The present day world have experienced a proliferation of
various religious beliefs with associated unique teachings, books which serve
as backups and modus operandi for worshipers.These religions establish a
belief system and a standard of living for their members, with each claiming
superiority over the other, with the aim of attaining massive followership.
Religion is a powerful tool that has the capacity to control the minds of men,
and like a remote control, determines the channel through which the mind fixes
its gaze on, and this has lead to either positive emotions or negative outburst
from followers. However, except for some few, who are suffering from the worst case
of spiritual blindness, the rest believe in the existence of God, but the
verified channel to Him, has always been the bone of contention. This has often
lead to disagreements and arguments which sometimes degenerate to violence
leading to wanton destruction of lives and properties. The failure of these religions
to accept a single verified access or channel to God, has further plunged the
world into various religious divides, and this has lead to escalation of
violence with brothers set at edge against brothers, sisters against sisters,
countries against countries, and vice versa. The world is gradually plunging
into a religious war, as the fight for supremacy continues within the religious
circle, which is an integral part of the world system.
The existence of God is not in doubt, as His handwork is
crested visibly for men to see His glory and revere Him as the God of all
creation (physical and spiritual). God literally spoke the world into existence
through His word, and those words were implemented through the Holy
spirit. This bring to reality the awesomeness of God, and the great power He
possesses.God is a mystery, and everything around Him is mysterious, and this is
the sole reason why He cannot be understood by human knowledge (flesh), but
through revelation by the Holy spirit. Apostle Paul while writing to the church
in Corinth, made the same confession when he wrote in his letter saying " but God has revealed it to us by his
spirit. The spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who
among men knows the thought of a man, except the man's spirit within him? In the
same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the spirit of God" (1
Corinthians 2:10-11). Also in the same letter, he made the Corinthians to
understand that, what he spoke was not taught by human wisdom, but in words
taught by the spirit expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man
without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God,
for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they
are spiritually discerned (1 Corinthians 2:14). This clearly indicates that
only the spiritual can explain the things of the spirit, and also in the same
light, only the spirit of God can explain the things of God. Someone might ask
why am giving so much credence to the Holy Bible in a topic of this nature, considering
the fact that there a vast number of religions with a vast number of
followers, or another might ask, are Christians the only heirs to the throne
of God?
God is not a sectional leader of the world, but the Father
of all creations, including man, animals, principalities and powers etc, and as
a result of his fatherly role demands one form of worship from humans. This
form of worship came into play after the fall of man in the garden of Eden.
This incidence,usurped man from his
throne of God given authority,thereby truncating the will of God for him. This
resulted to a loss of fellowship from man to God, and God to man,thereby making him
spiritually dead and hell bound. Man became eternally condemned under the
captivity of Satan, and as a result, the need for rescue became imperative. The
desire to save man by God, was born out of love, and for this same reason, love
still remains the greatest gift of all.
HOW DID GOD ACCOMPLISH HIS DESIRES TO SAVE MAN?
................TO BE CONTINUED.
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