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A Christian is a person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows him as Lord and Saviour. He was given the name Jesus to denote the object of his mission — to ‘save’. For Christians it is important to live life as closely as possible to his teachings as set out in the New Testament.
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© 1999 Ray Colledge
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Colledge, R. (1999). Origins and definitions. In: Mastering World Religions. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14329-0_6
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