What Makes You So Sure That Christianity Is the "Right" Religion?
Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2012
by RevARSmith
Temple of Spirit & Truth Ministries
The word Christian simply means Christ like, as Jesus was, we are to be. Our faith in Christ is based upon His words, His ministry, His love for the Father and His love for all mankind. Our faith in Him is also based upon His resurrection from the dead, and as The Apostil Paul stated, “And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.” (1Co 15:17-19)
I have spoken to many who were deceived by other false prophets, gods and doctrines, who realized that their gods, idols and deities could not hear them, when they prayed they received no answer, no assistance and most importantly they received no forgiveness of their sins. For sin destroys both body and soul. Sin is the cause of all mankind’s failings and diseases, wars and conflicts, child abuse and murder.
They were drawn by the Holy Spirit to repent and believe in Christ and were amazed, their eyes were opened, their ears could finally hear and the darkness that surrounded them was filled with light and finally their prayers were answered. They found out that what they were praying for was important but how they were praying and who they were praying too was more important. When they realized what the Lords will was for them and they changed according to His will, their prayers started to be answered, for their prayers where then in the name of Jesus and in the will of God.
“And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain”, is a true statement, for if we only believed in the teachings of Christ and He never rose from the dead, then we would be left alone after we died. We would have no hope of a better life and there would be no reason to follow after Him. God knew this and assured us that if we believed in His Son, we would also by the same spirit that raise Jesus from the dead, we ourselves be raised. He would also quicken our mortal spirit as well making us Christ like, not only in this world but also in the next.
Belief in Christ brings about not only a change in our outlook in life, the way we dress, speak, act and work, but it changes our spirit, we no longer fear man, we no longer seek out only the things that we desire to the pleasing of our flesh, but unlike other religions that seek domination of others and even domination of entire civilizations and cultures, we seek out those things that are pleasing to the Father, mainly seeking out those that are lost and teaching them of the sacrifice of Gods Son Jesus, we pray for our enemies and those that despitefully use us, we do not seek out the death of any that refuse to hear.
We worship no animal, we do not see our dead relatives as resurrected beast of the field, we bow to no idols of stone, no image of any man, we do not kill in the name of our God, and we seek no kingdom on this earth. We seek no proof from so called science, we seek no sign from Heaven, we ask not for wealth, power or social status, we ask only for wisdom and knowledge in God’s word and for His will to be done in our lives. We seek out our own salvation with fear and trembling, knowing that there is only one God who can not only take a life but can also destroy both body and soul.
The Lord has provided us with the proof of not only His word but of the things that were, are and shall come to pass. Those that refuse to believe have chosen to close their eyes to the truth, and are compelled to live in darkness, this is their freedom of choice that the Lord gives to all men, but we must remember that God has no pleasure in those that perish and neither do the followers of His Son Jesus.
As this world has become complacent and socially corrupted we are reminded that the Lord told us of these things. We are seeing the days of Noah repeating themselves, we are seeing the likes of Sodom and Gomorrah rise up to choke off all decency, and morality is becoming harder to find. Sin has become a silent cancer, eating away at the very fabric of men’s souls. Our governments have become corrupted, unjust and unrighteous laws are being passed, our politicians have ignored the will of God, ignored His council and seek only their next reelection.
There is no religion in the world that has denied the existence of Christ. Even Islam states that Jesus was the son of Mary, they even go as far as stating that He was a prophet from God, but even after they state that He was Gods prophet they also refused to believe Him, which goes back to what is stated in James 2:19; “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.”
Doctrines do not save any soul, for even Satan, the great adversary has his own doctrine. A doctrine made by man deceives; changing the doctrine of God will destroy. A doctrine, in a general sense, whatever is taught. Hence, a principle or position in any science; whatever is laid down as true by an instructor or master. The doctrines of the gospel are the principles or truths taught by Christ and his apostles. (Webster.)
Doctrines have a way of becoming religions; even atheism is a religion, for it is based upon a doctrine, a belief and a faith. In these end days, many doctrines and religions have immerged; we must remember that whomever, or whatever we put before God, it becomes our god. The more men riot against God and His Christ, the more they persecute the believers in Christ, the stronger my faith in Jesus becomes, the more Gods word becomes alive, the more proof that the words of the Bible become real.
This is just a small sample of why I believe in Christ, just a small look into the truth of why only through Jesus can a man be saved and only a small answer to, What makes you so sure that Christianity is the "right" religion, for my full reason would take me a lifetime to answer., for by grace through faith are we saved.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)thanks for mentioning Muslims in your writings. but what does "Even Muslims " mean?
As a Muslim I love Jesus Christ so much. as Jesus Christ is at least a good prophet of God. and as Good people generally response goodness with goodness. I am sure Jesus Christ will love those who love him without any Meta-logical belief.Mat_11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Jesus was not just a prophet from God but was and still is the Son of God. Jesus stated that only through beliefe in Him could a man be saved and go to the Father.
Joh_14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
The Lord Jesus loves all men and gave His life that all men might be saved.
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