True religion and False religion.

One is the true way leading to Paradise and to God, all the others are pathways lead to shame and punishment. He is a fool who says, "All religions lead to God." He does not know what he is saying. How can so many different ideas all be right? It makes no sense.

So what makes the True way so different from all these false ways? Simply, one is God's way that He has made; the other is man's way that he has invented. In man's way He tries to get to God by his own efforts. In God's way, we see God with wonderful mercy and love reaching down to rescue lost mankind that cannot help itself.

Do you remember the story of the two sons of Adam and Eve ? Their names were Cain and Abel (Habil and Kabil). God had clearly told them how to approach Him in worship. But in their offerings to God we see the practice of true religion and the beginning of false religion in this world. What did they bring? The Holy Scriptures tell us that Cain brought the very best of his efforts. Being a gardener, he worked incredibly hard and brought to God beautiful fruit and vegetables that he had grown. How proud of his labours he must have been. "Lord, look what I have done for you! See my hard work! Surely this will bring God's smile on my life!" But God was not pleased with Cain. The Almighty did not smile upon him. God rejected Cain and his offering. This was the beginning of all false religions. Religions that think we can earn God's favour by our deeds. This is the clear message of the Holy Scriptures, unpleasant to our proud hearts as it is. Even our best is not good enough for the Holy God.

What did Abel bring? All Abel did was to obey God's clear directions by bringing a lamb. He lay the innocent animal on the altar and confessing his own sin, killed it as a sacrifice that was taking his place. He relied upon the death of an innocent sacrifice to bring him into favour with the Holy Lord God. God accepted Abel. Not because he was a good man (who is good except God alone?) but because he came the right way. This shows us that God has revealed a way back to Himself.

It is THE only way.

Every day millions pray that God will show them the Straight Way. God has made it so clear that we must come to Him through the Lord Jesus Christ. "I am the Way", said Christ. He is God's appointed rescuer.

Because the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus for our sin is accepted by Almighty God, God can and will accept us, if we come to Him through Christ.

What are you relying upon? Where is your faith? Is it in your own good deeds - your prayers, fastings and other religious actions ? OR is your faith and hope for acceptance with God in the Lord Jesus Christ who is "The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." Good works will not get you to Paradise my friend. Only Christ can make you fit for God's holy presence.

Only He can remove your sin. Trust in Him.

Why sacrifice?