Religion is nothing more than a distinct body of belief and practice kept in place by hierarchy of authoritative institutions called churches. Religion is entirely man made.
Church hierarchies discourage the direct experi ... read full comment
Religion is nothing more than a distinct body of belief and practice kept in place by hierarchy of authoritative institutions called churches. Religion is entirely man made.
Church hierarchies discourage the direct experience of the divine by making themselves official conduits to the sacred.
The common thread of teachings of religions through churches involve;
1. Duty to God exceeds all other priorities, invariably induced by fear.
2. Obedience and myrtydom in the service of God will be rewarded in the garden of paradise; never while you are living on earth but after death; promise which no living man/woman can ever verify.
Kojo S 11 years ago
You are like the sadduces who say there is no ressurrection. To this apostle Paul said if there is no ressurrection then let us eat and drink for tomorrow we will die. True religion has always been hijacked. But God has alway ... read full comment
You are like the sadduces who say there is no ressurrection. To this apostle Paul said if there is no ressurrection then let us eat and drink for tomorrow we will die. True religion has always been hijacked. But God has always looked unto those who are pure in heart, use them and bless them which you know. Forget about what the Romans did and some Islamic nations are doing in the name of God. People are worshipping God now like never before in truth and in spirit secretly in exclusive devotion , wake up, don't sleep at all OK?
Kofi 11 years ago
What is it that i have said that is not true?
Religion is religion:
Like beauty, "true" religion lies in the eyes of the beholder. Don't Muslims also believe that there's the "true" religion?
What about Jehovah Witnes ... read full comment
What is it that i have said that is not true?
Religion is religion:
Like beauty, "true" religion lies in the eyes of the beholder. Don't Muslims also believe that there's the "true" religion?
What about Jehovah Witnesses and other christian churches; whose is the "true" Christian religion?
Believe in resurection: Christian religious teaching.
Myrtredom in the service of justice in the name of God even if it involves killing others: Muslim religious teaching.
"God has always looked unto those who are pure in heart, use them and bless them": Reward from the service of God.
"Forget about what the Romans did and some Islamic nations are doing in the name of God"
Who gets to chose for the other when the teaching regarding the will of the God of Abraham(same)is concerned?
Are Christians not expecting to go to the heaven of the god of Abraham through what the christian faith teaches them, just as muslims expect to go to the same Abraham's heaven through what the muslim faith teaches them?
And, what about the Jews whose religious teaching the christian and muslim teaching come from?
So tell me, whose is the "true" religion? Jewish, Christian or Muslim?(same god of Abraham,Issac and Jacob)
Salifu 11 years ago
Mr Sarfo, this is a scholarly article you have produced, an A grade in academia, but its contents of salvific value may need to be re-examined with a clear eye focused on the word of God.
You mentioned that "... the most i ... read full comment
Mr Sarfo, this is a scholarly article you have produced, an A grade in academia, but its contents of salvific value may need to be re-examined with a clear eye focused on the word of God.
You mentioned that "... the most important convergent point is ethics. This is the pattern of acceptable behavior and conduct--what is considered right, honorable and praiseworthy by all civilized societies."
The cultural relativitist like the religious leaders who "strut the corridors of power, dressed in the garb of riches to intone their messages to the miserable ones from whom they extort huge amounts of wealth……", may disagree with you and continue doing what they do best.
The question is: who determines what
is right or wrong? Answer: Not ethics, but God.
"And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die"(Genesis 2:16-17).
"...for by the law is the knowledge of sin"(Romans 3:20b).
We have a God of order and he expects his children to place an inestimable value on his image in us. It is this image which defines our relationship with him, and makes obedience to God's law paramount in our lives.
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them" (Genesis 1:27).
Here is the secret of success in obedience to God's Law. Note:
"Now we find that the Law keeps slipping into the picture to point the vast extent of sin. Yet, though sin is shown to be wide and deep, thank God his grace is wider and deeper still! The whole outlook changes - sin used to be the master of men and in the end handed them over to death: now grace is the ruling factor, with righteousness as its purpose and its end the bringing of men to the eternal life of God through Jesus Christ our Lord."(Romans 5:20-21,phillips).
Juliet hadjah 11 years ago
When the bible speak we see God.God shines into us constituting us with himself as a treasure.love and all diven attribute of GOD is for our enjoyment by we drinking the fountian of life.it is in his light that we see light.c ... read full comment
When the bible speak we see God.God shines into us constituting us with himself as a treasure.love and all diven attribute of GOD is for our enjoyment by we drinking the fountian of life.it is in his light that we see light.christ is the only measure of our spirituality and our ministry if we are short of him what we produce is wood,grass,stubble.but if we are full of him,how glorious,so aboundand,rich,full and sweat he gives the spirit without measure.
Kojo S 11 years ago
By presumptiousness we only cause a struggle, Evil men have crept into the christians church using the undeserve kindness as a means of lose conduct.beware of imposters. People will be misleading and wil be mislead.
By presumptiousness we only cause a struggle, Evil men have crept into the christians church using the undeserve kindness as a means of lose conduct.beware of imposters. People will be misleading and wil be mislead.
Richard Enoch 11 years ago
Pastor im not sure w e need to unmask the religious teachers. Rather the false hood that they speak , says who they are and to whom they belong.
The tendency to use the pulpit and hold Gods people captives with I I I an ... read full comment
Pastor im not sure w e need to unmask the religious teachers. Rather the false hood that they speak , says who they are and to whom they belong.
The tendency to use the pulpit and hold Gods people captives with I I I and me me me and all sort of buffoonery to justify poor choices and self distructive lifestyle is sad.
What goes through the mind-and the heart of these religious leaders when they stand in Gods presence and about face lie to garner sympathy. If one cant be honest in God's presence one cannot be honest anywhere
It is at this point that the religious leaders should ask themselves how close are they to the God they speak about about. . Are they hearing his voice? And what exactly are they hearing. HOW BIG IS THEIR GOD.
It is at this point that these religious leaders should ask how far are they from the God th
Richard Enoch 11 years ago
Pastor pray for our religious leaders, that God's will show them mercy.
He is indeed a mercyful God, he is also a just God.
Pastor pray for our religious leaders, that God's will show them mercy.
He is indeed a mercyful God, he is also a just God.
John Tamechogi 11 years ago
God blessyou!For your powerful message.I know the wolves will condemned you for this powerful message.
God blessyou!For your powerful message.I know the wolves will condemned you for this powerful message.
Religion is nothing more than a distinct body of belief and practice kept in place by hierarchy of authoritative institutions called churches. Religion is entirely man made.
Church hierarchies discourage the direct experi ...
read full comment
You are like the sadduces who say there is no ressurrection. To this apostle Paul said if there is no ressurrection then let us eat and drink for tomorrow we will die. True religion has always been hijacked. But God has alway ...
read full comment
What is it that i have said that is not true?
Religion is religion:
Like beauty, "true" religion lies in the eyes of the beholder. Don't Muslims also believe that there's the "true" religion?
What about Jehovah Witnes ...
read full comment
Mr Sarfo, this is a scholarly article you have produced, an A grade in academia, but its contents of salvific value may need to be re-examined with a clear eye focused on the word of God.
You mentioned that "... the most i ...
read full comment
When the bible speak we see God.God shines into us constituting us with himself as a treasure.love and all diven attribute of GOD is for our enjoyment by we drinking the fountian of life.it is in his light that we see light.c ...
read full comment
By presumptiousness we only cause a struggle, Evil men have crept into the christians church using the undeserve kindness as a means of lose conduct.beware of imposters. People will be misleading and wil be mislead.
Pastor im not sure w e need to unmask the religious teachers. Rather the false hood that they speak , says who they are and to whom they belong.
The tendency to use the pulpit and hold Gods people captives with I I I an ...
read full comment
Pastor pray for our religious leaders, that God's will show them mercy.
He is indeed a mercyful God, he is also a just God.
God blessyou!For your powerful message.I know the wolves will condemned you for this powerful message.