…so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.(Romans 3:26b – ESV)
In answering the question of “Why Christianity?” over other religions, we need to answer an important question. Which religion exalts God the highest, which places the most value in God? That God, the One who is the most powerful, the highest, the most worthy, that is the One I want to worship, that is the only One worthy of worship. Any God who is less than fully God is no God at all, only someone or something more powerful than us, but still not all powerful, and so that dismisses with many religions right from the start.
A true God isn’t just the most powerful being in the Universe, but the One who created it all and the One who sustains it all, only such a God could actually be God; the others are only greater than us, but not greater than everything. They may be godlike, but not God. Which God is the greatest, the most powerful, the highest and most different from us? This God is the Highest; this God is the Holiest; this God would be the most worthy of worship.
Think about it, the best religion would be the one which places the most value in its god, and the one who derives the value of everything else based on the worth of its god, it would base all its morals and standards on that. It isn’t just about which supposed god is the most powerful, but which is the most pure, the most perfect. Not just in claim but in demonstration.
People never rise above their conception of God; if your God is just like you, or if your God is small, then your life will be small, your morals will be small, and your people will live far below the standard of a people whose God is lifted up to the heights. If your god is a lying, malevolent, and reckless being, no wonder its people are the same way; that is what they worship. So, again, which religion exalts God the highest, which places the most value in God?
My belief is that Christianity is the true religion because its God has the highest majesty and holiest mercy. This passage, Romans 3:25-26, proves that. Only Christianity has an infinitely valuable God who is infinitely holy and takes out infinite justice against infinitely bad sin and gives us infinite mercy, which can lead us to heights of infinite worship. Christianity has the highest conception of God. In this light, let us consider the other major religions of the world.
9 comments:
Amen.
Yep, His death, the reasons for it, and what it declares about God demonstrate that only Christianity has a 100% holy God, all others allow mere penance to pay for sin (as if we are on the same currency level as God) or good outweighing bad (they have a 51% holy god at best)...and the amazing thing is that they would not deny this FACT...our God is indeed the Most High...
Yes. An understanding of Jesus and his work (should) change our conception of God. That's one reason it is so disappointing to see some within the church minimize that work or imply that it was not necessary for God's forgiveness to be shed upon us. It is the ultimate expression of God's love and forgiveness, but was required that we might experience God's love and forgiveness.
We also have a faith with historical assurance including the resurrection of Jesus and many fulfilled prophecies.........
El Elyon, Elohim, YHWH, Jehovah, El Shaddai, El Olam, Immanuel....100% God.
Word Up, JD!
JD,
Thank you for this post. They've all been good but this one made me want to e-shout "Amen!" The God of the Bible is truly the ONLY great and wise God.
Very well put.
How many.... if you were going down in a plane....would cry out to budda or ala (sp) instead of God?
You see people at funerals that never stepped into a church and don't want to hear about anything about God, yet their comments of the love one is----they are in a better place --in heaven--with God.
Yes, there is only 1 true God.
Amen to all of that...
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