Message: “What makes humans worthy of rights?”

This week we are exploring this question and how it spotlights the good news of Christianity. Human rights arose from Christianity, not secular reason alone, tracing back to biblical beliefs that all people are made in God’s image and valued by Christ, regardless of power, ability, race, or usefulness. Today’s secular society affirms our human rights but can’t answer the question ‘Why?’. Without the Bible, you struggle to justify what makes humans worthy of rights. When society keeps Christian morals but abandons Christian beliefs, human rights become fragile beliefs. This should get us thinking: how can our modern beliefs in equal rights be a bridge to finding faith in Jesus? For more about Christ Central Church Portsmouth visit: https://christcentral.church​​​​ Or via socials: www.facebook.com/christcentral.ch www.instagram.com/christcentralchurchportsmouth To connect with us email: hello@christcentral.church or give us your details at https://www.christcentral.church

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From Series: "Genesis - God's people in God's plan"

The Bible has clear instructions in parts, but most of it is story. Stories of people messing up. Stories of people discovering God’s grace. Stories we can learn wisdom from. The middle bit of Genesis tells the story of three generations who discover what it means to be God’s people in God’s plan for his world. And they don’t always get it right. Their stories include: marriage problems, death and grief, parenting struggles, choosing a spouse, sexual immorality, deception, reproductive ethics, unjust employers, relationships that distort God’s design, the strength of friendship, birth, infertility, abuse, betrayal, forgiveness, aging, value of life from womb to tomb, loneliness, racism, politics, war, buying land, wealth management, and learning wisdom from all the ambiguity of ordinary life trying to trust God in a fallen world. We face many issues in life where we have to ask: What does it mean to be God’s people in this? What’s God’s plan for it?