 There are people who claim that, religion is no longer necessary, inasmuch as all religions worship one and the same God… and that, all souls are all bound to heaven!
I disagree to the common belief that all worshippers worship the same God. That is wrong! The truth is, today, different preachers are introducing different Gods.
We know very well that there are religious leaders who forbid their members from eating pork. They claim that eating pork is against the will of God. In other words, for this particular god, man is forbidden from eating pork.
However, if you are going to ask other preachers (if man is really prohibited from eating pork), they will give you a negative answer. In fact, pork lechon has even become a favorite dish during fiestas. Therefore, to the god of this particular group, there is nothing wrong in eating pork! And this particular aspect alone, it is already evident that preachers preach different gods.
Another example is about the day of worship. There are religions that say that, Sunday is the right day of worship. Yet, there is another group that believes that it is Saturday. And still, another group claims that Sunday and Thursday are the correct days of worship, while some others would say that, everyday is a day of worship.
The fact that they go to different places at different days is another proof that they worship different gods, because they received different teachings.
There are preachers who teach their members that Jesus Christ is a mere human being, but there are also preachers who acknowledge Christ as God. Yet, there is another group that believes that Jesus Christ, the Father, and the Holy Spirit are one. And because of these differences, it is a must that we examine our own faith. We will never go wrong if we will do it.
I am not attacking any group, or any person. What we are after is to preach the Bible. And if only all of those who have read this Book have come to understand the truths that it upholds, then, we will not end up with different interpretations of the Bible. Just like the way we have understood the book of Arithmetic. A Filipino who have studied and understood Arithmetic will give 2 as an answer to 1+1. A Spanish who have understood the operation will also give 2 (dos) as an answer to 1+1 (uno mas uno). Ask an American 1+1, and he will also answer 2. They may speak different languages, but they’ll give us one answer. In other words, if only all of those who have studied the Biblical truths came to develop understanding of these truths, then, they’ll also give us one, and the same, answer to the same question.
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