--The Folly of Humanism~~

-- FROM WHENCE COMES SUCH FOLLY?

--Does Every Path Lead to Heaven? 'Surely There Must be More Than One Way,' we often hear...~~

--The Proverbs contain many instructions to help steer readers away from sin. Listen to this advice and grow in wisdom. God's wisdom is superior to all others.~~
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-Peter announced: "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:14).

Many recoil at such definitiveness. John 14:6 and Acts 4:12 sound primitive in this era of broadbands and broad minds. The world is shrinking, cultures are blending, borders are bending; this is the day of inclusion. All roads to to heaven, right?

But can they? The sentence makes good talk-show fodder, but is it accurate? Can all approaches to God be correct?

Islam says Jesus was not crucified. Christians say He was. Both can't be right.

Judaism refuses the claim of Christ as the Messiah. Christians accept it. Someone's making a mistake.

Buddhists look toward Nirvana, achieved after no less than 547 reincarnations. Christians believe in one life, one death, and an eternity of enjoying God. Doesn't one view exclude the other?

-Humanists do not acknowledge a creator of life. Jesus claims to be the Source of life. One of the two speaks folly.

Spiritists read your palms. Christians consult the Bible.

Hindus perceive a plural and impersonal God. Christ-followers believe "There is no other God but one" (1 Corinthians 8:4).
Somebody is wrong!

And, most supremely, every non-Christian religion says, "You can save you." Jesus says, "My death on the Cross saves you."

How can all religions lead to God when they are so different?

Every path does not lead to God. Jesus blazed a stand-alone trail void of self-salvation. He cleared a one-of-a-kind passageway uncluttered by human effort. Christ came, not for the strong, but for the weak; not for the righteous, but for the sinner. We enter His way upon confession of our need, not for the righteous, but for the sinner. We enter His way upon confession of our need, not completion of our deeds. He offers a unique-to-Him invitation in which He works and we trust, He dies and we live, He invites and we believe.
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-From 3:16/ ML

-Today you may be bombarded by people giving advice--talk show hosts, psychics, psychologists. Take more time to listen to God than to television. At the end of the day, assess which words of wisdom you applied (or should have.)
As we read the Holy Bible, Jehovah Yahweh, YHWH, our loving, covenant-keeping God speaks to us. As we pray we speak to Him.

It's no wonder the writer of Proverbs encourages us to remember that "The name of the LORD is a strong tower," that in times of need God-fearing people run to it and "are safe" (Proverbs 18:10) When unwelcome circumstances threaten you and you feel vulnerable, reflect on Jehovah Shalom, our God of peace. Be assured--He will always be faithful to His Name. Our God,El-Shaddai, the Almighty God ~~

-WHEN ASKED TO DESCRIBE THE WIDTH OF HIS LOVE, JESUS STRETCHED ONE HAND TO THE RIGHT AND THE OTHER TO THE LEFT AND HAD THEM NAILED IN THAT POSITION SO YOU WOULD KNOW HE DIED LOVING YOU. ~~
'OUR GOD' --- / Chris Tomlin
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