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Is Christianity relevant today?
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Jules Middleton2023-07-27T08:30:00
Rev Jules Middleton explains why the Christian faith is just as relevant today as it was 2000 years ago.
For those of us with faith the obvious answer to: ‘is Christianity relevant today?’, is a resounding yes. We’ve experienced God in our own lives, delved into teaching and scripture, found comfort in prayer, been supported by our churches and been uplifted receiving communion.
But you could be forgiven for asking the question, after all, in the UK stats for church attendance increasingly show declining numbers; we hear of scandals and safeguarding abuses on a regular basis; the National Secular Society repeatedly call for disestablishment; and high profile Christians are often ridiculed for their faith. How can the message of the gospel remain relevant, reaching out to those who’ve not yet heard it, when we are fighting a tide of negativity and dare I say it, evil?
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