jesus wasn't just a great moral teacher; He is the Son of God

Throughout the last 2,000 years Jesus Christ has inspired people of every age, every race and every continent.

Some people identify with Jesus' love for the poor and weak.

Others reflect on the power of the stories he told and the great teaching of the Sermon on the Mount.

But Jesus came not only to teach and heal but to save and forgive.

He never said that he was a wise man, bringing easy comfort. He claimed to be the Son of God, Saviour of the World, King of the Jews, the Prince of Peace, the only way to the Father. What are we to make of this carpenter from Nazareth who made such enormous claims? The great writer, C S Lewis, suggests that Jesus was either deluded, deliberately misleading or speaking the truth. Every serious person needs to decide which of these three possible options they believe. Either he was a fraud or he was and is who he said he was.

Jesus' contemporaries could not bear his challenge to their beliefs and way of life. They nailed him to a wooden cross and crowned him with piercing thorns. 'Crucify Him!' was the cry to their Roman oppressors. Jesus replied: "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing" (Luke 23:34).

But this immense act of forgiveness and gruesome, unjust execution is not the end of the story. On the third day after his death, Jesus was miraculously raised to life and now sits at the right hand of God. One day he will come again to judge the living and the dead.

Are we ready?

What does it mean to follow Jesus?

A 'follower of Jesus Christ' is perhaps a more accurate way of describing a believer than the term 'Christian'. The word 'Christian' carries all sorts of cultural and historical baggage. The idea of being a follower of Christ refocuses the believer's heart and mind on Jesus. It also emphasizes the fact that Christian discipleship is a journey where there is always more to learn and marvel at.

Followers of Christ are on a journey, on which we endeavour, sometimes more successfully than at other times, to a life of service to God and our neighbours. We strive to fulfil the supreme commandment to love God with our hearts, souls, strength and minds (Luke 10:27).

The Conservative Christian Fellowship believes that the teachings of Christ and the Bible answer the deepest questions faced by every person in every part of the world. As Jerram Barrs put it: "Christianity claims that the Bible explains the world in which we live, tells us of the origin and meaning of man's existence, gives us a basis for knowledge and understanding the difference between good and evil, shows us how to live in this world, provides answers to the problems we face as humans, and offers us a hope for the future which lends a purpose to our life now."

There is an urgent need for Christian involvement in science, education, culture and politics

Sadly, the fullness of the Bible's teaching is inadequately shared with the world. Science, education, the arts and politics have largely been surrendered to belief systems that present false answers to life's questions. Despite the complexity, order and diversity of the universe, modern science tells us that we are creatures of chance destined to end our lives in a cold grave. Education prepares us for a life of earning and self fulfilment rather than for inculcating an appreciation of the wisdom unravelled throughout history. Feted artists such as Madonna, Damien Green or Martin Creed aim to shock with the explicitness or emptiness of their work rather than draw people to a greater appreciation of beauty and human identity. Politicians offer 'solutions' that expediently bypass the necessity of responsibility and character in creating a good society.

Christians should not be surprised that the resulting world is harder to evangelise. Concepts of sin and accountability to a Creator are foreign to much of the 21st century mind.

In our Christian worldview project the CCF wants to play our own small part in reminding the world of the true purpose of education, the arts and government as revealed in Scripture and as written on our hearts (Romans 2: 14 and 15).

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