Christ and Nothing Else    by D. Gray Taber

in Spirituality    (submitted 2011-07-13)

In all the major world religions of our day with the exception of Christianity, they all try to teach people how to get closer to God so God will accept them. Christianity on the other hand, teaches that God loves man so much that He was willing to do something so that He could have a relationship with man. Now if you will just think about it with an open mind for a second, what sounds more like the character of a God to you? In my estimation, there can be only one answer. As a father, am I going to make my kids do something just so they can talk to me?

So the question we have to ask is, "What is it that Christianity teaches that shows that God actually made the effort to draw close to man?"

1.)The bible teaches that the price was paid for our sins when Jesus died on the cross. He did this willingly and out of obedience to God knowing that the end result would be that we could actually have an one on one relationship with God.

2.)You see, God sent Jesus to us. If you look at the other religions of the world you will not find where Buddha, Mohammed, or Confucius died to pay for the sins of people. Jesus, God's Son, paid the price so all of us have available to us a personal relationship with God.

3.) God is a gentleman. He does not force us to follow Him or demand we perform, but instead He makes the way for us but leaves the decision of following Him or drawing close to him up to us.

It is because of these things that Christianity is so different from the other religions of the world. It is only the God of the bible that made a way for average everyday people to have a personal relationship with Him.

When it comes right down to it, Christianity teaches that the only way to have a personal relationship with God is through Christ alone. The only way to have a personal relationship with God is by doing it the way God showed and by following God's plan. Jesus said that He was the only way to God. So you are left with the choice. Was Jesus lying or was He telling the truth? If you come to the conclusion that I have came to, then my friend, it is time for you to also trust in Christ alone.

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