I watched a movie called - 'Oh my God' last night. It is a thought provoking movie with a nice message.
It is nice because it dramatically coveys to the audience that no religion can lead you to God. In one of the scenes in the end, Akshay Kumar who plays God says: God made Man and it is Man who made religion. That is absolutely right! As a Christian, let me also say that even Christianity in the form of religion cannot lead you to God. When I say 'Religion', I am referring to any belief system that burdens people with laws and rituals as a means to be blessed and protected by God.
Jesus said it this way: they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. (Matthew 23:4)
I believe that the heavy burdens of religion include pilgrimages, lighting candles, donations, poojas, dietary restrictions, repetitive prayers, fasting etc.
However, the movie is also misleading. Although, it identifies the problem with religion it fails to give an accurate solution. The movie advices people to seek God from the heart. It ignorantly proclaims that all religious books are one and will lead you to God if you seek God in sincerity and truth. This is where things get misleading because all religions are only superficially similar but fundamentally very different. The Quran, Bhagavad Gita and Bible have completely different views on the Origin of Man, the Nature of Sin, the Nature of Salvation and the after Life.
After experiencing the life-transforming power of God in Jesus Christ I am convinced that the God of the Bible is the true God and there is no other. I do not expect you to take my word for it.
I invite you to come to Jesus and experience the life-transforming power of God for yourself.
Jesus said: “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. (John 6:35)
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