The bottom line is this: we as sinful rebellious human beings will accept any and all sorts of ideas about God and religion so that we don’t have to deal with the true God of the Bible and so that we can justify going our own way and not obeying God’s commandments. The truth of the matter is that the REAL God sent his only begotten son (Jesus Christ) into this world and we showed our true nature by brutally killing Him. God will accept no other means of salvation except the atoning death of His Son for those sinners whom he came to save. God could care less about any of man’s foolish attempts at atonement for sin through religious rituals, “good” deeds, prayers, pilgrimages, penance or whatever. What Jesus Christ said 2,000 years ago still applies to you and me today:
“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
John 14:6
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