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A fantastic booklet written by Rev Dick Tripp contrasting Christianity with other religions in a non-denigrating manner.

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Jesus was a legend in his own lifetime. "Who is he?" people asked. It's a question that is still asked and answered: People say he was a revolutionary, a magician, the Son of God, a guru, the founder of a world religion, the goodest person who ever was...

Two theologicans tackle these questions in four downloadable podcasts and supporting notes.

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For 2,000 years Christians have proclaimed that Jesus is God. They believe that God exists as three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Jesus, sometimes spoken of as the Second Person of this "Trinity"* , came from heaven, lived on earth for about 33 years, was crucified for our sins, rose from the dead, now reigns with his Father in heaven and one day will return to judge the world. The New Testament declares it, the early creeds affirm it and a large portion of the world claims to believe it. Thousands more are coming to believe it daily, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The purpose of this booklet is to examine this claim. Is it reasonable? Does it have a historical foundation that fits the evidence we possess? If it does, do I need to do anything about it?

In these pages, Rev Dick Tripp explores the question is Jesus really God?

A module from rejesus.co.uk Four Gospels free PDF

The Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – are the first four books of the New Testament. All of them tell the story of Jesus's life, and like four witnesses to an event, they each have a different angle on what happened, and what it all means. In these pages, you can read brief introductions to the four Gospels (telling the life of Jesus) and you can download the full text of each Gospel and print out a copy for yourself. If you're wondering which of the four Gospels to read, here is a quick guide...

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We live in a time when life has been made very comfortable and easy for us, both through the increase in our wealth, and advances in psychotherapy and medical science. But we still experience pain: emotional, physical, the pain of loss and the pain of wrong.

In this short text, Rev. Dick Tripp shows that a theology that encounters suffering head-on, without an easy retreat into a contrived death, does indeed enable us to encounter both the depths of our humanity and the living God. He carefully, and using a wide range of illustrations, shows that the God who shares our suffering is not an abstract and philosophically remote ideal, but a living person; and that in travelling our way with him, we will not merely survive for that is the way to true greatness.