Many people have different views about whether God exist or not. And most people in this world still believe on the existence of God. And most of the people who believe in God's existence are also confused about who really God is. Why people have different points of view about God? A great number of religious institutions today speaks of different standpoints about the truth and the existence of God. Some people are so much confused that they are already in the point that they would not like to join religion anymore since they thought that no one can prove the truth about God and for them it doesn't matter whether God truly exist or not.
I remember one discussion I have with one of my friends. My friend said that no one can really completely understand the truth about God. He also added that, there might be only one God but people have different perceptions about Him and each perception corresponds to somehow a religious belief. Sounds good, isn't it? My friend has even provided me an illustration that goes something like this...
There are ten blind monks (by the way, they are blind since birth) who were tasked to determine what an elephant is. These ten blind monks were brought to the place where the big elephant is standing and they started their quest to determine what really an elephant is. After an hour, the monks already got their idea in mind of what an elephant is. And they were asked what would be their idea and below were their responses....
With the above illustration, the monk can only tell what they have felt or heard. They have different perceptions about the elephant but there is only one elephant. And my friend told me that this is also true about religions. "Different religions have different perception about God but they are all pointing to one God", my friend added. Well, is that really so?
The monks have their different perceptions about the elephant because the common thing among them is that they were all blind. If they were not blind, do you think will they still arrive on different conclusions about what an elephant is? Of course if they were not blind, they will have one consensus on what an elephant is, right? This is also true with religions. And my question is; what had caused the blindness of the people so that in result they arrive in different perceptions about God?
"In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." - 2 Corinthians 4:4 (KJV)
Satan, the devil, is what the Bible called "the god of this world". Satan has already deceived so many people so that they can not just easily grasp the truth about God resulting to what we call spiritual blindness.
"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, calleth the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." - Revelation 12:9 (KJV)
Even Jesus Christ had prophesied that many people will be deceived.
"For many shall come in my name, saying I am Christ; and shall deceive many." - Matthew 24:5 (KJV)
"And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many." - Matthew 24:11 (KJV)
Today, religions are claiming that they are telling the truth about God. But there should always be one truth above all and that is the truth which was already revealed by God himself through His word --- the Holy Bible. They said that the Bible is very self-claiming. This is because it is God who claims what the Bible is claiming. But whether we believe it or not, God had revealed Himself to mankind ever since from the creation of man up until this moment and up until this world shall be destroyed and everybody will be judged by Him. God reveals Himself through the Holy Bible so that mankind will be guided about His truth and NOT being misled and confused.
"For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints" - 1 Corinthians 14:33 (KJV)
Some people might tell they can't understand what the Bible is saying and they think only experts can interpret it. But little did they know that they are just spiritually blinded because of their sin and in result they can't understand the Bible very well.
"For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me." - Romans 7:11 (KJV)
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" - Romans 3:23 (KJV)
And also, many people are being led by spiritually blinded leaders such as they are. And for me, it is a brutal thing to realize.
"Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." - Matthew 15:14 (KJV) "There is a way that seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death." - Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)
Religions speak of so many ways but the Bible speaks of the only way to know the truth about God and this is through our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." - John 14:6 (KJV)
Only Jesus Christ can heal our spiritual blindness if we only just believe and trust Him.
"The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: The Lord loveth the righteous:" - Psalm 146:8
"And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then he touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country." - Matthew 9:27-31
Do you believe that Jesus can heal your spiritual blindness? Accept Jesus now as your personal Lord and Savior and allow Him to enter into your life and you will know the truth about God. And this truth shall set you free.
I remember one discussion I have with one of my friends. My friend said that no one can really completely understand the truth about God. He also added that, there might be only one God but people have different perceptions about Him and each perception corresponds to somehow a religious belief. Sounds good, isn't it? My friend has even provided me an illustration that goes something like this...
There are ten blind monks (by the way, they are blind since birth) who were tasked to determine what an elephant is. These ten blind monks were brought to the place where the big elephant is standing and they started their quest to determine what really an elephant is. After an hour, the monks already got their idea in mind of what an elephant is. And they were asked what would be their idea and below were their responses....
Monk 1: An elephant is a horn that has a long tube on the right.
Monk 2: An elephant is a horn that has a long tube on the left.
Monk 3: An elephant is just a long tube and has two holes at the end of the tube.
Monk 4: An elephant is a big mouth that has a long tube at the top.
Monk 5: An elephant is a composition of four big posts standing from the ground
Monk 6: An elephant is a surface that has a whip in the middle.
Monk 7: An elephant is just a body of great mass.
Monk 8: An elephant is a broad fan that has holes at the end thereof.
Monk 9: An elephant is just a unique sound.
Monk 10: An elephant is huge body with two legs
With the above illustration, the monk can only tell what they have felt or heard. They have different perceptions about the elephant but there is only one elephant. And my friend told me that this is also true about religions. "Different religions have different perception about God but they are all pointing to one God", my friend added. Well, is that really so?
The monks have their different perceptions about the elephant because the common thing among them is that they were all blind. If they were not blind, do you think will they still arrive on different conclusions about what an elephant is? Of course if they were not blind, they will have one consensus on what an elephant is, right? This is also true with religions. And my question is; what had caused the blindness of the people so that in result they arrive in different perceptions about God?
"In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." - 2 Corinthians 4:4 (KJV)
Satan, the devil, is what the Bible called "the god of this world". Satan has already deceived so many people so that they can not just easily grasp the truth about God resulting to what we call spiritual blindness.
"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, calleth the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." - Revelation 12:9 (KJV)
Even Jesus Christ had prophesied that many people will be deceived.
"For many shall come in my name, saying I am Christ; and shall deceive many." - Matthew 24:5 (KJV)
"And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many." - Matthew 24:11 (KJV)
Today, religions are claiming that they are telling the truth about God. But there should always be one truth above all and that is the truth which was already revealed by God himself through His word --- the Holy Bible. They said that the Bible is very self-claiming. This is because it is God who claims what the Bible is claiming. But whether we believe it or not, God had revealed Himself to mankind ever since from the creation of man up until this moment and up until this world shall be destroyed and everybody will be judged by Him. God reveals Himself through the Holy Bible so that mankind will be guided about His truth and NOT being misled and confused.
"For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints" - 1 Corinthians 14:33 (KJV)
Some people might tell they can't understand what the Bible is saying and they think only experts can interpret it. But little did they know that they are just spiritually blinded because of their sin and in result they can't understand the Bible very well.
"For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me." - Romans 7:11 (KJV)
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" - Romans 3:23 (KJV)
And also, many people are being led by spiritually blinded leaders such as they are. And for me, it is a brutal thing to realize.
"Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." - Matthew 15:14 (KJV) "There is a way that seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death." - Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)
Religions speak of so many ways but the Bible speaks of the only way to know the truth about God and this is through our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." - John 14:6 (KJV)
Only Jesus Christ can heal our spiritual blindness if we only just believe and trust Him.
"The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: The Lord loveth the righteous:" - Psalm 146:8
"And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then he touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country." - Matthew 9:27-31
Do you believe that Jesus can heal your spiritual blindness? Accept Jesus now as your personal Lord and Savior and allow Him to enter into your life and you will know the truth about God. And this truth shall set you free.
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