{"id":36233,"date":"2022-09-13T12:47:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-is-the-true-religion-are-the-religions-of-hinduism-islam-judaism-etc-wrong-philippines\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T12:47:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:47:06","slug":"what-is-the-true-religion-are-the-religions-of-hinduism-islam-judaism-etc-wrong-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-is-the-true-religion-are-the-religions-of-hinduism-islam-judaism-etc-wrong-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the true religion?  Are the religions of Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, etc. wrong? (Philippines)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The <strong>true religion<\/strong> will <strong>reflect the true God<\/strong>. What is God like? Consider how God&rsquo;s natural creation demonstrates His attributes. Romans 1:20 (NIV), &ldquo;For since the creation of the world <strong>God&#039;s invisible qualities<\/strong>&#8211;his eternal power and divine nature&#8211;have been clearly seen,<strong> being understood from what has been made<\/strong>&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Briefly, <strong>creation<\/strong> reflects great <strong>power<\/strong> and <strong>wisdom<\/strong>. The complexity, precision, immensity, and harmony of the universe is a testimony to God&rsquo;s omniscience and omnipotence.<\/p>\n<p>When God created life,<strong> justice <\/strong>would <strong>demand <\/strong>that He provide an environment and <strong>sustenance to support that life<\/strong>. And we see a wealth of sustenance for all living creatures throughout our incredible planet. But it was <strong>God&rsquo;s love <\/strong>that made <strong>nature beautiful, food tasty, and our minds able to reason<\/strong>. Food could have been boring. Instead, the <strong>great variety, colors, textures, and tastes<\/strong> make eating enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>Thus we understand from creation that God is powerful, wise, just, and loving.<\/p>\n<p>God&rsquo;s true plan or<strong> religion<\/strong> would <strong>manifest HIs attributes<\/strong> as well. God planned to create man in His mental and moral image with a free will. Genesis 1:27 (NIV), &ldquo;So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them&hellip;&rdquo; However, by His wisdom, He knew that due to man&rsquo;s inexperience with sin, that man would try sin. Thus, even before the creation of the world, God had arranged for man&rsquo;s redemption &ldquo;with the precious <strong>blood of Christ<\/strong>&hellip;He indeed was <strong>foreordained before the foundation of the world<\/strong>&hellip;&rdquo; 1 Peter 1:19-20.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the perfect man Adam sinned, he plunged the entire race into death. The perfect man Jesus ransomed Adam when He took Adam&rsquo;s penalty upon Himself. Thus everyone (every single person) was redeemed from sin and death. 1 Timothy 2:5,6, &ldquo;For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a<strong> ransom for all<\/strong>, to be <strong>testified in due time<\/strong>&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The due time for this testimony will be when Christ resurrects all mankind and establishes His righteous reign on earth. Then &ldquo;No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, &lsquo;Know the LORD,&rsquo; for<strong> they will all know me<\/strong>, from the least to the greatest of them&rdquo; &mdash; this is the LORD&rsquo;s declaration. For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.&rdquo; Jeremiah 31:34 (CSB).&nbsp; Those who choose to prefer evil will die the second death and cease to exist.<\/p>\n<p>Any religion which teaches a god who tortures beings in<strong> hell<\/strong> would be <strong>out of harmony with God&rsquo;s character<\/strong>. The concept of eternal torture is unjust, unloving, and unwise. Any religion which teaches that <strong>God did not know and plan for man&rsquo;s redemption<\/strong> is also <strong>unwise and unloving<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the <strong>true religion will reflect God&rsquo;s wonderful attributes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For a more detailed explanation, download the free PDF:&nbsp;&quot;God&#039;s Plan&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The true religion will reflect the true God. What is God like? Consider how God&rsquo;s natural creation demonstrates His attributes. Romans 1:20 (NIV), &ldquo;For since the creation of the world God&#039;s invisible qualities&#8211;his eternal power and divine nature&#8211;have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made&hellip;&rdquo; Briefly, creation reflects great power and wisdom. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-is-the-true-religion-are-the-religions-of-hinduism-islam-judaism-etc-wrong-philippines\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What is the true religion?  Are the religions of Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, etc. wrong? 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