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As the memorial of Jesus' death and resurrection approaches, a Christian's mind should naturally turn to Jesus Christ. It is a sobering, yet joyful time of year.
Yet an observer comparing the modern-day beliefs and conduct of the average Christian with those of Jesus and His disciples might very well conclude that much of so-called Christianity has lost its way. Mahatma Gandhi once summed up this skeptical view when he said: "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
Let's face it. Many today have a bad impression of Christianity. From their political activism to their political correctness, from those who say the Bible is the literal Word of God to those who seem to hardly believe anything in the Bible at all, those who claim to belong to Jesus Christ have been under a good deal of scrutiny. The results have not all been flattering.
A steady stream of scandals involving the clergy in recent years has not only shaken many of the faithful, but for an increasingly secular Western society, these revelations have given many all the more reason to think Christianity is no longer relevant to them. The message of "Don't do as I do, do as I say" resonates with a skeptical generation, but not in a positive way.
In reality, the public relations problems with modern-day Christianity aren't confined to those in the ministry. Most who call themselves Christian just don't seem to be living up to the example of Jesus Christ. How could this be?
Who did Jesus claim to be?
Just who was Jesus Christ anyway? The recent resurgence of the ancient heresy of gnosticism in popular culture, in books and movies such as The Gnostic Gospels, The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, Dan Brown's best-selling The Da Vinci Code and the so-called Gospel of Judas, only further clouds the issue for a largely biblically illiterate public.
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