I just read that a majority of "Christians" do not actually know what they believe about their faith. The "idea" of God has become murky water, and seekers of Truth have been deceived into accepting Buddhist/New Age ideas that contradict the most basic principles. Are you a Christian? Here is what you believe:
Our God is Jehovah, Who revealed Himself through Old Testament prophets of the Hebrew race. Why is this important? It is because through these prophets a Messiah was foretold, including the circumstances of His birth and death. "But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’” Micah 5:2 "Therefore the LORD Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)....Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53:12).
Jesus Himself upholds the accuracy and holiness of the Old Testament when He said: Mark 12:25: " [Jesus said] -- have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living." Luke 16:31 "[Jesus] said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' " Luke 24:44 "[Jesus] said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms." John 5:46 "(Jesus said:) If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
Why do we need a Savior? “But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.”- Galatians 4:4-5 Jesus said,"I came to seek and to save that which was lost. My sheep know my voice, and I know them, and they follow me" (John 10:27).
We do not believe in a vague, ethereal "something". Jesus referred to God as Father, and promised that in Himself, we would be adopted as sons [and daughters], and be in a permanent and loving relationship with our Creator.
Is Jesus the Savior? "..and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased." (Matthew 3:17);
For a full development of "Who is Jesus", please follow this link:
http://www.godandscience.org/discovery/chapter3.html#8cEfETFPMwSr
** Muslims claim to worship the same God of Abraham, who they refer to as Allah. But, they do not accept the Trinity. God has no son, they proclaim. We of the Christian faith also believe that there is only One God. But, in the same way that I (me personally) am at the same time 1) a mother; 2) a daughter; 3) an aunt; 4) a cousin; 5) a sister 6) a wife - this does not make me 6 people, I just function differently in each of those roles. Based upon the relationships I am involved in, there are radically different expectations of me and everyone acknowledges that I should behave differently toward those with whom I have these various relationships. It is the same with Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God the Father.
