Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]uman beings have diversity of religions and religious books according to beliefs and each group claims that their religious book is God’s inspired word. The world is wrong in having different beliefs and worshipping different imaginary super beings other than the Creator. I am a Christian and my religious Book is the Bible. Though I am a professed believer of Jesus Christ, I will not be fanatic but will examine what my belief really is whether the Bible is really God’s inspired word or not. If there is any doubt I have to review my belief and to seek who the true God is because if I miss the true Creator for the sake of the prestige of my religion, it cannot be recuperated after my death and my loss will be eternal loss.But the more I read the Bible the deeper I know that the Bible is really the word of God. When I was in animistic religion I had depression over death and turning to dust. When I became a believer of Jesus Christ I began to read the Bible which says, “Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ has everlasting life.” After that fear that haunted me was gone and it was replaced by peace, joy and courage. The more the Bible is read and meditated upon, it makes one more lively, happier, peaceful and joyful and it transforms the heart into new life in the power of the Holy Spirit. The most wonderful experience a true believer of Christ receives is that he or she receives the anointment of the Holy Spirit from God and the anointed persons cast out the Devil in the name of Jesus Christ. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. It is what the world needs.
If God speakes to some particular persons for some particular matters, it is a different thing. If God speaks to humankind, whatever it may be will be meant for all human beings irrespective of races.
God’s commandments to all human beings are: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
“In anything, do to others what you would have them do to you.”
“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.”
“Do not repay any one evil for evil”.
“Do not take revenge, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written, it is mine to avenge: I will repay, says the Lord.”
“All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
“Be you holy for I am holy.”
Our world is to seek who the Creator of the heavens and the earth is. He created us and we breathe, see, hear, talk, eat, drink and rejoice for Him and should we give our loyalty to other imaginary super beings? God does not need thousand ways of performances of religious rites but He needs human beings to know, obey and follow Him. Through His word we came to know Him and through knowing Him we experience His truth, His power, His peace, His joy and His love. Our God is holy and righteous and he blesses the righteous one. He hates sin and pours out His wrath upon sinners who do not repent of their sins. But we know Him and testify Him that our God is not God of destruction and terrorism, He is not God of suicide bomb, He is not God of corruption; He is not God of factional killing, He is not God of caste system and racial segregation, He is not God of power monger, He is not God of oppression and suppression, He is not God of injustice and He is not God of fear and worriness. There are many religions out of different beliefs but God does not value my being a Christian and his being a Muslim but He values the way of life according to His will only. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy: I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” Christ said. (John 10:10).
Some religions believe that there are agencies of super beings through which God’s blessing or intervention is invoked. According to them, the agencies are represented by certain objects such as painted stones, trees, hand made image or idols. Such objects are worshipped by offering sacrifices such as flowers, burning insence, throwing pieces of coins and the like. Worshippers keep on perspiringly beating drums, dancing and singing to arouse the spirits. Instead of lifting up their heart to the living God, they look down to the object of agencies at house corners, at court yards, on the side of the Streets. Such practices are detestable to the Creator. Certain religious group allows prostitution as not an act of immorality.
God is the eternal life and by His life, wisdom and power He created the heavens and the earth. He is the truth and is holy, righteous, loving kind, just, perfect, infallible and is no respecter of persons. His commandments are universal, perfect and they are the basics and guidance of human beings on the earth and they cannot be deterred by human philosophy.
